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Maharashtra govt issues advisory as heavy rains forecast across state

Orange and red alerts have been issued for certain districts, with instructions for precautionary and preparatory measures to be taken through the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC)

Heavy rains lash Odisha as depression nears coast; CM reviews preparedness

CM Majhi also ordered Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and fire service units and fire services personnel to remain prepared

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

CBI court pardons Nirav Modi's brother-in-law, makes him approver

A special CBI court granted him pardon on the condition that he would make "full and true disclosure of all circumstances within his knowledge concerning the offence and every other person involved"

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

Activist Sonam Wangchuk arrested by Leh police amid statehood protest

The Home Ministry has alleged that the Ladakh climate activist was responsible for inciting the unrest that claimed four lives and left over 90 injured

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

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

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.

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

PM Modi to launch railway projects, BSNL 4G stack in Odisha on Sep 27

This will be the Prime Minister's sixth visit to Odisha in 15 months since the BJP came to power in the state in June, 2024

Southwest monsoon withdraws completely from rain-ravaged Himachal Pradesh

In the past 11 years, the early withdrawal was recorded on September 29, 2015, and the late withdrawal was recorded on October 11, 2019

Delhi court rejects bail plea of Chaitanyananda Saraswati in forgery case

The FIR in the case has been registered for the offences of cheating by personation, cheating by dishonestly inducing a person to deliver property or consent to its retention, forgery, forged document