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High Commission sets up centre in S'pore to help Indian women in distress

The initiative has been taken under the Indian government's Sakhi One Stop Centre scheme, marking a major step in extending women-centric welfare initiatives overseas

Maharashtra brings IAS officers under purview of Lokayukta with amendment

The amendment makes it clear that IAS officers appointed by the state on authorities created under Central Acts will also come under the Lokayukta

Told to form alliance at any cost before civic polls: Maharashtra BJP Prez

Responding to a question about perceived differences between Shinde and state Forest Minister Ganesh Naik, Chavan said that there should not be any animosity in politics

JSW Energy arm signs agreement to supply 400 MW to Karnataka discoms

With this PPA, JSW Energy's open capacity reduces to 5 per cent of the current operational capacity from about 8 per cent

Brookfield to invest $1 bn to build GCC facility in Maharashtra: Fadnavis

The facility will create over 15,000 direct jobs and support another 30,000 jobs indirectly, Fadnavis said

Multiple schools in Amritsar receive bomb threats, students evacuated

Panic-stricken parents rushed to schools to pick up their children while the district administration ordered the closure of all schools across Amritsar

Don't bring down judiciary: SC on plea challenging decision on RTE Act

Imposing a cost of ₹1 lakh on the petitioner, a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan said let this be a message to others

Surya admits he needed to bat deeper, says reliance on Abhishek not ideal

Abhishek (17 off 8 balls) started well but Gill (0) and skipper Suryakumar (5) were dismissed within the powerplay as India folded for 162

UPSC allows 'centre of choice' to candidates with benchmark disabilities

Commission has decided that the existing capacity of each centre will first be utilised by both PwBD and non-PwBD candidates

CCI examining whether IndiGo violated competition norms, says official

According to the official, various aspects, such as the overall dominant position, dominance in particular routes, and whether there is abuse of dominance, will be looked into

Ten Doeschate urges Gill to forget pressure, play freely like in IPL

Gill was brought back into the T20 setup with the Asia Cup in September after he led India to two famous Test wins in the drawn five-match series in England

RE adoption rises in textile sector, but challenges persist: Report

The findings are based on a review of 19 major textile firms, including Page Industries Ltd, Welspun Living Ltd, Arvind Ltd, and KPR Mill Ltd, from FY2023 to FY2025

Didn't know what I had until lost: Quinton reflects on retirement reversal

De Kock is now back playing white-ball cricket and says the time away from the game actually allowed him to realise what he was missing out on

No funds since year from Centre for Jal Jeevan scheme: Maharashtra minister

In the reply submitted to the legislative council, Maharashtra Minister Gulabrao Patil said that 51,560 schemes have been sanctioned under the water programme, of which 25,429 are still ongoing

India's EV battery demand to rise multifold to 256.3 GWh by 2032: Report

This explosive growth is driven by India's push toward electrification, with rising fuel prices, strong consumer demand, rapid model launches, and robust policy support

Meta India names ex-Amazon executive Aman Jain as new Public Policy head

Most recently, he served as Director of Public Policy at Amazon, leading policy strategy across marketplace, operations, competition, and technology

Govt 'under pressure' on issues of election reform, Vande Mataram: Rahul

Deputy Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi said it was discussed during the meeting that the party was successful in raising the current problems of the people

Rahul Gandhi flags issue of air pollution, seeks discussion in Lok Sabha

The Congress leader said the prime minister can then put in place a plan to deal with the issue of air pollution

India's drone, space-tech boom to add over 200,000 jobs by 2033: Report

According to a report by workforce solutions provider Adecco India, the aerospace, drones, and space tech industry is rapidly evolving from a research-driven domain into a full-fledged industry

HC directs social media platforms to act within week on Pawan Kalyan's plea

The court directed the social media intermediaries to treat Kalyan's plea as a complaint under the Information and Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021