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EPFO settles 8.3 crore claims in FY26; cheque leaf upload reform benefits 7 crore members, says govt

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has settled more than 8.3 crore claims during FY 2025-26, an increase from the previous fiscal year. The government has also info... Read More


Punjab's e-challans jump 28-fold, unpaid fines touch rRs.r159 crore

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- Even though Punjab has so far rolled out the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS)-based automatic e-challan system in only three cities-Mohali, Jalandhar and Ludhiana-the... Read More


Police transfers trigger political row in Himachal, BJP MLA Sudhir Sharma questions Sukhu Govt's priorities

Ashok RainaDharamshala, Aug. 7 -- A fresh political controversy has erupted in Himachal Pradesh over recent police transfer orders, with BJP MLA Sudhir Sharma accusing the Congress-led Sukhu governmen... Read More


Delhi HC quashes criminal cases in 2015 Maggi Noodles row, sets aside summoning orders against Nestle officials

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- The Delhi High Court has quashed two criminal complaints arising out of the 2015 nationwide Maggi Noodles controversy, along with the trial court's summoning orders and all conseq... Read More


"House is functioning, Bills are being passed": Kiren Rijiju amid Opposition protests

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said Parliament was functioning and Bills were being passed despite disruptions by the Opposition while ruling out any ... Read More


"Whether Jharkhand, Prayagraj, Kota or Delhi, every student matters to Rahul Gandhi": Surjewala ahead of 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Congress General Secretary and MP Randeep Singh Surjewala on Friday asserted that "every student matters" to Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party as he slammed the Ce... Read More


Arunachal: Pema Khandu calls SC summons over CBI cooperation a 'one-sided hearing'

Guwahati, Aug. 7 -- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has described the Supreme Court's decision to summon the state's Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary (Home) over alleged non-cooper... Read More


Second sinkhole lays bare Ludhiana's crumbling infra

Ludhiana, Aug. 7 -- Just days after the municipal corporation (MC) patched up a cave-in outside a house in Kitchlu Nagar by filling it with soil, the same stretch of road collapsed again on Thursday, ... Read More


School reforms drive Punjab to top of education index: Bains

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- Punjab has emerged as the top-performing state in the NITI Aayog School Education Quality Index 2026, overtaking Kerala, school education minister Harjot Singh Bains informed the... Read More


RLD UP chief Ramashish Rai quits, to reveal next move later

LUCKNOW, Aug. 7 -- Rashtriya Lok Dal's (RLD) Uttar Pradesh president and former MLC Ramashish Rai resigned on Friday, a move party insiders attributed to his diminishing role within the organisation a... Read More