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AFSPA extended for six months in parts of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal

The law was also extended to Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts in Arunachal Pradesh and three police station areas, bordering Assam, in Namsai district in the state

CAQM orders Punjab, Haryana to enforce zero stubble burning this harvest

The meetings, chaired by CAQM chairperson Rajesh Verma, focused on the states' preparedness for the season in line with the commission's directions mandating effective crop residue management

Kerala HC upholds stay on commission to probe ED role in gold smuggling

The bench's ruling came while dismissing the Kerala government's appeal challenging the single judge's order

NCERT to grant equivalence for Class 10, 12 certificates across all boards

The notification has been published in the e-Gazette by the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education

SC upholds Telangana rule on 7-year law practice for district judge posts

The top court clarified its order was strictly confined to the facts and circumstances of the appeals and petitions before it and may not be treated as a precedent for future cases

NCLAT reserves verdict on Meta and Whatsapp pleas against CCI penalty

An NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member (Technical) Arun Baroka, has directed the parties to file written submissions by October 6

Godrej Agrovet inks pact with Food Processing Min for ₹960 cr investment

The company on Friday signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) on the sidelines of World Food India 2025

Amit Shah prays for 'Sonar Bangla' post-2026 polls, Abhishek hits back

Inaugurating the Durga Puja pandal of Santosh Mitra Square Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samity in north Kolkata, Shah invoked Rabindranath Tagore's dream of a safe and prosperous Bengal

Calcutta HC declares Bangladesh deportation of Birbhum residents illegal

The court directed the Centre to ensure that the six deported citizens are brought back to India within a month

Andhra govt unveils ₹4,500 crore plan to upgrade 15,000 km of roads

The plan also includes upgrades to an additional 2,104 km of state highways and other roads at a cost of ₹1,000 crore, along with similar improvements to 4,233 km of roads at ₹2,000 crore

India urges Russia to release 27 more Indians recruited into Russian army

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India has strongly taken up the matter with Russian authorities

RBI revises norms for claims settlement of deceased bank customers

The directions are related to the settlement of claims in the deposit accounts of a deceased customer, safe deposit locker and articles in safe custody by the deceased customer

L&T to complete Hyderabad metro stake divestment by FY26 end

The company said that Telangana government will take over the Hyderabad Metro SPV by refinancing the current debt and acquiring equity of L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd

CAG Murthy launches GASAB site to boost government accounting transparency

Murthy stated that the standard-setting work undertaken by GASAB is an exercise entailing multiple stakeholder interaction and feedback from subject matter experts

350-400 CAPF companies to be deployed for Bihar Assembly elections

A single CAPF company has an operational strength of about 70-80 personnel

India make clean sweep in Youth ODIs as Vedant, Rahul shine vs Australia

Vedant (86 off 92 balls) and Rahul's (62 off 84 balls) 99-run partnership for the fourth wicket set the platform for a competitive 280 for 9

Rahul, Sudharsan tons guide India A to series-clinching win over Aus A

It was the sixth-highest successful run chase in the country's first-class history

Govt to soon auction blocks with coal gasification potential: Official

The government will soon put up for sale coal blocks that have potential for coal gasification, a senior official said on Friday.

GST rate cuts likely to ease inflation, boost growth, says FinMin report

Recent GST rate cuts will help lower inflation over the next year and also bring a further upside bias to the country's growth prospects, the Finance Ministry said in its monthly report.

Centre transfers over ₹540 cr to 2.7 mn farmers in three flood-hit states

The PM-KISAN scheme is a central sector scheme launched in February 2019 by the Prime Minister to supplement the financial needs of land-holding farmers