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Punjab decides to regularise services of contractual sanitation workers

Chandigarh, July 29 -- The Punjab government has decided to regularise the services of contractual sanitation workers who have completed five years of service, minister Harjot Singh Bains said on Tues... Read More


Govt signals roadmap beyond E20, says ready to support higher blends and flex-fuel vehicles

India, July 29 -- The Indian government has signalled that the country's ethanol blending programme is being planned beyond the current E20, which falls under the 20% ethanol blending target. The gove... Read More


Communication Minister reviews progress of Bharat 6G Alliance

New Delhi, July 29 -- Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia today reviewed the progress of the Bharat 6G Alliance (B6GA) in New Delhi and reiterated the government's commitment to making ... Read More


HC declines to interfere with ECI's timeline for SIR exercise

Bengaluru, July 29 -- The state high court on Tuesday declined to interfere with the Election Commission of India's (ECI) timeline for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, ... Read More


Balance between food and fuel security

India, July 29 -- The debate around India's biofuel blending push has mostly focused on the alleged harmful effects of the fuel being sold on cars. This is perhaps the easiest of the controversies to ... Read More


'DMs filled with death threats': CJP's Ratna Singh says she relies on lessons from Jantar Mantar protest

India, July 29 -- Lawyer-turned-CJP-spokesperson's remarks come even as founder Abhijeet Dipke's father alleges his son was warned to join the BJP or face consequences for his family* Cockroach Janta... Read More


Cauvery panel orders release of water to TN

BENGALURU, July 29 -- The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee on Tuesday directed Karnataka to release 4 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu over the next 15 days, ordering a daily discharge of 3,500 cusecs d... Read More


Punjab government's 'silence' on sacrilege law shows arrogance, says jathedar

AMRITSAR, July 29 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Tuesday criticised the Punjab government for failing to amend objectionable provisions of the newly enacted anti-sacrilege... Read More


BJP launches outreach drive to woo SC voters

Chandigarh, July 29 -- With the Punjab assembly elections scheduled early next year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a statewide outreach programme to woo the Scheduled Caste (SC) commun... Read More


Vijay writes to PM on Mekedatu, to visit Bengaluru for talks next month

Chennai, July 29 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing disappointment over Union minister of state for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhar... Read More