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K Reddy questions Congress on poll promises in open letter to Sonia Gandhi

Hyderabad/New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy has written an open letter to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, questioning the implementation of the assurances made by th... Read More


Yogi announces cut in interest rate on UP cooperative rural development bank loans for small, marginal farmers

Lucknow, Dec. 21 -- Less than 15 months before the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday announced a major relief for the small and marginal farmers by reducing t... Read More


Tirkey warns tribals against 'fraud NGOs'

Ranchi, Dec. 21 -- Congress executive president Bandhu Tirkey has cautioned tribals against fraudulent non-governmental organisations (NGOs), alleging that they exploit social service as a cover for b... Read More


Sadar hospitals across Jharkhand to now have 4 hearse vans: Health minister Ansari

Jamshedpur, Dec. 21 -- Jharkhand health minister Irfan Ansari on Sunday announced that all district sadar hospitals would now have four hearse vehicles each, while ordering district deputy commissione... Read More


BJP alleges graft in Jal Jeevan Mission across Jharkhand

Ranchi, Dec. 21 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday accused the Hemant Soren government of orchestrating large-scale corruption in the Jal Jeevan Mission, alleging that the flagship drinking... Read More


"Deeply moving experience": PM Modi visits Swahid Smarak Kshetra, pays tribute to Assam Movement martyrs

Guwahati, Dec. 21 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that visiting Swahid Smarak Kshetra at Paschim Boragaon in Guwahati was a "deeply moving experience", recalling the sacrifice of people... Read More


ISRO successfully conducts drogue parachute tests for Gaganyaan mission

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 21 -- In a significant boost to India's ambitious human spaceflight programme, Gaganyaan, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully tested a critical parachute s... Read More


Finance Minister charts course for Viksit Bharat

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday chaired the Chintan Shivir of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in Vijayanagara, Karnataka, focusing on ... Read More


Govt says over 90 per cent of Aravalli range now protected, rejects claims of dilution

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- The government has issued a detailed rebuttal to allegations of weakening protection for the Aravalli mountain range, asserting that a recent Supreme Court-backed process has, in... Read More


Police officer alleges assault by NPP MP Shantha Pathma Kumara following cannabis raid

Sri Lanka, Dec. 21 -- A police officer attached to the Sooriyakanda Police Station has alleged that he was assaulted by a group including Ratnapura District National People's Power (NPP) Member of Par... Read More