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Bengal has not yet issued notification for conducting Census: RGI Narayan

Asked about West Bengal, he said we have until September 30 to complete the first-phase process

West Asia conflict: 8 Indian lives lost in 'various incidents', says MEA

The MEA on Monday reiterated that it continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the Gulf and West Asia region

Congress flags Registrar General remarks, opposes rush on amendment bills

Ramesh's remarks come amid efforts by the government to reach a consensus on amending the women's quota law for its early implementation

Shaheen Afridi, Sikandar Raza accused of breaking hotel security during PSL

Muhammad Faisal, DIG (Operations, Lahore), has notified the PSL CEO of a serious violation of the security measures in place for the eight teams staying at a five-star hotel in the city

RBI injects ₹84,582 crore in banking system in two variable repo rate

The RBI injected another Rs 34,581 crore at 5.26 per cent cut-off and 5.30 per cent weighted average rate at an auction later during the day

Bank credit to industry rises 13.5% in Feb on infra demand: RBI data

Credit to industry recorded a year-on-year growth of 13.5 per cent, compared with 7.5 per cent in the corresponding fortnight of last year, the RBI said

Noida Airport ready for commercial ops with regulatory nod: Tata Projects

The statement underscores the successful completion of the airport's construction phase, led by Tata Projects as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor

Centre's fiscal deficit touches 80.4% of full-year target at Feb-end: CGA

The central government estimates the fiscal deficit (the gap between expenditure and revenue) during 2025-26 at 4.4 per cent of GDP, or Rs 15.58 trillion

Govt has taken steps to counter West Asia crisis impact: MoS Finance

Global crude prices have risen almost 50 per cent since the US and Israel launched military strikes against Iran on February 28, triggering sweeping retaliation from Tehran

Telangana Assembly passes Bill for welfare, social security of gig workers

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy held a meeting with aggregators and unions, following which the government prepared a draft Bill that was placed in the public domain for 30 days, he added

HLL Lifecare secures ISO 9001:2015 for retail pharmacy operations

HLL's retail pharmacy network spans 239 centres nationwide, including AMRIT Pharmacies, AMRIT Opticals, HLL Pharmacy & Surgicals, and HLL Opticals, according to a statement on Monday

Rapeseed-mustard output to rise 3.5% to 11.94 mn tonne in 2025-26: SEA

Total production stood at 11.52 million tonne in the 2024-25 rabi season

India's industrial output grows 5.2% in Feb led by manufacturing growth

The factory output, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), expanded by 2.7 per cent in February 2025, an official statement said

Japan's JFE Steel invests ₹7,875 crore for 25% stake in JSW Kalinga Steel

The investment is the first tranche of JFE's planned stake in JSW Kalinga, with 2,26,94,524 equity shares allotted to the Japanese firm on Monday, JSW Steel said in a BSE filing

Nepal sees third consecutive day of protests after former PM Oli's arrest

The arrests came after the newly formed Balendra Shah government decided to implement the report of the probe commission into the Gen Z protests in its first cabinet meeting

Housing sales dip 13% across 9 cities in Q1 amid West Asia conflict: Report

As per the data, housing sales fell 13 per cent to 98,761 units during January-March this year compared to 1,13,602 units in the year-ago period

Platforms have almost doubled-tripled deepfake takedowns: Vaishnaw

Ashwini Vaishnaw flags deepfakes as a growing threat, says social media platforms are ramping up takedowns amid surge in AI-generated content

Russia expels UK diplomat over espionage charges, orders exit in two weeks

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, an FSB investigation revealed that the second secretary had intentionally falsified information on his visa application, a direct violation of Russian law

Women's hockey camp eyes fitness boost, tactics ahead of WC 2026 campaign

The team is currently basking in the glory of a strong performance at the recently-concluded FIH World Cup Qualifiers in Hyderabad

World Archery awards Sheetal Devi 2025 Para Archer of the Year honour

The 19-year-old from Jammu & Kashmir became the first and only female armless archer to win gold at the World Para Archery Championships