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Radhakrishnan vs Reddy: MPs set to elect India's next Vice President

The NDA has a clear majority in the vice presidential election with 425 MPs, while opposition nominee B Sudershan Reddy banks on cross-voting amid YSRCP and fence-sitters

PM Modi to lay foundation stone for textile park in MP on Sept 17

On September 17, 2022, the PM released wild cheetahs brought from Namibia into an enclosure at the Kuno National Park in the state's Sheopur district

India's August fuel demand declines to 11-month low, shows govt data

India is the world's third-largest consumer and importer of oil. The data is a proxy for the country's oil demand

PM Modi asks NDA MPs to hold 'Swadeshi Mela' to boost self-reliance

Addressing the MPs a day before the vice presidential election, Modi kept the focus on the need for promoting made-in-India products

Delhi CM proposes CSR-backed initiatives to revive Yamuna, city's clean air

The government will associate the industry and corporate sector for effective solution of these major challenges, according to a statement by the Delhi CMO

IFC inks $60 mn deal with Visakhapatnam govt to upgrade sanitation infra

To this effect, a formal agreement was signed on Monday at the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat between the International Finance Corporation and Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation

Chhattisgarh govt sets October 30 deadline for first plastic park

The park will house units producing sprinklers, pipes, tubes, and agriculture equipment

BoB to PNB: Banks act to ensure uninterrupted services in flood-hit Punjab

Banks have issued advisories to branches in flood-hit Punjab to maintain customer services by stocking ATMs, keeping digital channels live and relocating operations if required

AI, drone survey: DJB takes steps to revamp Delhi's sewerage infrastructure

The DJB has identified five previous reports on drains, sewerage gaps, water quality and Yamuna River pollution, all of which will be studied to prepare the plan

Vice President polls on September 9: How Parliament numbers stack up

The election for the Vice Presidential was called after Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation; NDA's CP Radhakrishnan and INDIA bloc's Sudershan Reddy are in the fray

Maharashtra's quota quicksand: Kunbi tag for Marathas opens Pandora's box

Manoj Jarange-Patil had been demanding that the Maratha community be recognised as Kunbis, an agrarian caste included in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category

Modi@75: Govt to organise 75,000 health camps across India on PM's birthday

The Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan will feature 75,000 health camps at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, community health centres (CHCs), and other healthcare facilities

Elgar Parishad case: SC to hear medical bail plea of accused on Sept 15

The high court allowed Raut's bail plea but stayed its own order for a week on the request of the National Investigation Agency (NIA)

LIVE News: Hoax bomb threat at Kerala CM's residence and court complex, searches underway

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Global trade challenges need to be turned into opportunities: Prez Murmu

Murmu said this growth in exports seems even more impressive when 'we consider that there have been many challenges in the field of international trade during the last decade'

Hoax bomb threat triggers searches at Kerala CM's residence, court complex

The mail, sent to the district court's official email ID in the morning, prompted immediate action, police said

Trai refutes Congress claim of blocking SMS on Maharashtra poll fraud

Trai's rebuttal came after Congress on Sunday claimed that the Trai rejected its application for sending out SMSes to its Maharashtra cadre

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar hikes stipend for anganwadi workers, helpers

In a post on X, Kumar said anganwadi workers (sevika) will now get Rs 9,000, up from Rs 7,000 they had been receiving so far

SC questions TN over appointment of acting DGP, asks UPSC to suggest names

The contempt petition was filed by lawyer Henri Tiphagne who has contended that the appointment of an ad hoc/in-charge DGP was in violation of 2018 Supreme Court decision in the Prakash Singh case

Nitish Katara murder case: SC refuses to extend bail of convict Vikas Yadav

During the brief hearing, the counsel insisted that instead of sending him to the high court, the top court itself hear his plea for bail extension