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Cabinet approves offshore exploration scheme

India, Aug. 1 -- The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the Rs 84,084-crore "Samudra Manthan" National Offshore Exploration Scheme to partly fund the high cost of finding oil and gas in deepwater areas,... Read More


PMSSY scheme for floating solar projects with storage systems gets Cabinet nod

India, Aug. 1 -- The Government on Friday approved Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana (PM-SSY) for development of floating solar photovoltaic projects with energy storage systems with a total outlay ... Read More


RBI asks banks to install fake currency detection machines

India, Aug. 1 -- The Reserve Bank on Friday directed banks to ensure that their branches in the districts with international borders are equipped with note authentication/sorting machines, as it found... Read More


Life term for Tahir Hussain in Ankit Sharma murder case

India, Aug. 1 -- Rejecting the death penalty plea, the court says the case falls short of the rarest-of-rare threshold A Delhi court on Friday sentenced former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four o... Read More


Police kin allege one-sided narrative on July 20 clashes

India, Aug. 1 -- Recalling broken helmets, blood-soaked uniforms and anxious hours spent outside hospitals, families of four Delhi Police personnel injured during the July 20 CJP-led march to the Parl... Read More


Drone shot down over Akhnoor, along LoC

India, Aug. 1 -- On Friday afternoon, a suspected Pakistani drone was shot down by the Indian troops along the Line of Control in the Khour area of Akhnoor sector in Jammu. The drone was seen hoverin... Read More


Varsha Ashok Aglawe becomes first woman to head GSI in 176 years

India, Aug. 1 -- The Geological Survey of India on Friday said Varsha Ashok Aglawe has assumed charge as its 54th director general, becoming the first woman to head the country's premier geoscientific... Read More


Strong anti-paper leak bill passed, won't spare mafia playing with future of children: PM

India, July 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said it had become necessary to bring comprehensive reforms to the education system to tackle the menace of paper leaks and asserted that the... Read More


We want withdrawal of FIRs, not just closure: CJP's Saurav Das

India, July 31 -- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Thursday welcomed the Delhi government's notification directing that no further action be taken on FIRs filed in connection with its 36-day agitati... Read More


Nepal PM Shah appeals for calm as curfew extends to new areas, toll rises to 3

India, July 31 -- Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Thursday appealed for calm and harmony after three people died in communal violence in border districts, prompting authorities to extend the c... Read More