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Transgender IDs to be valid till verdict is out on new law: Govt

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The Union government on Monday told the Supreme Court that transgender identity card holders under a previous regime enacted by the 2019 law will continue to be treated as valid ... Read More


Reservoir storage drops to 37% as dry spell intensifies

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Storage levels across 74 major reservoirs managed by the Irrigation Department dropped to approximately 37% of total capacity, highlighting a growing climate and governance chall... Read More


SIT submits final report to Ram Janmabhoomi Trust in Ayodhya temple donation theft case

India, Aug. 18 -- The Uttar Pradesh Home Department has handed over the Special Investigation Team's final report in the Ayodhya Ram temple donation theft case to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshet... Read More


Lawyers' strike postpones hearing in Rahul Gandhi defamation case, next hearing on Aug 21

India, Aug. 18 -- The hearing in a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, was postponed on Monday due to a lawyers' strike, with the court setting August 21 for t... Read More


Karnataka Assembly stalled over demand to sack minister Nagendra

India, Aug. 18 -- The Karnataka Legislative Assembly proceedings witnessed disruption on Monday, with the Opposition staging a protest demanding the removal of Minister B Nagendra, who is facing charg... Read More


SC refuses to interfere with ECI's decision to keep 2002 as base year for SIR in Sikkim

India, Aug. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Election Commission of India's decision to fix 2002 as the base year for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls i... Read More


Civil society groups urge Karnataka CM to extend SIR process by 3 months

India, Aug. 18 -- Several civil society organisations in Karnataka on Monday urged Chief Minister D K Shivakumar to intervene in the SIR of electoral rolls, alleging large-scale deletions and seeking ... Read More


Govt to announce banking reform panel soon: FM

India, Aug. 18 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the Government would soon constitute a high-level panel on 'Banking for Viksit Bharat' to draw up a blueprint to create lenders cap... Read More


UPSIDA steps up industrial infrastructure development

India, Aug. 18 -- Under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) is continuously working towards strengthening and expanding ... Read More


POWERGRID wins PMIS Partner Company Award

India, Aug. 18 -- Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna PSU under Ministry of Power, was conferred with PMIS Recognition of Partner Company Award under the category 'Innovat... Read More