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Ladakh bodies submit draft proposal to MHA

Srinagar, Nov. 18 -- The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) on Monday submitted a 29-page draft proposal to the ministry of home affairs, which included demands of statehood, Six... Read More


Total reservation in Maha local polls can't exceed 50%, says SC

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Monday held that total reservation across the local bodies going to polls in Maharashtra cannot exceed 50% as it scoffed at the state for "misconstruing" its... Read More


T'gana gram panchayat polls to have old quota

Hyderabad, Nov. 18 -- The Telangana cabinet, chaired by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, on Monday decided to conduct the elections to the gram panchayats with the old reservation policy, which restric... Read More


top court pulls up Rajasthan over pollution in Jojari river

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Rajasthan government for complicity of its officials in allowing industrial waste to directly flow into Jojari river - a lifeline for ne... Read More


'Atmanirbharta gave freedom to act decisively'

NEW DELHI, Nov. 18 -- The critical role played by indigenous weapons and systems during Operation Sindoor - India's response to the Pahalgam terror attack - proved that Atmanirbharta (self-reliance) d... Read More


Can't bring city to a halt:SC junks plea for major steps to fend off bad air

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to impose sweeping pollution-control measures such as a year-round construction ban or curbs on vehicular movement in Delhi-NCR, observing th... Read More


NIA makes 2nd arrest in Red Fort blast case as toll up to 13

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- NIA on Monday arrested another "active co-conspirator" linked to the deadly Red Fort blast. The arrested man - identified as Jasir Bilal Wani, alias Danish, a 20-year-old residen... Read More


Talks on first tranche of US trade deal almost over: Commerce secy

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- Commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal on Monday said the first phase of India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA) is now "near closure" and the two sides are connected through "virtua... Read More


India seals deal for 2.2 mt LPG supply from US

Washington, Nov. 18 -- In a major development for India's energy sector, Indian public sector oil companies have signed their first ever structured deal to import 2.2 million tonnes of LPG from the US... Read More


mp cancels plan to pool land for 2028 ujjain kumbh

Bhopal, Nov. 18 -- Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Monday cancelled the proposed land-pooling in Ujjain to create permanent infrastructure for visitors to the Simhastha Kumbh that will be... Read More