8-day padyatra for implementation of Forest Rights Act

Ranchi: The All India Adivasi Mahasabha has organised an 8-day padyatra in Garhwa district, demanding the full implementation of the 2006 Forest Rights Act. The padyatra, which will take place from February 28 to March 5, 2025, aims to address concerns…

No response when rescue teams called out names, says Telangana minister

Hyderabad (IANS) Teams engaged in the operation to rescue eight trapped workers from an under-construction tunnel which collapsed on Saturday in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district, received no response when they called out names of the trapped men,…

Fight against obesity: PM Modi invites 10 prominent personalities to spread awareness

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday invited ten prominent personalities to join the national movement against obesity and promote awareness about healthy food consumption, aligning with his Fit India initiative. 

Among those…

Indian stock market opens lower, Sensex below 75,000

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian benchmark indices opened lower on Monday amid weak global cues, as selling was seen in the IT and financial service sectors in the early trade. 

At around 9.34 am, Sensex was trading 541.66 points or 0.72 per cent down…

Italy PM slams Left's double standards, says when Trump, Meloni, Modi talk, they are called threat to democracy

Washington (IANS) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has accused left-wing politicians of being "nervous" over former US President Donald Trump's victory, claiming that conservatives are unfairly labelled as a "threat to democracy" while leftist…

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 32 Tamil fishermen, five boats seized

Chennai (IANS) The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 32 fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing in Lankan waters.  

The arrests were made during the early morning…

Talks with farmers end on positive note; next meeting on March

Chandigarh (IANS) The second round of meeting between a three-member Central government delegation, led by Union Minister for Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and protesting farmer unions ended here after three hours on Saturday night with a positive…

Congress accuses US Prez and BJP of misleading public on USAID funding, demands white paper

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress party has intensified its attack on the BJP and US President Donald Trump, accusing both of brazenly lying about USAID funding to India. The party has demanded the release of a comprehensive white paper detailing all…

Former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das appointed top aide to PM Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has been appointed as Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official statement said on Saturday. 

"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment…

Under-construction tunnel collapses in Telangana, seven workers feared trapped

Hyderabad (IANS) Seven workers are feared trapped after a portion of an under-construction tunnel as part of Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) collapsed in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district on Saturday. 

At least 50 workers were on the site…