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Kashmir suffered for years due to Nehru's two major blunders: Amit Shah

Shah said if Nehru had taken the right steps, a large chunk of territory would not have been ceded and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir would have been part of India

Internet connectivity in govt schools at 24.2% in 2021-22: MoS Education

According to Ministry of Education data, while there was significant improvement in Internet accessibility in government schools between 2017 and 2022

ICSI to prepare international standards on sustainability, says president

ICSI is the largest professional body of company secretaries in the world with over 1.05 lakh members, its president Manish Gupta said

Punjab Guv Purohit reserves 3 Bills for President Murmu's consideration

The Bills were passed by the state assembly during the June 19-20 session which the governor had earlier termed illegal

Railways gave Rs 59K cr subsidy on passenger tickets in 2019-20: Vaishnaw

"The Indian Railways always strives to provide affordable services to all strata of the society and gave a subsidy of Rs 59,837 crore on passenger tickets in 2019-20," the minister said

46,930 CAPFs, Assam Rifles personnel availed VRS in last five years: MHA

Rai informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that voluntary retirement cases in these forces "vary from year to year and no trend in this regard has been observed"

Nearly 100 million subscribers using 5G services: MoS Communications

India, he said, has seen one of the fastest 5G rollouts, globally

'Sugar output may remain subdued, mills prefer sugar over ethanol'

The mills in Maharashtra are keen on using the crop to produce the sweetener more than diverting it to manufacture ethanol, a top official said

Kavach has been deployed in three sections in South Central Zone: Vaishnaw

"Kavach has so far been deployed on 1,465 route km and 139 locomotives (including Electric Multiple Unit rakes) on South Central Railway...," Vaishnaw said in a written response

Mizoram polls: MNF rejects Zoramthanga's resignation after election debacle

The MNF, which was trounced in the Mizoram Assembly election, Wednesday rejected the resignation of its president Zoramthanga and agreed that he will continue in the post, party sources said.

Winter vacation in Delhi schools reduced to 6 days, to begin from Jan 1

Winter vacation in Delhi schools has been reduced from 15 to six days and will begin from January 1, 2024, a circular from the Directorate of Education said on Wednesday.

AI has an opportunity cost, will help economy grow: Invest India CEO

"But one has to look at issues like safety, security and privacy-related matters of AI"

IATA expects sustainable aviation fuel production to rise in 2024

IATA said that in 2023, SAF volumes will reach over 600 million litres (0.5 million tonnes), which is double the amount of 300 million litres (0.25 million tonnes) produced in 2022

India's economy to grow at 6.8% in FY24, accelerate to 7% in FY25: CII

According to CII President, India is in a "sweet spot", owing to various reasons, including the government's focus on infrastructure and the push for ease of doing business

M&M to hike prices of passenger, commercial vehicles from Jan 2024

The company has made efforts to absorb as much of these additional costs as possible. However, a portion of this increase will be passed on to customers, it added

2022 saw over 31% rise in offences promoting enmity between groups: NCRB

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), which functions under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, is tasked with collection and analysis of crime data from all states and union territories

TMC urges swift seat sharing, manifesto finalisation for effective Oppn

According to the TMC, the momentum built by the INDIA bloc over three successful meetings has dwindled in the last few months due to inactivity

'Openings provided in Silkyara tunnel to help stranded commuters escape'

Silkyara tunnel is a single-tube tunnel and is divided into two inter-connected corridors by a partition wall

Amid tight fiscal, Telangana's new CM tasked with delivering '6' guarantees

Congress's robust campaign highlighting the six guarantees is said to have been one of the reasons for the party to mark its victory in the state

As many as 65 illegal telecom setups unearthed during FY24: Govt

DoT in coordination with Law Enforcement Agencies and Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) is unearthing illegal telecom setups that allow international calls with spoofed Indian numbers