Tumakuru (Karnataka), Oct 16 (IANS) The Central Government's Jal Jeevan Mission has brought significant relief to residents of Maidala village in Karnataka's Tumakuru district by providing household tap water connections, reducing their dependence on open wells, hand pumps and lakes for their daily water requirements.
Ahmedabad, Oct 16 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Friday laid the foundation stone for an 81-foot-tall statue of Lord Shiva at the Varadayini Mata temple in Rupal area of Gandhinagar district, before visiting the Bahuchara Mata temple in Mansa with his family during Navratri.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Beneficiaries in Chhattisgarh and Odisha on Friday hailed the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, saying that the scheme has resulted in zero electricity bills, thereby cutting down down on their monthly expenditure, and has also provided the potential for additional income as the surplus electricity generated by the system is fed back into the grid through net metering.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) India and Vietnam on Friday reviewed their cooperation across key areas, including economic security, maritime engagements, counter-terrorism, emerging technologies and cyber security, as the two countries held the fourth edition of their Security Dialogue in New Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) India’s cheetah story has entered a new phase. After the species disappeared from the country in the 1950s, Project Cheetah brought the animal back in year 2022.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will host counterparts from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States (US) in Mumbai on October 19-20 and also attend the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the independence of the US as a Guest of Honour, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) India on Friday rejected US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal's comments on electoral process in the country, terming them as "unwarranted, uninformed" and tantamount to interfering in the electoral practices of a fellow democracy.
Lucknow, Oct 16 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday trained guns at the Election Commission’s new drive titled Special Summary Revision (SSR), stating that it has made the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) "null and void".
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Friday said that it has issued notices to the operator of Radisson Blu Hotel here and e-commerce majors Flipkart and BigBasket over misleading claims for an edible oil, among other enforcement actions.
Meerut, Oct 16 (IANS) A court in Meerut on Friday sentenced Ravita and her lover, Amardeep, to death for murdering her husband, Amit Kashyap, and attempting to disguise the crime as a snakebite incident.
