Thiruvananthapuram, July 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was one of the first leaders to offer his condolences to one of India’s tallest and oldest living Communist leaders, V.S. Achuthanandan, who passed away at a private hospital here on Monday at 3.20 p.m.
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Dhirubhai, a resident of Ghaziabad's Loni, has caught the attention of pilgrims as well as the public with his unique Kanwar Yatra.
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The ECI has given 12 major political parties the details of over 29 lakh electors who have not returned Enumeration Forms (EFs) under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the roll in Bihar and a shared list of over 43 lakh electors not found at their addresses, an official said on Monday.
Chamoli, July 21 (IANS) Residents of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand are among the millions of beneficiaries availing free food grains under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), a flagship public welfare scheme of the Central government. As part of this initiative, over 80 crore economically weaker individuals across the country receive wheat and rice free of cost every month.
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) As many as 15.67 crore or 80.93 per cent of rural households out of the total 19.36 crore in the country are reported to have a tap water supply in their homes, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Hours after the Bombay High Court acquitted all 12 men convicted in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case, families of the victims on Monday voiced strong concerns and demanded a fresh investigation, urging the Centre to hand over the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Bills of Lading, 2025, which was passed by the Lok Sabha in March this year, to replace the 169-year-old colonial era shipping law with a simplified, updated legal framework for shipping documents.
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Amid the government-Opposition showdown on the first day of the Monsoon session, the Centre is learnt to have agreed to a debate on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) In a development that has stunned victims' families, legal experts, and citizens alike, the Bombay High Court acquitted all 12 men convicted by a special court in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings.
Srinagar, July 21 (IANS) Former J&K Chief Minister and president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti, on Monday, appealed to the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi to raise his voice against the “disempowerment” of Indian Muslims.
