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Furnish updated data on prisons, occupancy, SC tells states and UTs

New Delhi, March 22 -- The Supreme Court has directed all the states and Union territories to furnish updated details relating to jails, including the sanctioned capacity of each prison and steps take... Read More


Parl panel seeks update on Lokpal's prosecution wing

New Delhi, March 22 -- A Parliamentary Committee has sought details of what all is being done to fully operationalise the inquiry and prosecution wings of the Lokpal, over a decade after a law governi... Read More


Govt making 'sustained efforts' to restore Punjab's pristine glory: CM

Chandigarh, March 22 -- Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday said the Punjab government is making sustained efforts to restore the state's "pristine glory" across sectors, asserting that Punja... Read More


NFR: RPF steps up vigilance, passenger assistance

Maligaon, March 22 -- The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Northeast Frontier Railway has stepped up vigilance against crime while also extending timely assistance to passengers in distress acros... Read More


Indo-Tibet trade to resume via Shipki La pass from June

Shimla, March 22 -- The stage is set for the resumption of Indo-Tibet trade, suspended in 2020 due to Covid pandemic, through the Shipki La pass in Kinnaur on the Himachal Pradesh border from June thi... Read More


'Bihar Diwas': CM launches celebrations; PM extends greetings

Patna, March 22 -- Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday inaugurated the three-day Bihar Diwas celebrations in the state capital, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings to the peo... Read More


PM Modi becomes 'longest-serving head of government in the country'

New Delhi, March 22 -- Top Union ministers on Sunday complimented Prime Minister Narendra Modi for setting a record of 8,931 days in public life, first as the Gujarat chief minister and now as the Pri... Read More


Oppn accuses CEC of acting under 'thumb of executive'

New Delhi, March 22 -- The notices moved by the Opposition MPs in Parliament seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar have accused him of "acting under the thumb of the executi... Read More


Sri Lanka refused US request to land warplanes

Colombo, March 20 -- Sri Lanka has declined requests from the United States to allow two military aircraft to land at Mattala International Airport earlier this month, with President Anura Kumara Diss... Read More


CJI Surya Kant recuses from hearing on EC appointments law

New Delhi, March 20 -- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday stepped aside from hearing petitions that question the validity of a 2023 law altering the process for appointing election commission... Read More