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Jammu, February 13 The process of granting no objection certificates to people seeking construction within municipal areas in Jammu and Kashmir will be simplified, Social Welfare Minister Sakeena Itoo told the Assembly on Friday.Responding to a question raised by People's Conference legislator...

Chennai, February 13 What turned the game in their favour was batting with the right intent and making every effort to grind out runs on a difficult wicket, said United States captain Monank Patel after his side ended a two-match losing streak with a commanding 93-run win over the Netherlands in...

Jammu, February 13 Jammu and Kashmir DGP Nalin Prabhat visited the Samba district on Friday and held a meeting with senior police and civil administration officials to review the security situation in the border areas, officials said.The DGP assessed the overall security situation and reviewed...

Aligarh (UP), February 13 Police on Friday arrested ten people, including senior officials of a meat export unit here, for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of stolen buffaloes, officials said.The arrested individuals include the firm's general manager, identified as Ravi Kumar, its...

Bengaluru, February 13 The body of a 37-year-old Indian IT professional, who was shot dead in Canada recently, will be brought back to Bengaluru on February 16, BJP MP from Chikkaballapura, K Sudhakar, said on Friday.Chandan Kumar was allegedly shot by unidentified men in the parking lot of a...

Lucknow, February 13 Almost a month after a dispute between the district administration and Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati during the Magh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath told the Assembly on Friday that not everyone could use the title of ‘Shankaracharya’...

Hyderabad, February 13 A transgender person emerged as a surprise winner in the Telangana municipal elections on Friday.Nagilla Sudhakar, also known as Kaveri, won as a councillor from Ward No 1 in the Chityala municipality in the Nalgonda district, contesting as an independent without the...

Kolkata, February 13 The Election Commission on Friday appointed retired IPS officer NK Mishra as the special observer for the ongoing Systematic Area Verification (SAV) exercise and the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.In an official communication, the EC stated that Mishra was...

Jammu, February 13 The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Friday passed grants worth Rs 3,241.77 crore for public health engineering, Rs 1,524.82 crore for forest, ecology and environment, Rs 1,606.99 crore for irrigation and flood control, and Rs 406.01 crore for tribal affairs.The grants for the...

Bengaluru, February 13 To mark the 1,000th day of the Karnataka Congress government in office, around one lakh families in the state will receive property deeds at a convention in Haveri on February 14.A large convention will be held to commemorate this milestone, with Chief Minister...

Today, the BJP accused the Trinamool Congress of spreading misinformation regarding the deaths of migrant workers from West Bengal in other states. At a press conference in Kolkata, BJP state spokesperson Debjit Sarkar alleged that the ruling party was attempting to create a divide between...

Mumbai, February 13 The Reserve Bank proposed on Friday allowing banks to extend loans to REITs, capping the total exposure at 49 percent of the asset value under each investment trust.Banks will provide loans only to listed Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).Currently, there are five...

New Delhi, February 13 Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday called for the establishment of robust urban infrastructure through a transit-oriented development (TOD) model to make housing more accessible and sustainable.Addressing a two-day international...

New Delhi, February 13 Supreme Court Judge Rajesh Bindal on Friday highlighted the drawbacks of technology in the contemporary judicial system, stating that it should serve as a tool, but not as a substitute for independent thinking and thorough reading.Judge Bindal was speaking at the 22nd KK...

Beed, February 13 The Maharashtra government's decision to grant agricultural status to the livestock sector will help create large-scale rural entrepreneurship, as it will enable easier access to loans and subsidies, state Animal Husbandry Minister Pankaja Munde said on Friday.She was...

Kochi, February 13 A 10-month-old girl became the youngest organ donor in the state after her parents consented to donate her organs following her brain death, officials said on Friday.According to a statement issued by Amrita Hospital, Aalin Sherin Abraham was critically injured in a road...

Faridabad, February 13 A man, allegedly posing as a sub-inspector of the Haryana police, has been arrested, officials said on Friday.Deepak, a resident of Ankheer village, has been placed under one-day police custody, officials said.According to police, during a routine check at Badkhal...

New Delhi, February 13 NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of NPCI, has signed an agreement with Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet), Malaysia's national payment network, to enable QR-based merchant payments between India and Malaysia.The rollout of this...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 13 Former TDB president P S Prasanth denied allegations of financial irregularities related to the conduct of the Global Ayyappa Sangamam held last year, stating that attempts were being made to spread misinformation regarding the event’s expenditure.In a Facebook...

The government has approved the export of 25 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of wheat, along with an additional 5 LMT of wheat products, to stabilize domestic markets and ensure profitable returns for producers. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution stated that this decision...