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Pune railway capacity to double in 3 years: Vaishnaw

India, June 18 -- Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday unveiled an ambitious roadmap to transform Pune into a major railway hub, announcing a series of infrastructure projects worth ar... Read More


"Over two dozen SP, Congress MPs in touch to join NDA": UP Minister Sanjay Nishad on rumours of internal rift

Lucknow, June 18 -- UP Minister Sanjay Nishad, the leader of the Nishad Party and a key ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh, has claimed that several opposition leaders, from the... Read More


3 private aircraft whisk MPs to Delhi

India, June 18 -- At least three private aircraft were chartered to actualise Operation Tiger - a nickname coined by the Shiv Sena to win over six Lok Sabha MPs from Shiv Sena (UBT) - on Tuesday night... Read More


316 arrests, 6-kg heroin seizure: Jammu district emerges as leading drug hotspot

Jammu, June 18 -- Amid the ongoing 100-day Nasha Mukt Abhiyaan, Jammu district has emerged as the leading drug hotspot across the Jammu region, with 316 drug peddlers arrested in the past two months, ... Read More


Modi to disburse incentives worth Rs.2,400 cr to more than 15 lakh beneficiaries under PM-VBRY

New Delhi, June 18 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will disburse incentives worth Rs.2,400 crore through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to more than 15 lakh beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Viksi... Read More


20-year-old murder resurfaces amid Sena (UBT) crisis

India, June 18 -- The heated speculation around a second split in the Shiv Sena (UBT) has also shone a light on a 20-year-old political murder and its far-reaching implications for the current state o... Read More


Sena (UBT) rebels write to speaker on merging with Sena

India, June 18 -- The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena's move to get six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs to switch sides took a turn on Wednesday, with the rebel MPs informing the Lok Sabha speaker that they have form... Read More


Delhi HC refuses to waive 30-day notice period under Special Marriage Act, says courts cannot override statutory mandate

New Delhi, June 18 -- The Delhi High Court has refused to relax the mandatory 30-day waiting period prescribed under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, for a couple seeking early solemnisation of their m... Read More


Rahul Gandhi urges students to join 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' campaign, raises concerns over exams, education costs

New Delhi, June 18 -- Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urged students and job aspirants to join the newly launched 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' (Students' Echo) ca... Read More


Maharashtra tightens RTI rules, hikes fees

India, June 18 -- Obtaining information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act in Maharashtra is set to become costlier, with the state government amending the rules governing the law. Under the ne... Read More