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Fortnightly sugar quotas from Sept to check hoarding

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- The government on Friday announced the replacement of the monthly sugar quota system with a fortnightly mechanism from September, as it attempts to tighten its monitoring of supp... Read More


PM lauds Jan Dhan as accounts hit 590 mn

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) for its "unprecedented scale and transformative outcomes" achieving 590 million bank acco... Read More


India, Canada to initiate investment treaty talks

Toronto, Aug. 29 -- India has expressed its readiness to initiate negotiations towards a bilateral investment treaty with Canada, according a joint statement issued after the first Economic and Financ... Read More


Jio Platforms gets Sebi approval for IPO

Mumbai, Aug. 29 -- India's markets regulator has approved the initial public offering (IPO) of Jio Platforms Ltd, clearing the way for what could become the country's largest stock listing. The Securi... Read More


Bihar: No student will 'fail' in Class 10, 12 state board exam

PATNA, Aug. 29 -- The Bihar government has decided to remove the word "Fail" from the marksheets of students appearing for Class 10 and Class 12 examinations conducted under the Bihar School Examinati... Read More


Abducted from Chandigarh, set afire, Kharar influencer dies

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- A 28-year-old Punjabi social media influencer, Manjeet Kaur, died during treatment at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here, nearly two mont... Read More


Ex-Haryana minister Sandeep gets notice on plea to add rape-bid charge

Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- A local court has issued notice to former Haryana minister and ex-Indian hockey team captain Sandeep Singh on a revision petition seeking to invoke an attempt-to-rape charge aga... Read More


President paves way for HC bench in Ladakh

Jammu, Aug. 29 -- President Droupadi Murmu has issued a regulation that establishes a bench of the high court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in the Union territory of Ladakh, paving the way for bring... Read More


At Rakhar Punia fair, political parties make poll pitches

Amritsar, Aug. 29 -- With the Punjab assembly elections around the corner, major political parties on Friday attacked each other at the Rakhar Punia fair at Baba Bakala in Amritsar. While chief minist... Read More


PRAGG overcomes odds to become 1st Indian to win GRAND CHESS TOUr

NEW dELHI, Aug. 29 -- Grandmaster (GM) R Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian to win the coveted Grand Chess Tour after defeating the US's Fabiano Caruana in a come-from-behind effort. Praggnanandha... Read More