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Govt survey says over 95% rural households have access to toilets

New Delhi, July 24 -- About 95.1 per cent of rural households have access to toilets, 92.7 per cent have arrangements to dispose of organic waste and 78.7 per cent have systems in place for greywater ... Read More


Modi set to surpass Indira Gandhi to be PM with second-longest unbroken stint

New Delhi, July 24 -- Narendra Modi is set to surpass Indira Gandhi on Friday to become the second-longest serving Prime Minister of India in consecutive terms. Modi, officials noted, will complete 4... Read More


SC junks PIL on bogus voting, calls it 'frivolous'

New Delhi, July 24 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea alleging bogus voting registration, saying the court's PIL jurisdiction was being "misused and abused". A bench comprising Chief Ju... Read More


'Difficult terrain, fund delays slow tap water rollout in rural India'

New Delhi, July 24 -- Water scarcity, difficult terrain, and delays in state funding are among the key hurdles slowing down the government's flagship Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) that aims to provide tap ... Read More


May send 'Udaipur Files' matter back to HC: SC

New Delhi, July 24 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed the possibility of remanding on July 25 the matter over the stay of movie "Udaipur Files - Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder" back to the Delhi H... Read More


Police recruitment to be conducted soon in Haryana: CM Nayab Saini

Charkhi Dadri, July 24 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini Thursday said that police recruitment in the state will be conducted soon and necessary directions have been issued to the concerned ... Read More


Misleading propaganda: Punjab minister Arora slams Opposition over land pooling policy

Chandigarh, July 24 -- Punjab Cabinet minister Aman Arora on Thursday attacked the opposition parties for allegedly spreading misleading propaganda against the state government's land pooling policy, ... Read More


Nadda-led BJP delegation meets Shah, seeks aid for disaster-hit HP

Shimla, July 24 -- In the wake of large-scale devastation caused by recent natural calamities in Himachal Pradesh, particularly in Mandi's Seraj region, a high-powered BJP delegation led by party nati... Read More


J'khand: Atal Mohalla Clinics renamed after Mother Teresa

Ranchi, July 24 -- The Jharkhand government on Thursday renamed Atal Mohalla Clinics, launched by the previous BJP regime, as Mother Teresa Advance Health Clinics, an official said. The decision was ... Read More


CEC says cannot allow dead, permanently migrated persons to be on voters' list

NEW DELHI, July 24 -- Facing flak over electoral roll revision in poll-bound Bihar, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday asked if the poll body can come under influence and allow the ... Read More