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Mamata heralds Durga Puja 2025, sets stage for festive splendour

Kolkata, Sept. 20 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ushered in the festive fervour of Durga Puja 2025 on Saturday by inaugurating three iconic pandals in the city - Hatibagan Sarbojanin, Tala Prottoy,... Read More


Assam govt to probe singer Zubeen Garg's death: CM Himanta Biswa

Guwahati, Sept. 20 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said his government would conduct an inquiry into singer Zubeen Garg's death. The chief minister said that he has directed D... Read More


Protests, hunt on for attackers in Manipur

Imphal, Sept. 20 -- Locals of Nambol in Manipur's Bishnupur district on Saturday morning staged protests against the killing of two Assam Rifles personnel in an ambush in the area on Friday. Search o... Read More


'Graft in security bodies must end': Proxy wars, ISIS pose major challenges, says NIA chief

Pune, Sept. 20 -- Proxy wars and ISIS are major challenges for India, said National Investigation Agency (NIA) chief Sadanand Date on Saturday, underscoring that corruption within institutions respons... Read More


Stubble burning: Punjab records 27 incidents in 5 days; Govt intensifies awareness campaign

Chandigarh, Sept. 20 -- Punjab has seen 27 stubble burning cases in the last five days, even as authorities have launched an intensive campaign in hotspots of paddy straw burning in various districts ... Read More


'Centre encouraging Indians working abroad to return to country'

Mumbai, Sept. 20 -- Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, PK Mishra, on Saturday said under its Capacity Building Commission, the Centre had been encouraging Indians working abroad to return to the c... Read More


India inks deep sea exploration contract with International Seabed Authority

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- India has signed a 15-year contract with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) for exclusive rights to explore polymetallic sulphides in the Indian Ocean, Earth Sciences Mini... Read More


Carried out in a Raj hamlet, L-G recalls work on land degradation neutrality

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Saturday recalled how Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of land degradation neutrality, aiming to restore 26 million hectares of degra... Read More


Delhi Police holds 'Eyes and Ears' campaign; Malls, market plazas chosen as venues

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- The Delhi Police on Saturday conducted a city-wide public outreach campaign on safety and security under its "Eyes and Ears" scheme across all 15 districts of the national capit... Read More


Eco-friendly push: NJB launches 'Jute Pandal' contest for Durga Puja

Kolkata, Sept. 20 -- The National Jute Board (NJB) has taken a novel initiative to blend tradition with environmental consciousness during this year's Durga Puja by organising a special contest named ... Read More