SC stays nameplate orders for eateries issued by UP, Uttarakhand govts

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation of controversial directives issued by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments requiring all eateries and dhabas along the Kanwar Yatra route to display names of owners and workers. 

Budget will lay foundation for 'Viksit Bharat': PM Modi urges MPs to rise above party lines

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the first budget of his government's third term will set the foundation for achieving the goal of 'Viksit Bharat' (Developed India). He called upon parliamentarians to "rise…

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).

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…

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…

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…

Four killed as 12 coaches of Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derail in UP

Gonda (IANS) Four passengers were killed and two others injured after 12 coaches of the 15904 Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district on Thursday.  

The incident occurred in Pikaura when the train was en…

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…

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)…