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Lt Gen Virendra Vats takes over as new DG NCC

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- Lt Gen Virendra Vats, YSM, SM, VSM assumed charge as the Director General of the National Cadet Corps (NCC), succeeding Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh, on October 1, 2025. Lt Gen Vats ta... Read More


Ayodhya Mosque to take traditional shape after oval dome design fails to win support

Lucknow, Oct. 1 -- The mosque in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village, announced as part of the Supreme Court's 2019 verdict, is set to undergo a major transformation. After five years of debate and hesitation... Read More


Bareilly violence: 2 'outsiders' with criminal history nabbed after gunfight with cops

Bareilly, Oct. 1 -- Two persons allegedly involved in the September 26 violence in Bareilly were arrested following an encounter in CB Ganj area on Wednesday, police said, as the crackdown continued o... Read More


Centre approves Rs 4,645 crore mitigation and reconstruction projects

NEW DELHI, Oct. 1 -- In another significant move towards the creation of a disaster-resilient India, the Union Home minister Amit Shah-led High-Level Committee (HLC) has approved projects of mitigatio... Read More


Chidambaram's revelations prove UPA govt acted under foreign pressure: Vijayvargiya

Bhopal, Oct. 1 -- Senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya on Wednesday said former Union minister P Chidambaram's recent remarks have exposed how the UPA government function... Read More


'Swami Atmanand Ji Maharaj dedicated his entire life in upliftment of exploited, deprived'

Chandigarh, Oct. 1 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that Haryana has been the birthplace of great personalities who have pioneered social, cultural, and religious transformations since... Read More


RBI proposes to raise lending limit against shares to Rs 1 cr

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- The Reserve Bank on Wednesday proposed to raise the lending limit for banks against shares to Rs 1 crore and for IPO financing to Rs 25 lakh per person, a move that will increase the... Read More


Measures to promote use of INR for int'l trade announced

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- In a bid to promote the use of domestic currency for cross-border settlements, the Reserve Bank on Wednesday announced a slew of measures, including allowing banks to lend in Indian ... Read More


'No proposal to levy charges on UPI transactions'

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday said there is no proposal to levy any charge on UPI transactions. The governor also said the central bank is examining a proposal ... Read More


Slew of measures announced to help exporters

Mumbai, Oct. 1 -- The Reserve Bank on Wednesday announced a host of measures to help exporters tide over challenges posed by the imposition of 50 per cent tariffs by the US administration on Indian sh... Read More