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BMC panel returns rRs.r5,396-cr Gargai dam proposal over 11% cost hike

India, March 12 -- The BMC's much-awaited Rs.5,396-crore Gargai dam project on the Gargai river in Palghar's Wada taluka was referred back by the civic standing committee on Wednesday. The project, co... Read More


Census 2027 to also include transgender-headed households, Rajya Sabha told

India, March 12 -- The upcoming Census will collect data on sex of head of household--Male, Female and Transgender, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. In the 2011 Census, this data was collec... Read More


PMC to carry out GIS mapping of existing flyovers & underpasses in city

India, March 12 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) plans to carry out GIS (geographical information system) mapping of all existing flyovers and underpasses in the city so as to subsequently cond... Read More


Xi-Trump meeting: US launches trade probe against China over 'unfair' practices; will it worsen ties?

New Delhi, March 12 -- The Trump administration on Wednesday (local time) announced that it is launching trade investigations targeting China, nearly three weeks ahead of a high-stakes summit between ... Read More


The Strait of Hormuz could take weeks-even months-to reopen, military experts say

New Delhi, March 12 -- Unblocking the Strait of Hormuz is shaping up as a remarkably complex and time-consuming task. The fate of the global oil markets-and the global economy-rests on whether ships ... Read More


NCERT text book row: Trained lawyer, Indophile, educationist face SC ire

India, March 12 -- At least one of the people involved in preparing a controversial chapter on the judiciary in a now-withdrawn Class 8 social science textbook holds law degrees from prestigious insti... Read More


BJP MPs silent on LPG shortage: DK Shivakumar

Bengaluru, March 12 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday alleged that BJP MPs from the state were remaining silent on the issue of LPG shortage and urged them to raise the matt... Read More


SC verdict a decisive victory for OBC justice after yrs of struggle : Stalin

Chennai, March 12 -- Hailing the Supreme Court's verdict clarifying OBC Non-Creamy Layer determination, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M Karunanidhi on Thursday termed it as a decisive vi... Read More


CM orders probe into expired medicines at Vasai civic hospital

India, March 12 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered an inquiry on Wednesday after patients were allegedly given expired medicines at the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation's (VVCMC) D.M. P... Read More


No-trust motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla defeated; Amit Shah hits out at Rahul Gandhi

India, March 12 -- The Opposition's bid to remove Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla failed on Wednesday as the no-confidence motion against him was defeated by a voice vote amid loud protests by Congress mem... Read More