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E20 petrol meets quality norms, say OMCs after nationwide fuel tests

IOC, BPCL and HPCL in a joint statement said the exercise covered the entire supply chain and reaffirmed that fuel quality remained "consistently well within prescribed limits".

CGHS dues delayed by up to 18 months, strain private hospital finances

Providers say delayed payments, unexplained claim rejections and below-cost reimbursement for some cancer drugs are straining finances despite recently revised CGHS rates

BRICS ministers support WTO reform and new MSME trade-finance mechanism

The Jaipur outcomes include a proposed BRICS invoice-discounting mechanism, cash flow-based credit assessment for exporters and an action plan for resilient value chains

'Internal affair': MEA rejects US criticism of proposed amendments to FCRA

MEA rejected US criticism of the proposed FCRA amendments, calling India's legislative process an internal matter as Parliament may take up the Bill next week

Indian Railways repays ₹1.93 trillion debt in five years, says Vaishnaw

The national transporter paid about Rs 93,000 crore in interest since 2021-22 and roughly Rs 1 trillion in principal as higher Budget support reduced its need to borrow

SC seeks Centre's response on DPDP Act amendment to right to information

Petitioners argued that the amendment broadly exempts personal information from disclosure by removing the public-interest safeguard contained in the earlier RTI provision

Explore post-release review panel for OTT content: Parliamentary panel

The parliamentary committee also sought a standardised multilingual grievance system for intermediaries and stronger safeguards for online advertisements and cybercrime

SC seeks Centre's response on DPDP Act amendment to right to information

Petitioners argued that the amendment broadly exempts personal information from disclosure by removing the public-interest safeguard contained in the earlier RTI provision

Delhi rain floods streets, disrupts traffic; IMD issues red alert

Heavy rain flooded parts of Delhi on Friday, disrupting traffic and inundating neighbourhoods as the IMD issued a red alert and forecast more rain through August 10

Solar cell capacity to hit 100 GW in a year, wafer-ingot 80 GW by June 2028

MNRE Secretary Santosh Sarangi says the government is also working on a support scheme to encourage polysilicon manufacturing and deepen India's solar supply chain.

Jharkhand student protest: Here's why JPSC, JSSC aspirants are on strike

The agitation over alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment exams has entered its 14th day; here's what sparked the protest, what students are demanding and how the government has responded

Why should city be put to ransom? Delhi HC on Jantar Mantar protests

The Delhi HC questioned keeping Jantar Mantar as a protest site, saying the city should not be put to ransom, while asking Delhi Police to decide on a protest plea by August 8

PM Modi set to address 57th convocation ceremony of IIT Delhi on Saturday

Over 3000 graduating students, including 587 PhD scholars, will be conferred their degrees during the ceremony

Delhi HC stays FSSAI ban on Dabur products with '100% Pure' claims

Dabur had challenged the FSSAI ban on Thursday, saying the regulator's order caused the company immediate commercial consequences

Lok Sabha passes MSME bill to tackle delayed payments without debate

The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 has now been cleared by Parliament

Jharkhand govt tables ₹8,399 cr supplementary budget for FY'27 in assembly

Finance Minister Radhakrishna Kishore tabled the first supplementary budget for this financial year

SC rejects plea seeking FIR, probe against former HC judge Yashwant Varma

On April 9, Varma, who was facing impeachment proceedings for his removal over allegations of corruption after wads of burnt currency notes were recovered from his residence last year, resigned

SC asks states to extend ex-servicemen quota to disabled out-boarded cadets

The top court directed its Registry to send the order to Chief Secretaries for consideration and implementation, and asked the Centre to frame a scheme for cadets with disabilities below 40 per cent

J'khand exam protest enters Day 14, protester on hunger strike hospitalised

A student leader protesting alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment exams was hospitalised after his health deteriorated, as the demonstration entered its 14th day

SC closes Bofors case, rejects final plea against 2005 Hinduja acquittal

The top court dismissed the last pending appeal against the Delhi High Court's 2005 acquittal of the Hinduja brothers and AB Bofors, bringing the case to its final legal close after nearly 40 years