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NE floods: Army activates relief ops, over 3,800 rescued

Guwahati, July 10 -- The Indian Army has launched extensive humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations (HADR), following heavy rain and flood in several states of North East, according to ... Read More


Girls stripping row: Thane school principal, staffer held

Thane, July 10 -- Police arrested the principal and a staffer of a private school in Thane where girl students were allegedly made to strip to check if they were menstruating, officials said on Thursd... Read More


Indonesian troops seize 128 marijuana packs on PNG border

Jayapura, Papua, July 10 -- The RI-PNG border security task force secured a big bag containing 128 packs of marijuana during a routine military patrol in a forest near Skofro Village, Arso Timur Subdi... Read More


'Punjab government to present draft Bill on sacrilege in Assembly today'

Chandigarh, July 10 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said his government will present in the state Assembly a draft bill for harsher punishment against the sacrilege acts on Friday. Mann also s... Read More


'Kaladan project to be ready by 2027'

Guwahati, July 10 -- Union Shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said the ambitious Kaladan project between India and Myanmar, aimed at reducing the Northeast's distance from the rest of the countr... Read More


MP to host 'Nishadraj Sammelan' in Ujjain on July 12; push for 'Neelkranti' in inland fisheries

Bhopal, July 10 -- Madhya Pradesh is set to host the 'Nishadraj Sammelan' in Ujjain on July 12, aimed at increasing the income of the fishing community, empowering them, and accelerating the state's f... Read More


HP CM announces Rs 7 crore relief for disaster-hit Mandi

Shimla, July 10 -- Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday announced an immediate relief amount of Rs 7 crore to carry out restoration work in disaster-affected areas of Himachal Pradesh's M... Read More


India now makes faster payments than any other country: IMF note

New Delhi, July 10 -- India now makes faster payments than any other country with the quick growth of UPI, and the usage of other instruments, including debit and credit cards, is on the decline, acco... Read More


Govt likely to soon compensate oil companies for LPG losses

New Delhi, July 10 -- The government is likely to give a subsidy of Rs 30,000-35,000 crore to state-run oil companies - Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum (... Read More


Puri courts global energy leaders to deepen partnerships

New Delhi, July 10 -- Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri met global energy leaders on the sidelines of the 9th OPEC International Seminar in Vienna to discuss bilateral issues and deepen India's energy p... Read More