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First step towards WFI elections, IOA ad-hoc panel gathers voters list

With the government setting a June 30 deadline for WFI elections, the IOA ad-hoc committee has taken the first step towards conducting the impending polls by gathering voters list

J'khand to probe misuse of farmers' Aadhaar cards for irrigation scheme

Jharkhand government will probe the alleged misuse of farmers' Aadhaar cards to avail benefits of the Centre's micro-irrigation scheme Per Drop More Crops' in parts of the state.

IndiGo Airlines set to commence codeshare flights through Istanbul to US

IndiGo is all set to commence codeshare flights through Istanbul to the US as the no-frills carrier continues to expand its international connectivity

Witnessed Brij's inappropriate behaviour towards female wrestlers: Jagbir

International referee Jagbir Singh on Thursday claimed that he has been a witness to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's inappropriate behaviour towards female grapplers on several occasions since 2013

Punjab govt to set up Road Safety Force to avert accident: CM Mann

Expressing concern over the fatalities due to road accidents in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said a Road Safety Force will be formed in the Punjab Police to avert accident

HSBC partners Tata Motors for EV financing solutions for salaried accounts

HSBC India has teamed up with Tata Motors for financing the purchase of the latter's electric vehicles by the employee working in the corporate sector

Rajasthan govt's schemes not election focused, meant to serve people: CM

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said his government's schemes were launched after conducting studies to permanently benefit the people and were not election focused

In 18 yrs, 22k announcements of CM Chouhan remain unfulfilled, claims Nath

Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath said 22,000 announcements of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the last 18 years remain unfulfilled and alleged corruption had hollowed out the state

Mahanagar Gas to set up Rs 500-cr biogas plant in city, signs MoU with BMC

City gas distributor Mahanagar Gas signed a MoU with the BMC to set up 1,000 tonnes per day (TPD) compressed biogas plant in the megapolis at an investment of around Rs 500 cr

DDA carries special responsibility, work gives impression of India: EAM

Delhi Development Authority (DDA) carries a very special responsibility and the change they bring is not just for the capital city, it is an impression of India, S Jaishankar said

ED, CBI, I-T dept should not work under pressure: Rajasthan CM Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said central agencies like the ED, CBI, and I-T department should not work under any pressure

CBI forms SIT under DIG officer to probe Manipur violence, takes over probe

The CBI has formed a special investigation team (SIT) under a DIG-rank officer to probe six Manipur violence cases referred to it by the state government, officials said on Friday

NPPA fixes retail prices of 23 drug, including diabetes, blood pressure

National drug pricing regulator NPPA on Friday said it has fixed retail prices of 23 formulations, including the medications to treat diabetes and high blood pressure

SMEV seeks Rs 3k cr rehabilitation fund to revive ops of e2W makers

SMEV has asked the government to create a Rs 3,000 crore fund to revive and sustain operations of OEMs which have been badly affected by the recent FAME subsidy blocks

India's forex reserves snap 2-week decline, jump $5.9 bn to $595 bn

India's forex kitty jumped $5.929 billion to $595.067 billion for the week ended June 2, the Reserve Bank said on Friday

Air India puts together 'huge financing deal' for new fleet: CEO Wilson

Air India has put together a huge financing deal related to its new fleet in a remarkably quick time, according to its chief Campbell Wilson

Congress dismisses reports of Sachin Pilot floating own party as 'rumours'

The Congress on Friday dismissed as rumours reports that its leader Sachin Pilot may announce a separate party on his father Rajesh Pilot's death anniversary on June 11

Extreme weather events claim 233 lives, between January, April: CSE

Extreme weather events claimed 233 lives and damaged 0.95 million hectare of cropland in the first four months of this year, according to a report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Under Modi, farm income halved, agri cost doubled: Chhattisgarh CM

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said the Narendra Modi government halved farmers' income and doubled agricultural cost in its nine-year rule

CEA says Universal Social Security may create perverse incentives

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran dismissed the idea of Universal Social Security, saying it will create a ground for perverse incentives for people