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Sitharaman announces sops to bolster India's seafood industry, marine shipments

India, Feb. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced sops to bolster India's seafood industry and marine shipments, including a waiver of duties on imported inputs, and polic... Read More


Adopted child entitled to take adoptive parent's caste: HC

India, Feb. 1 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday held that an adopted child is entitled to take the caste of his or her adoptive parents and ordered revenue authorities to issue a Special Backward Cla... Read More


Sahitya Parishad polls marred by alleged state machinery interference

India, Feb. 1 -- The Parivartan Utkarsh Aghadi has sought action against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajesh Pande, alleging misuse of the chief minister's name and government machinery in the ... Read More


Unaware of the swearing-in of Sunetra Pawar, says NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar

India, Feb. 1 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said he was unaware of any plan to swear in Sunetra Pawar as Maharashtra deputy chief minister, making it clea... Read More


Sitharaman announces content creator labs, new ayurveda, design institutes

India, Feb. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced setting up of a new National Institute of Design (NID), three All India Institutes of Ayurveda (AIIA), five university to... Read More


Fest prep takes over Delhi University, students give a glimpse into sponsorship hunts, finalizing artistes & more

India, Feb. 1 -- Fest time! Campus is abuzz, and for all the right tunes as Delhi University colleges are going to turn into festival arenas with some of the country's biggest artistes being approache... Read More


Police busts fake call centre in Noida; 5 held

India, Jan. 31 -- Noida police have arrested five individuals for operating a fraudulent call centre in Sector 6 that cheated job seekers by offering fake positions in multinational companies, officia... Read More


Mumbai western suburbs hit by 90-minute power outage

India, Jan. 31 -- Large parts of Mumbai's western suburbs, stretching from Vile Parle to Goregaon, were hit by a power outage on Friday evening, with supply disrupted for nearly 90 minutes. The major... Read More


Like Ajit Pawar, Sunetra is also likely to maintain her hold on Pune district

India, Jan. 31 -- With Sunetra Pawar taking charge as the deputy chief minister and emerging as a key Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, she is expected to assert a firm control over Pune distri... Read More


Son Parth emerges as key aide in Sunetra Pawar's political affairs

India, Jan. 31 -- Parth Pawar, the elder son of late deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, is likely to play a key role in managing the back office and handling coordination with party leaders and allies ... Read More