Kolkata,  With Partha Chatterjee being stripped of his party responsibilities in West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress soon after being removal of his ministerial portfolios, the post of Secretary General held by him had become defunct.

Although the party leadership got the replacement of Chatterje

New Delhi, The Centre on Thursday urged 14 states to speedily accelerate utilisation of central funds and exponentially expedite completion of new medical colleges, attached with existing district or referral hospitals, approved under Centrally Sponsored Scheme for early commencement of UG courses.

Union Heal

Patna,  While "Muft Ki Rewdi" (freebies) has become a political issue in the country, Bihar's Nitish Kumar government on Thursday decided to give subsidy on diesel for agriculture purpose for the next three months.

State Agriculture Minister Amrendra Pratap Singh said that the farmers can a

Nagpur,  The leader of opposition in Maharashtra Assembly, Ajit Pawar, on Thursday demanded that a "wet drought" be declared in the rain-affected districts of the state.

The NCP leader, who is touring the flood affected districts in southeast region of Vidarbha, also demanded that farmers whose

New Delhi,  Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, on Thursday handed over the first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1) to the Indian Navy, which will soon be inducting the vessel to enhance its maritime security.

Designed by the Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and built by CSL, a pub

Jammu,  In a major development, the Northern Railway has achieved break through in the escape tunnel in its Kashmir rail link project, officials said.

The construction work on the nearly-10km-long escape tunnel between Sumber and Sangaldan station in the Katra-Banihal section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Bar

New Delhi,  Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is set to visit India in the first week of August, during which discussions on connectivity and trade would likely remain in focus.

Though the date of his visit is yet to be confirmed, he is expected to arrive on August 2-3.

President S

Hyderabad,   Hyderabad police on Thursday filed the charge sheet in the sensational May 28 Jubilee Hills gang rape case.

The 350-page charge sheet was filed both in the Nampally Criminal Court and the Juvenile Justice Board as five of the six accused in the case are minors.

The police

Jaipur,  Rajasthan has received 66 per cent surplus rains this monsoon, said Meteorological Department officials, adding that Banswara was the wettest city after recording a rainfall of 357 mm from June 1 to July 28.

Sirohi recorded 353.7 mm of rainfall, which was second highest in the state, and Jhalawa

New Delhi,  As many as 5.82 lakh people lost their lives in accidents in four years up to 2020 as per the data received from police department of all states/UTs, though the number of deaths have decreased down the years, the Parliament was told on Thursday.

In 2017, 464,910 accidents left 147,913 dead an