NMDC records over 42 pc jump in iron ore production in July

IANS | August 3, 2025 3:06 PM

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Public sector mining major NMDC has recorded a 42.4 per cent jump in iron ore production to 3.09 million tonnes (MT) in July this year, compared to the corresponding figure of 2.17 MT in the same month last year.

Centre cuts prices of 35 essential medicines

IANS | August 3, 2025 2:17 PM

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) In a move to make medicines more affordable for patients, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has reduced the retail prices of 35 essential drugs sold by leading pharmaceutical companies.

J&K marks six years of Article 370 abrogation with developmental gains, democratic revival

IANS | August 3, 2025 2:13 PM

Srinagar, Aug 3 (IANS) As Jammu and Kashmir observes six years since the abrogation of Article 370, the region reflects a transformative shift in governance, infrastructure, and civic participation. The move, executed on August 5, 2019, revoked the erstwhile state's special status and integrated it more fully into the Indian constitutional framework.

11 dead as vehicle plunges into canal in UP's Gonda

IANS | August 3, 2025 12:59 PM

Lucknow, Aug 3 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and several others injured after a vehicle carrying at least 14 people plunged into the Saryu canal in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district on Sunday, officials confirmed.