Social security coverage expanded to nearly 100 crore: PM Modi

IANS | October 31, 2026 8:18 PM

Ekta Nagar, Oct 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said nearly 100 crore people in India are now covered by social security measures, compared with fewer than 25 crore before 2014, crediting welfare schemes and direct benefit transfers with improving financial protection for vulnerable households.

‘No Naxal-affected district left’: PM Modi at Ekta Diwas event

IANS | October 31, 2026 8:15 PM

Ekta Nagar, Oct 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has fulfilled its pledge to eliminate Naxalism, claiming that no district in the country remained affected by Left-wing extremism by March 2026 and that the movement’s backbone had been broken.

Govt reviews watershed projects in Pune, urges upkeep of water structures

IANS | October 31, 2026 5:41 PM

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Department of Land Resources (DoLR) Secretary Dilip Kumar reviewed watershed development works under the Watershed Development Component of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana 2.0 (WDC-PMKSY 2.0) in villages of Maharashtra's Pune district, an official statement said on Saturday.

KGMU conversion case: STF report names professors, staff; UP govt directs action

IANS | October 31, 2026 3:51 PM

Lucknow, Oct 31 (IANS) The investigation into allegations of religious conversion and harassment of female doctors at King George's Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow has widened, with several professors, doctors, and other employees of the institution coming under the scanner following a Special Task Force (STF) report.