No special status to Bihar, reiterates Centre in Lok Sabha; RJD takes 'toy' jibe

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Monday ruled out special status to Bihar, a long-standing demand by the state-based parties including BJP's key ally JD (U). The rejection of special status resulted in pointed jibes from Lalu Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata…

Centre convenes all-party meet today ahead of Budget Session

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre has convened an all-party meeting on Sunday ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament. 

The Budget Session will commence on Monday (July 22) and will conclude on August 12. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will…

Banning juvenile fishing led to 41 pc increase in yield: CMFRI

Kochi (IANS) Implementation of the Minimum Legal Size (MLS) banning juvenile fishing has led to a 41 per cent increase in the yield of threadfin breams in Kerala, points out a study done by the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI).

US-bound Air India plane makes 'precautionary landing' in Russia; efforts on to arrange ferry flight

New Delhi (IANS) An Air India flight operating from Delhi to San Francisco made a "precautionary landing" at Krasnoyarsk International Airport in Russia after the cockpit crew detected a potential issue in the cargo hold area, the airline has said…

UPSC files FIR against IAS-PO Puja Khedkar, may cancel her candidature

Mumbai (IANS) In a major development, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) said on Friday that it has initiated criminal proceedings against Maharashtra cadre (2023) IAS Probationary Officer Puja Khedkar for a series of irregularities perpetrated…

Yogi govt implements 'display owners name' order on all food shops across UP

New Delhi (IANS) Amid controversy and intense political sparring over the recent order to display names of owners of eateries and food outlets along the Kanwar Yatra route in Muzaffarnagar, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday implemented the order…

NEET paper leak case: CBI questions three MBBS students of Patna AIIMS

Patna (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly questioned three MBBS students from Patna AIIMS in connection with the NEET UG question paper leak case. 

These students, from the 2021 batch, were asked to join the investigation…

Two terrorists killed, infiltration bid foiled in J&K’s Kupwara

Srinagar (IANS) Two terrorists were killed on Thursday when the security forces foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district. 

Officials said their bodies were yet to…

Vehicles with non-affixed FASTag have to pay double fee at toll plazas: NHAI

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre said on Thursday that owners of vehicles with non-affixed FASTag on the front windshield will have to shell out double fee at the toll plazas on national highways. 

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)…

North Gadchiroli freed from rebel grip after Maha Police kill 12 Maoists in jungle bloodbath

Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) (IANS) Dealing a crippling blow to the armed Maoist movement ahead of the Maoist Week, the Gadchiroli Police gunned down 12 insurgents including five women rebels, in the jungles near Wandoli Village on the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh…