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Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the release of the additional central assistance of ₹5 thousand Crore to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir...

Lucknow, March 26 The Allahabad High Court on Thursday allowed the Central government to be made a party in a case related to the citizenship of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and asked it to submit relevant records on April 6.The order was passed by Justice Subhash Vidyarthi of the Lucknow...

Amaravati, March 26 The Andhra Pradesh cabinet, led by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, on Thursday approved a decision to convene the legislative assembly to pass a resolution for achieving clear legal recognition and legitimacy for Amaravati as the state capital.According to this...

Gangtok, March 26 Governor Om Prakash Mathur expressed confidence on Thursday that Sikkim would make a significant contribution to a developed India, and said that the Himalayan state was on track to achieve its own development goals with assistance from the central government."Sikkim is...

Patna, March 26 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday unveiled development projects and schemes worth around Rs 1,866 crore in Nalanda and Patna districts as part of his 'Samridhi Yatra', officials said.The CM also reviewed ongoing schemes and development projects in both districts...

Jaipur, March 26 The central government has increased the allocation of commercial gas to Rajasthan by 10 per cent, following a request from the state, officials said on Thursday.The state government had earlier urged the Centre for additional gas allocation to meet the growing demand...

New Delhi, March 25 – Union Minister of Communications and Development of the North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday about significant progress made in the growth of the Bharat 6G Alliance and the strengthening of India’s research ecosystem through the...

The Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill, 2026, by voice vote. The bill aims to implement the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2026-2027. The House approved the amendments proposed by the government.In response to the discussion on the Finance Bill, 2026, in...

New Delhi, March 25 A bill to amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, with the government making it clear that individuals engaging in forced religious conversion through foreign funding will not be spared.Introducing the Foreign...

New Delhi, March 24 Exports supported under the RoDTEP scheme are estimated to have grown at over 20% CAGR between 2023-24 and 2025-26, despite global headwinds such as weak demand, freight volatility, rising protectionism, and geopolitical uncertainties, an official said on Tuesday.At the...

Amaravati, March 24 – Former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy welcomed the renewal of FCRA permissions for the Rural Development Trust (RDT) on Tuesday and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the decision.He stated that the renewal under the Foreign...

Shimla, March 24 It is acceptable to withhold a larger portion of MLAs' salaries rather than cutting the MLA Area Development Fund, said BJP MLA Randhir Sharma while participating in the budget discussion on Tuesday.The current government has incurred more debt in three years than all previous...

Hyderabad, March 24 Amid the ongoing war in West Asia and the global fuel shortage, members of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) staged a protest on Tuesday over the shortage of cooking gas in Telangana, demanding that the Centre and state take concrete measures to resolve the gas shortage.BRS...

The Mizoram government formed the Drafting Committee for the Mizoram Maintenance of Household Registers Bill, 2026 on February 25, following the rejection of the Mizoram Maintenance of Household Registers Bill, 2019, which was passed by the State Legislative Assembly on March 18, 2019, by the...

Ferozepur/Khatkar Kalan, March 23 Reaffirming his government's commitment to honour the martyrs and build a "vibrant Punjab" rooted in their dreams and vision, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann invoked the legacy of the nation's greatest revolutionaries and questioned the "continued denial" of Bharat...

Mumbai, March 23 – The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday adopted a disclosure framework requiring top officials to disclose their assets and recuse themselves from related decision-making, almost two years after allegations surfaced against former chief Madhabi Puri Buch...

Bhubaneswar, March 23 – Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi revealed on Monday that as many as 15 Maoist cadres are currently active in different parts of the state.In a written reply to a query in the state Assembly, Majhi said that according to the Central Government’s Security Related...

Bangalore, March 23 – The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition filed by the Bangalore Hotel Association, seeking an increase in the supply of commercial LPG cylinders, observing that the Centre had already taken necessary steps and no further directions were required.A...

New Delhi, March 23 The rejection rate of Right to Information (RTI) applications has come down to 3.26 per cent in 2024-25 from 7.21 per cent in 2013-14, the Centre has said.Data on RTI applications received, replied to, and rejected, along with the reasons for rejection, for public...

New Delhi, March 23 The Congress said on Monday that the government has failed to address the problems of rising unemployment, increasing food prices, and a declining rupee.Participating in discussions on the Appropriation Bill (2), 2026, in the Rajya Sabha, Congress member Niraj Dangi also...