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LoP Rahul Gandhi demands Punjab Finance Minister’s resignation; independent, impartial probe into Gulzar Singh’s death

IANS | September 9, 2026 9:21 AM

New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday demanded justice for the family of Gulzar Singh, a 50-year-old man from Punjab who allegedly died by suicide after consuming pesticide, and called for an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.

Adani Airports to raise Rs 9,825 crore from global investors to scale infrastructure

IANS | September 9, 2026 9:10 AM

Ahmedabad, Sep 9 (IANS) Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL) on Wednesday announced to raise Rs 9,825 crore ($1 billion) of primary equity capital from a consortium of global investors, which represents one of the largest primary equity investments from financial institutions in India’s airport infrastructure sector.

Satya Niketan tragedy: Students voice concerns over safety, poor conditions in Delhi PG accommodations

IANS | September 9, 2026 9:08 AM

New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Students living in paying guest (PG) accommodations and hostels in Delhi on Wednesday spoke about the difficulties they face, including poor building conditions, high rents and water seepage during the monsoon, following the Satya Niketan building collapse that claimed seven lives last week.

Voting begins in 162 Urban Local Bodies across Rajasthan amid tight security at polling booths

IANS | September 9, 2026 8:39 AM

Jaipur, Sep 9 (IANS) Voting for the first phase of Rajasthan’s Urban Local Body elections began at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday and will continue until 6:00 p.m., with stringent security arrangements in place across polling centres.

UGC NET 2026: English, Commerce re-examination to be held today

IANS | September 9, 2026 7:46 AM

New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) English and Commerce re-examination for the UGC NET June 2026 will be conducted on Wednesday in different examination centres across the country.

ABVP protests at JNU, burns effigies over alleged delay in sexual harassment case

IANS | September 8, 2026 11:49 PM

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) JNU unit on Monday staged a protest on the campus and burnt effigies of the university’s Internal Committee (IC) and a professor accused of sexual harassment, alleging that the case was being delayed due to political influence.

UPI is undisputed champion of India’s fintech success story: PM Modi

IANS | September 8, 2026 9:59 PM

Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) Praising the remarkable achievement of India's rise in fintech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the country’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is the “undisputed champion” of this success story.

150 tonnes per year from 32 ponds: Jharkhand’s young entrepreneur sets example in fisheries by leveraging PMMSY

IANS | September 8, 2026 9:44 PM

Ranchi, Sep 8 (IANS) An annual production of up to 150 tonnes per year from across 32 ponds is the milestone set by a young fish entrepreneur in Jharkhand’s Giridih district, who leveraged the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) scheme and applied modern techniques to enhance the output and simultaneously scale up productivity in the fisheries sector on a whole.

J&K: GOBARdhan unit in Doda emerges as rural model for clean cooking fuel

IANS | September 8, 2026 9:17 PM

Jammu, Sep 8 (IANS) A GOBARdhan unit in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district has emerged as a successful model for generating clean energy from organic waste and also laying the groundwork for economic growth and rural prosperity.

PM SVANidhi scheme awareness camp held in Haryana's Jind; street vendors grateful to Modi govt for collateral-free loans

IANS | September 8, 2026 9:13 PM

Jind, Sep 8 (IANS) An awareness camp under the 'Pradhan Mantri SVANidhi Yojana' was organised at Haryana's Jind Municipal Council, with the aim of financially empowering street vendors and small business owners, who thanked the Union government for the assistance upon their participation in the camp.

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LoP Rahul Gandhi demands Punjab Finance Minister’s resignation; independent, impartial probe into Gulzar Singh’s death

Adani Airports to raise Rs 9,825 crore from global investors to scale infrastructure

Satya Niketan tragedy: Students voice concerns over safety, poor conditions in Delhi PG accommodations

Voting begins in 162 Urban Local Bodies across Rajasthan amid tight security at polling booths

UGC NET 2026: English, Commerce re-examination to be held today

ABVP protests at JNU, burns effigies over alleged delay in sexual harassment case

UPI is undisputed champion of India’s fintech success story: PM Modi

150 tonnes per year from 32 ponds: Jharkhand’s young entrepreneur sets example in fisheries by leveraging PMMSY

J&K: GOBARdhan unit in Doda emerges as rural model for clean cooking fuel

PM SVANidhi scheme awareness camp held in Haryana's Jind; street vendors grateful to Modi govt for collateral-free loans

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