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HP Guv gives consent for special Assembly session on Feb 16

Shimla, Feb. 8 -- The Governor of Himachal Pradesh Shiv Pratap Shukla has accorded consent for convening a special session of the state Legislative Assembly, clearing the way for the House to meet on ... Read More


ICC U19 World Cup champions Team India receive grand welcome in Mumbai

Mumbai, Feb. 8 -- The Indian Under-19 cricket team, fresh from their ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup triumph, received a grand and celebratory welcome upon their arrival in Mumbai on Sunday. Fans and ... Read More


No plan to create new administrative units, priority to operationalise existing ones: CM Omar

Jammu, Feb. 8 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the government has no intention of creating new administrative units at present and is focused on operationalising... Read More


No proposal to relax change of land use norms: Govt tells Assembly

Jammu, Feb. 8 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said there is no proposal under consideration to relax the norms related to change of land use (CLU) in the Union Territory. The informat... Read More


Piramal Pharma moves SC against Gujarat pollution body's plant closure order

New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- Piramal Pharma Ltd has moved the Supreme Court against a Gujarat Pollution Control Board order directing the immediate closure of its Dahej manufacturing unit over alleged environ... Read More


HP government seeks opposition's support to fight Revenue Deficit Grant withdrawl: CM Sukhu says only PM Modi can resolve crisis

Shimla, Feb. 8 -- Mounting a strong all-party appeal against the scrapping of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG), the Himachal Pradesh government on Sunday said it would challenge the decision both polit... Read More


How drinking culture, linked to French identity, can be a 'tool of exclusion'

France, Feb. 8 -- "I'm not anti-alcohol, I just want more tolerance," says journalist and writer Claire Touzard, who stopped drinking in 2020 and later published a best-selling bookabout her experienc... Read More


King Charles III to host state visit for Nigerian president in March

France, Feb. 8 -- President Tinubu and his wife, Olumeri Tinubu, will be received at Windsor Castle, west of London, by Charles and Queen Camilla, the palace said. London and Abuja concluded a strate... Read More


General discussion on Budget begins in Assembly

JAMMU, Feb. 8 -- Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Saturday began discussion on the Budget 2026-27 presented by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday. Initiating the debate on the Budget, Le... Read More


Delhi LG V K Saxena flags off 59th Edition of The Statesman Vintage & Classic Car Rally

New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena flags off the much-awaited 59th Edition of The Statesman Vintage and Classic Car Rally in the national capital on Sunday. The rally, which co... Read More