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Centre directs Punjab, Haryana to ramp up farmer awareness

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Ahead of the winter season, the Centre on Tuesday directed Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to intensify awareness campaigns among farmers about stubble management methods... Read More


Colleges reopen in Leh after two weeks

Leh, Oct. 8 -- Colleges across Leh district opened on Wednesday, after remaining closed for two weeks following the September 24 violence, officials said. Ladakh Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta chaired a ... Read More


CBI arrests 2 CGST officials in Mumbai for taking Rs 25K bribe

MUMBAI, Oct. 8 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested two employees of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) department in Mumbai on corruption charges. The accused - Vikram, Super... Read More


RBI Governor urges fintechs to focus on 'underserved' sections

Mumbai, Oct. 8 -- Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday exhorted the fledgling fintech ecosystem to focus on the underserved sections of the society to deepen financial inclusion. Speaki... Read More


NCLT postpones Vedanta demerger hearing to Oct 29

Mumbai, Oct. 8 -- The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Wednesday once again postponed the hearing on Vedanta's demerger proposal to October 29. On September 17, the Mumbai bench of NCLT had de... Read More


Electric car retail sales zoom over 2-fold to 15,329 units in Sep: FADA

New delhi, Oct. 8 -- Electric car retail sales zoomed over two-fold in September with Tata Motors leading the segment with registrations of 6,216 units, according to the data shared by dealers' body F... Read More


'India, B'desh, Nepal on track to achieve 30% tobacco use reduction by year-end'

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Bangladesh, India and Nepal are on track to achieve at least a 30 per cent relative reduction in tobacco use by the end of this year, WHO said on Wednesday. Six other countries -... Read More


AG's nod sought to initiate contempt action against Rakesh Kishore

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- An advocate has sought the consent of Attorney General R Venkataramani to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against lawyer Rakesh Kishore for attempting to throw a shoe at Ch... Read More


Youth held by Ukrainian forces resident of Morbi, went to Russia for studies: Gujarat police

Morbi, Oct. 8 -- Majoti Sahil Mohammed Hussein, a Gujarat resident who had travelled to Russia for further studies, enlisted in the Russian military to avoid a prison sentence in a drug-related case. ... Read More


No power cuts in Punjab from next year, says Kejriwal

Jalandhar, Oct. 8 -- There will be no power cuts from next summer in Punjab, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday, as he launched a Rs 5,000-crore project to upgrade the power infra... Read More