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South Asian lawmakers call for stronger regional climate cooperation

Kathmandu, Sept. 7 -- Parliamentarians from Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Bangladesh have called for concrete institutional measures to strengthen regional cooperation on climate change and ener... Read More


Parliamentary panel to hold three meetings on wood panel industry, fertiliser subsidies, generic medicines today

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilisers will hold three meetings on Monday to deliberate on issues concerning the Indian wood panel industry, evaluation... Read More


Jairam Ramesh questions Parliament prorogation delay, accuses govt of keeping monsoon session alive for delimitation

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Monday questioned the Centre's decision to delay the formal prorogation of Parliament, saying it was unusual ... Read More


Deve Gowda accuses Karnataka Cabinet of defying court orders over 1,453 BMICP sites

Bengaluru, Sept. 7 -- Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Karnataka government over its reported decision to allot 1,453 sites to land losers under the Banga... Read More


PM Modi to dedicate completed Eastern, Western Dedicated Freight Corridors tomorrow: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Ahmedabad, Sept. 7 -- Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said that the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) have been fully completed, with Prime Minister Narendra Mod... Read More


ST certificate found invalid after 30 years: SC protects employee's pension but bars future caste benefits

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- The Supreme Court has protected the retiral and pensionary benefits of a retired municipal engineer whose claim of belonging to the Tokre Koli Scheduled Tribe was invalidated, wh... Read More


MP Kartikeya Sharma announces AI Skill Centre for Panchkula

Panchkula, Sept. 7 -- Rajya Sabha MP Kartikeya Sharma today announced that an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Skill Centre would be set up in Panchkula, saying young people needed to adapt to rapidly cha... Read More


'Waiting for my retirement?' CJI rejects Aravalli panel's February deadline

India, Sept. 7 -- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday questioned whether the high-powered committee (HPC) constituted by the Supreme Court to arrive at a uniform definition of the Aravalli hil... Read More


FTA deal is done by EU but companies need to see opportunities: Luxembourg Deputy PM Xavier Bettel on India-EU FTA

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel on Monday said that the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will create opportunities for business... Read More


Delhi: Satya Niketan building collapse leaves five dead, several missing

Guwahati, Sept. 7 -- At least five students were killed and several others were feared trapped after a five-storey building housing a boys' paying guest (PG) facility collapsed in southwest Delhi's Sa... Read More