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Pro-Kannada groups have announced a statewide bandh in Karnataka on March 22 in response to the ongoing language dispute between Kannada and Marathi speakers.

The government has zero tolerance policy towards terrorism, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday as he also asserted that Naxalism will end in India by March 2026. Watch the video to know more

A fire at the residence of Delhi High Court Judge Yashwant Varma led to the discovery of a large stash of unaccounted cash.

The US Federal Reserve kept benchmark interest rates steady but signalled potential cuts later this year amid concerns over tariffs and a slowing economy.

The Supreme Court Collegium has initiated an inquiry into the incident following allegations that a significant amount of cash was found at Justice Yashwant Varma's residence during the fire

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Following an extensive investigation, the CBI has now closed both cases, stating that no criminal conspiracy or wrongdoing was found in connection with Sushant's death

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Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin held a meeting on delimitation in Chennai on Saturday, opposing a population-based approach; next meeting to take place in Hyderabad

Chief Ministers of Kerala, Telangana, and Punjab -- Pinarayi Vijayan, Revanth Reddy, Bhagwant Singh Mann -- were part of the meeting. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar also attended the meet hosted by Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin

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Police have so far arrested 69 people in connection with the Nagpur violence, officials said on Wednesday evening with Maharashtra minister Yogesh Kadam asserting that attacks on police personnel will be dealt with sternly.
The Minister of State for Home told reporters that the strictest action would be taken against the perpetrators of violence, and the fear of the law would be instilled.
While he put the number of arrests at 54, a senior official later said a total of 69 persons have been arrested, including eight Vishwa Hindu Parishad workers.
Kadam said that rioters dared to attack police personnel. "We will show what is meant by fear of the police. They will not be spared," he added.
He said the government would ensure that the police morale is not affected, adding that instructions have been given to take the strictest action.
"Police are looking for the mastermind behind the violence," Kadam said and warned of action against those circulating misleading videos on social ...

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India has seen a dramatic boom in renewable energy installations - but that's not been enough to supply increasing power needs, prompting the government to also double down on coal power

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Seven months after their daughter's rape-murder at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, her parents finally received her death certificate from West Bengal Health Secretary NS Nigam.
Accompanied by the medical superintendent and vice principal (MSVP) of RG Kar hospital, the health secretary visited the deceased doctor's residence on Wednesday evening to deliver the original death certificate to her parents.
"They needed the original death certificate. Today, I came here and handed it over to them. No discussions were held," Nigam said.
The victim's father, who had been demanding the death certificate since August 9  the day of the tragic incident at the state-run institute  said, "The health secretary suddenly arrived at our residence and gave us the original document."
"We have been struggling to obtain it. We sent an email in January and, even after that, had to go from one department to another, but no one cooperated," he alleged.
He also acknowledged receiving a link that coul

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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday sought probe by the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police in the road concretization that took place in the city in 2023-24.
In a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Thackeray said MLAs of several parties raised the issue of the poor quality of the concretization work in the state assembly this week.
Roads in Mumbai are either dug up or incomplete which hinders traffic, the former minister said.  "So there should be an enquiry into the concretization of roads that took place during 2023-24, and also an EOW probe into the tendering process. Action should be taken against contractors, officials and other concerned people," he added.
Though he did not name anyone, deputy CM Eknath Shinde, who heads the rival Shiv Sena, was the chief minister during the period.

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The Centre has started working on creating a single job application portal for all government recruitment, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday.
He said the aim behind the portal is to ease the burden on job seekers so that they save time and energy from applying across multiple platforms.
Chairing a high-level meeting at the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in North Block here, Singh emphasised the government's commitment to streamlining the recruitment process and enhancing governance through technology-driven reforms.
He instructed the creation of a single job application portal' to ease the burden on job seekers and save their time and energy from applying across multiple platforms, according to a Personnel Ministry statement.
Later, talking to PTI, the minister said, "The work has already begun. We will try to complete the work in a time-bound manner. It will help job seekers a lot," said Singh, the Minister of State for Personnel.
He also hailed the ...

Jitendra Singh

Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil on Saturday stressed the importance of water conservation, stating that it is the need of the hour, as he launched the nationwide campaign "Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain-2025" from Panchkula.
Addressing a gathering at the event, Patil said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had emphasised turning water conservation into a people's movement, and "today's event is a reflection of that."
He emphasised that the need of the hour is to save water because water cannot be created.
"Water will be the first criterion on which future generations will evaluate us. To secure water conservation for the future, we need to advance in water storage by making various plans and experimenting with different methods," said the Union Minister.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini was also present at the occassion, according to an official release.
The Union Minister said that, due to the visionary leadership of the prime minister, the growing problem of water scarc

The government has proposed regulations aimed at reducing water waste, with new mandates that set a bold target: Up to 50 per cent wastewater reuse by 2031 for bulk consumers. These regulations will require entities consuming over 5,000 litres daily

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