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Balance between food and fuel security

India, July 29 -- The debate around India's biofuel blending push has mostly focused on the alleged harmful effects of the fuel being sold on cars. This is perhaps the easiest of the controversies to ... Read More


'DMs filled with death threats': CJP's Ratna Singh says she relies on lessons from Jantar Mantar protest

India, July 29 -- Lawyer-turned-CJP-spokesperson's remarks come even as founder Abhijeet Dipke's father alleges his son was warned to join the BJP or face consequences for his family* Cockroach Janta... Read More


Cauvery panel orders release of water to TN

BENGALURU, July 29 -- The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee on Tuesday directed Karnataka to release 4 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu over the next 15 days, ordering a daily discharge of 3,500 cusecs d... Read More


Punjab government's 'silence' on sacrilege law shows arrogance, says jathedar

AMRITSAR, July 29 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Tuesday criticised the Punjab government for failing to amend objectionable provisions of the newly enacted anti-sacrilege... Read More


BJP launches outreach drive to woo SC voters

Chandigarh, July 29 -- With the Punjab assembly elections scheduled early next year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a statewide outreach programme to woo the Scheduled Caste (SC) commun... Read More


Vijay writes to PM on Mekedatu, to visit Bengaluru for talks next month

Chennai, July 29 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing disappointment over Union minister of state for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhar... Read More


How much do banks earn from minimum balance penalties? Government data reveals Rs.26,170 crore in 4 years

New Delhi, July 29 -- Banks collected more than Rs.26,170 crore from customers as penalties for failing to maintain the minimum average balance (MAB) in their accounts over the four financial years fr... Read More


Chhattisgarh CM Sai welcomes passage of anti-paper leak bill in Lok Sabha

Raipur, July 29 -- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has welcomed the passage of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha, describing it as a... Read More


"Let them do it, we won't stop": KC Venugopal on Govt's offensive against Rahul Gandhi's remarks

New Delhi, July 29 -- Congress MP KC Venugopal on Wednesday slammed the Central government, following a day of intense disruption in the Lok Sabha, asserting that the party remains steadfast in raisin... Read More


Defamation case: Sukhbir exempted from personal appearance

Chandigarh, July 29 -- A local court on Tuesday granted personal appearance exemption to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal in an ongoing criminal defamation case, accepting his p... Read More