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• Andhra HC Grants Bail to 79 TDP Leaders in Cases Related to Violence
  
  The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday granted bail to 79 leaders of the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Punganur and Angallu violence cases.The court also directed the police not to arrest MLC Ram Bhoopal Reddy till further orders.With the High Court's orders,...
• Now Indian States Can Do Direct Power Trade with Nepal
  
  In a bid that will bolster bilateral energy cooperation, now Indian states can directly buy electricity from Nepal.This agreement was reached during the 14th meeting of the Joint Technical Team ( JTT) on Wednesday in New Delhi, according to the Nepali side.Both sides also...
• UP Begins Fourth Phase of Mineral Block Auctions
  
  In a bid to harness the wealth of mineral resources within Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government has started the fourth phase of mineral block auctions.The geology and mining department of the state government will auction a total of 11 different mineral blocks in...
• ITC Hotels Signs Management Agreement for Welcomhotel Kalimpong
  
  ITC Hotels announced the signing of Welcomhotel Kalimpong resort under a management agreement with Pravez Constructions Private Limited.This 70-key greenfield upper-upscale project, spread over 4 acres will offer plush rooms with spectacular views of the Himalayas and the...
• Shutting Visa Service for Canadians Will Impact Lakhs of Punjabis: Sukhbir Badal
  
  As India on Thursday suspended visa services in Canada citing "operational reasons", Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal on Thursday said "this is set to create great hurdles, uncertainty and anxiety for Punjabis".Saying he was deeply concerned over indefinite...
• Allahabad High Court Orders Removal of Encroachments from Heritage Sites
  
  The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has directed the state government and Lucknow Municipal Corporation officials to remove the encroachment from the heritage sites and submit a report on action taken within two weeks.The order was passed on a PIL filed in 2013 by...
• Trinamool Congress to Take Strict Action against MLAs Missing During Crucial Debates in Assembly
  
  The Trinamool Congress has decided to take strict action against MLAs, who were missing during the last two crucial sessions of the West Bengal Assembly without reasonable grounds and without intimating the chief whip of the party.The party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata...
• Bengal LoP Files RTI Seeking Information among CM'S Overseas Tour
  
  Leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has filed a petition under the Right to Information Act, 2005, on the amount spent from the state exchequer on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's ongoing Dubai and Spain visit to scout for investments.The LoP...
• SP, RLD Slam Govt over Inherent Delay in Women's Bill Implementation
  
  The Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal have demanded that the provision for women's reservation should be made applicable in the run-up to 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the assembly elections in five states scheduled to be held later this year.Samajwadi Party chief...
• Have Guts to Discuss China but Don't Rake up Past, Says Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha
  
  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday entered into a war of words with the Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, while speaking on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, over intrusion by China in Indian territory.As the minister was...
• TDP MLAs Suspended from Andhra Assembly for Protest over Naidu's Arrest
  
  Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLAs were suspended from Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Thursday for stalling the proceedings of the House to protest against the arrest of their party's national president and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in an alleged skill development...
• Wildlife Wing of MP Forest Has No Record of Compliance of Wildlife Clearance for Last 10 Yrs: RTI
  
  The Wildlife wing of Madhya Pradesh's forest department has no record of compliance certificates pertaining to wildlife clearance regarding the non-forestry activities sanctioned within the forest for the past more than 10 years, an RTI revealed.Notably, non-forestry...
• UP: 1.07 CR Students Take Admission in Classes 9 to 12
  
  In more than 27,000 secondary schools of Uttar Pradesh Board, a total of 1,07,79,463 students have enrolled from classes 9 to 12 in the 2023-24 session.The last date for advance registration for classes 9 and 11 and registration for classes 10 and 12 examinations was...
• Rahul Interacts with Porters, Says Their Wish Can't Be Ignored
  
  Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday once again surprised people by visiting a Railway station here and interacting with the porters to know their concerns.According to party sources, the Congress leader arrived at Anand Vihar Railway station to talk to the...
• Modi to Flag off 3RD Vande Bharat in Rajasthan on Sep 24
  
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off the third Vande Bharat train in Rajasthan on September 24.The Vande Bharat train will run on the Udaipur-Jaipur route, said officials, adding that this will be the third Vande Bharat train in Rajasthan which will run...
• DUSU Polls: NSUI Alleges Hooliganism by ABVP, Says They Are Scared of Women-centric Agenda
  
  A day before the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections, the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) on Thursday accused the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) of indulging in violence, and said that they are frustrated over its women-centric agenda of...
• Ragging Death Impact: Entry to All JU Hostels Prohibited from 10 P.M. to 6 A.m.
  
  Amid the rising controversies of a recent ragging-related death of a fresher of Kolkata's Jadavpur University (JU) at the main students' hostel, the JU authorities have issued restrictions on entry timings in all student's hostel under its jurisdiction.As per a notification...
• PM Modi to Visit Varanasi on Sep 23
  
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 23 will visit Varanasi, where he will lay the foundation stone for an international cricket stadium.He will also inaugurate 16 Atal Awasiya Vidyalayas built across Uttar Pradesh at a cost of about Rs 1,115 crore.During his day-long...
• Zero Qualifying Percentile for NEET PG : Stalin Slams Centre
  
  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Union government for lowering the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) cut off to zero.Condemning the decision as "meaningless", Stalin said it was detrimental to the merit based...
• Indian-origin MP Says Canadian Hindus 'soft Targets', Urges Them to Be Calm, Vigilant
  
  Stating that Hindu Canadians are 'soft targets', Indian-origin MP Chandra Arya on Thursday urged the community to stay calm, vigilant and report incidents of Hinduphobia in the face of a recent video by a Khalistani leader threatening and asking them to leave the...
• Punjab-origin NIA-wanted Gangster Shot Dead in Canada
  
  Punjab-origin NIA-wanted gangster Sukha Duneke was shot dead in Canada's Winnipeg in an inter-gang rivalry, police officials here said.Sukhdool Singh, alias Duneke, was part of Khalistan movement in Canada.Duneke, an associate of the Devinder Bambiha Gang in Punjab, escaped...
• Mayawati Questions Centre's Intentions behind Women's Reservation Bill
  
  Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati, on Wednesday, questioned the intentions of the Union Government behind the Women's Reservation Bill.Mayawati said that the two clauses that precede the implementation of reservation for women - census and delimitation - will take...
• Kerala to Get Its Second Vande Bharat Train
  
  Kerala is all set to get its second Vande Bharat train in a few days, according to top sources.According to the sources, in all likelihood, the train will have its maiden run on Sunday when it starts from Kasargod- the northernmost district at 7 a.m to the state capital...
• Stalin to Inspect Road Works in All TN Districts
  
  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, MK Stalin will inspect road works in all districts of the state from this week.The decision, according to the Chief Minister's Office is following several complaints he receives on a daily basis on the poor quality of roads in the state.Sources in...
• Yogi Govt Sets up Committee for Advocates' Protection Bill
  
  The Uttar Pradesh government has constituted a three-member committee that would give its suggestions to the State Law Commission for preparing Advocates' Protection Bill.Principal secretary, law and legal remembrancer, Pramod Kumar Srivastava will be the chairman of the...

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