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HC directs Centre to resume MGNREGA in Bengal from Aug 1

Kolkata, June 18 -- After a nearly three-year halt, the Calcutta High Court has directed the Centre to prospectively implement the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) sche... Read More


Cool and safe commute gets closer: First AC EMU rake reaches ER's Sealdah Division

Kolkata, June 18 -- Air-conditioned suburban travel in Bengal is now one step closer to reality with the arrival of the first-ever AC Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) rake in Eastern Railways' (ER) Sealda... Read More


'No place for double standards when it comes to terrorism': PM

Kananaskis (Canada), June 18 -- India's neighbourhood has become a breeding ground for terrorism and turning a blind eye towards the challenge would be a "betrayal of humanity", Prime Minister Narendr... Read More


Munir-Trump lunch 'huge setback'; PM must call all-party meeting: Cong

New Delhi, June 18 -- The Congress on Wednesday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must immediately chair an all-party meeting upon his return from his three-nation tour to brief leaders on wh... Read More


UP Cabinet rejig on horizon, Bhupendra Chaudhary tipped to be BJP chief again

Lucknow, June 18 -- A Cabinet expansion in Uttar Pradesh is likely to take place soon, with six new ministers expected to be inducted into the Yogi Adityanath-led government. According to party source... Read More


Face authentication mandatory for Anganwadi beneficiaries from July 1

New Delhi, June 18 -- The women and child development ministry has directed all states and Union territories to implement a mandatory face recognition system for take-home ration distribution and chil... Read More


Ayurveda is generally free from side effects, unlike allopathy: CM

New Delhi, June 18 -- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday said "allopathic medicines", or conventional modern medicine, may sometimes have side effects but Ayurvedic treatments are generally free ... Read More


ED raids 37 locations in Rs 2,000 crore AAP era Delhi classroom construction 'scam'

New Delhi, June 18 -- The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday searched multiple premises in the national Capital as part of a money laundering investigation into an alleged Rs 2,000 crore classroom c... Read More


Govt plans global stakeholder summit to boost tourism

New Delhi, June 18 -- The Delhi government will soon hold a global stakeholder summit to generate ideas for boosting tourism in the national Capital, officials said. The tourism department of the gov... Read More


PWD to rework Rs 387 crore courtrooms digitisation proj

New Delhi, June 18 -- The Public Works Department (PWD) of Delhi government plans to rework the Rs 387-crore courtrooms digitisation project, which was approved by the previous AAP dispensation last y... Read More