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India must turn crises into opportunities, boost supply chains: Nadda

The Union health minister said economic strength is not just about growth, but also about resilience, self-reliance and strategic autonomy

Mobile users receive emergency alert as govt tests nationwide broadcast

Millions of users received loud test alerts as India rolled out its Cell Broadcast Alert System, designed to deliver instant disaster warnings without delays or network congestion

Patnaik seeks action against Odisha Gramya Bank over Keonjhar incident

Naveen Patnaik urges Centre to act against Odisha Gramya Bank officials after a tribal man allegedly carried his sister's skeletal remains to prove her death and withdraw savings

CBI extradites fugitive Kamlesh Parekh from UAE in bank fraud case

Parekh is wanted in connection with a case involving large-scale banking and financial fraud resulting in a loss of hundreds of crores to a consortium of banks led by the State Bank of India

MP cruise boat tragedy: Search ops expanded to trace 4 missing passengers

The search radius has been expanded to 5 km in the backwaters of the Bargi Dam, located downstream of the Narmada River

Delhi to see cloudy skies today; heavy rain, storms forecast across India

IMD warns of strong winds of 45-65 kmph over the Bay of Bengal and heavy rain in the northeast; Delhi may see light showers and a gradual drop in temperatures this week

Fadnavis apologises after Mumbai-Pune 'Missing Link' launch triggers jams

Fadnavis, who inaugurated the 13.3-km-long road, acknowledged that the ceremony caused traffic jams

Banks not probe agencies, can't freeze accounts arbitrarily: Allahabad HC

A division bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Avadhesh Kumar Chaudhary imposed a cost of ₹50,000 on Indian Overseas Bank for freezing a customer's account without valid justification

India drives into an era of barrier-free toll collection with MLFF rollout

Multi-lane free flow system launched in Gujarat; Delhi will be next

MP cruise boat tragedy: Toll rises to 9; PM Modi announces ex-gratia

While as many as 28 people have been rescued, teams from the Army, NDRF, and SDRF have intensified their search for missing persons within the wreckage

Should money laundering trials pause till predicate offence trial?

Enforcement Directorate seeks Additional Solicitor General view

Filmmaker loses Oscar trophy after NY airport security dubs it weapon

Russian filmmaker Pasha Talankin said that he had flown more than a dozen times with the Oscar since winning it in March without any incident

Above-normal heatwave days likely in parts of India in May, says IMD

Monsoon may arrive over Andaman and Nicobar Islands around May 14-16: IMD

India curtailed 31 GW of renewable energy capacity in Q4 FY26: CREA

India curtailed 31 GW of renewable energy in Q4 FY26 due to inadequate transmission capacity and system flexibility, even as peak power demand hit a record 256 GW

India's total power consumption grows by 4% to 154 billion units in April

The peak power demand had touched an all-time high of about 250 GW in May 2024

Odisha Assembly urges early rollout of Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam

House adopts resolution after day-long debate, with parties urging swift rollout of the Women's Reservation Act and addressing concerns around delimitation and representation

Nitin Gadkari launches India's first barrier-less toll system in Gujarat

The system is expected to significantly reduce travel time, decongest highways, improve fuel efficiency, lower vehicular emissions, and minimise human intervention in toll operations

Delhi tightens 'no PUC, no fuel' rule; 15K vehicles denied fuel in 4 days

This comes after the government, on April 22, reiterated that vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate will not be provided fuel in Delhi

India likely to see above-normal rainfall, mixed heat trends in May: IMD

The IMD has also flagged an increase in heatwave days in specific regions, particularly along the foothills of the Himalayas, parts of the east coast, and in Gujarat and Maharashtra

Census 2027: Self-enumeration begins in Delhi; LG urges participation

All residents of MCD wards, irrespective of their domicile status, can participate in the voluntary self-enumeration exercise by logging on to the Census portal