New Delhi,  Aiming to strengthen the financial inclusion framework in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate 75 digital banking units (DBUs) to the nation on October 16 at 11 a.m. via video conferencing.

As part of the Union budget speech for 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi,  China goes into its once in five years huddle on October 16. The Great Hall of the People in Beijing -- an imposing heavily pillared Soviet style structure, within the eyeline of the famous Tiananmen Square -- will be the venue of the 20th Party Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Every five years at t

New Delhi,  The Supreme Court on Friday junked a plea seeking to declare Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Satyendar Jain as "a person with unsound mind" and disqualify him from the Assembly on this ground, and imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the petitioner.

A bench of Justices

Varanasi,  In a jolt to Hindu petitioners, a Varanasi court, on Friday, rejected the petition seeking carbon dating of the purported 'Shivling' found in the Gyanvapi mosque complex.

Hindu petitioners said that they would study the verdict and then decide whether to approach the high court.

Patna,  The Income Tax department on Friday conducted raids at multiple locations belonging to two prominent private developers in Bihar.

The two builders have strong connections with JD(U) leaders, including the party's national president, Lalan Singh.

Gabbu Singh, who is said to be c

Kolkata,  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is in the process of establishing links between two much-talked-about financial embezzlement scams in West Bengal -- the multi-crore West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment irregularities and the cattle smuggling case.

The CBI official

New Delhi,  To combat the degrading air quality in Delhi-NCR, which is likely to worsen in the coming days, 10 pollution hotspots have been identified in Ghaziabad.

The officials concerned have been directed to ensure strict implementation of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)implemented across Delhi-NCR

Shimla,  The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Friday, presided over by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, decided to provide two sets of track suits free of cost to students of pre-primary studying in government schools under the Atal School Vardi Yojna for 2022-23.

This would benefit over 50,000 nursery students

Srinagar, The Army on Friday paid rich tribute to Canine Warrior Zoom, who was grievously injured on October 10 in an operation at Tangpawa in South Kashmir's Anantnag district.

In a solemn ceremony at Chinar War Memorial, BB Cantt, Lt Gen ADS Aujla, GOC Chinar Corps paid homage to the gallant soldier on

Hyderabad,  The Income Tax (I-T) Department was conducting searches at multiple locations in Hyderabad on Friday.

As many as 25 I-T teams were conducting simultaneous searches at different premises of RS Brothers, a leading garment and jewellery retailer.

According to sources, the searches