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PMAY-U 2.0 sanctions 2.88 lakh houses; total crosses 13.61 lakh

NEW DELHI, Feb. 23 -- PMAY-U 2.0 reached a milestone, with 2.88 lakh houses sanctioned in the latest Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) meeting. The meeting was headed by Srinivas Ka... Read More


SC adjourns hearing on Wangchuk detention to Feb 26

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to February 26 the hearing on a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, against the latter's detent... Read More


10 arrested for illegal harvesting of sea cucumbers

Sri Lanka, Feb. 23 -- A total of 10 individuals have been arrested with illegally harvested sea cucumbers in Iranativu, Kilinochchi, the Sri Lanka Navy stated. During a search operation in seas off I... Read More


Prez Murmu embarks on three-state visit

NEW DELHI, Feb. 23 -- President Droupadi Murmu will visit Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Rajasthan from February 24 to 27. The President will inaugurate the nationwide campaign 'Saving Lives and Building... Read More


British architect Edwin Lutyens' statue replaced with bust of C Rajagopalachari

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- British architect Edwin Lutyens' statue at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here was on Monday replaced with the bust of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the first and only Indian Governor Gen... Read More


Bangladesh, United States seek to expand cooperation and elevate bilateral ties

Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- Bangladesh and the United States are seeking to elevate their partnership to "new heights", with both sides highlighting broader collaboration across key sectors of engagement. The ... Read More


'UP anti-conversion law doesn't prohibit interfaith marriage, live-in relationship'

Prayagraj, Feb. 23 -- The Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 neither prohibits interfaith marriages nor bars such c... Read More


Bihar IG arrested from Patna by Andhra police in 5-year-old case

Patna, Feb. 23 -- An IG rank IPS officer in Bihar was on Monday arrested here by a police team from Andhra Pradesh in a five-year-old case, only to be set free by a local court, which declined to gran... Read More


Judicial scrutiny of SIR documents begins amid technical glitches

Kolkata, Feb. 23 -- Judicial scrutiny of documents associated with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began in a staggered manner on Monday amid technical hiccups affecting work i... Read More


Mukul Roy, 'Bengal's Chanakya', passes away at 71

Kolkata, Feb. 23 -- Mukul Roy, the veteran strategist often hailed as the "Chanakya" of Bengal politics for his organisational acumen and behind-the-scenes manoeuvring, passed away at a Kolkata hospit... Read More