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Simultaneous polls: 39-member House panel set up, BJP MP Mahtab may lead

The committee will have 27 members from the Lok Sabha and 12 from the Rajya Sabha

Delhi's air quality remains in 'severe' category, average AQI at 429

According to the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), the capital's air quality currently falls under Stage III (Severe), which is characterised by AQI values between 401 and 450

Over 3.5 mn MGNREGS job cards deleted, 3.8 mn added in FY25: Govt

The programme officer, after independent verification of the facts, may direct the gram panchayat to cancel any particular job card. All additions, deletions and cancellations must be made public

Parliament scuffle: Case against Rahul Gandhi transferred to crime branch

Earlier, Delhi Police registered an FIR against Rahul Gandhi, in connection to a scuffle that took place in Parliament. The tensions had erupted when members of the opposition and the ruling parties

News updates: BJP MP PP Chaudhary appointed as the Chairperson of JPC for 'One Nation One Election'

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DoT asks telcos to play cybercrime awareness caller tune 8-10 times daily

The telecom department has ordered operators to play cyber crime awareness caller tune 8-10 times per day to telephone subscribers for three months.

Trai recommends additional 5 Mhz spectrum to Railways in 700 Mhz band

Trai recommended taking back spectrum assigned to Indian Railways in other frequency bands viz. 146-174 MHz, 400 MHz band, and 900 MHz band in a time-bound manner after it completes implementation

FSSAI mandates quarterly reporting of expired, rejected food items

While the FOSCOS (Food Safety and Compliance System) reporting function is still being developed, the regulator has asked food businesses to begin collecting the required data to ensure readiness

Cabinet hikes copra MSP by upto Rs 420 to Rs 12,100 per quintal for 2025

The MSP for 'milling copra' has been increased by Rs 420 to Rs 11,582 per quintal, while for 'ball copra' by Rs 100 to Rs 12,100 per quintal for 2025

Anti-Sikh riots: SC directs Centre to file fresh status report on trials

However, it was only in May 2023 that the central probe agency the CBI filed a chargesheet against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler for his alleged role in the killings of three people

States ask FM for more funds under loan scheme, higher borrowing cap

In the Budget for 2024-25, Sitharaman had hiked the allocations for interest-free loans to states for capital expenditure, enabling states to spend more on infrastructure and specified reforms

IFC invests Rs 630 cr in NDR InvIT to bolster sustainable warehousing

India's warehousing sector is crucial for economic growth, supporting e-commerce, manufacturing, and the seamless movement of goods across industries, said Imad Fakhoury, IFC's Regional Director

Govt to set up data & AI labs; onboards 8 projects for safe AI: Prasada

According to the list shared by Prasada, the selected projects include Machine Unlearning from IIT Jodhpur, Synthetic Data Generation from IIT Roorkee, AI Bias Mitigation Strategy

Orders placed for machines to bore undersea tunnel for bullet train: Govt

Construction works on the flagship high speed bullet train project have gathered momentum in Maharashtra

MPC minutes: External members back rate cut, say inflation hampering growth

They also support a rate cut to avoid the risk of sharp currency appreciation if India does not normalise interest rates when most other global central banks have already embarked on an easing cycle

Bengaluru techie's mother seeks top court's help to find missing grandson

The mother of Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash mentioned in her petition that Atul's ex-wife Nikita and her family, who are currently in custody, have failed to disclose the whereabouts of their grandson

Nursery admissions in Delhi private schools end, first list on Jan 17

The second list of selected students, along with the marks allotted, will be released on February 3, 2025. Subsequent admission lists, if any, will be published on February 26, 2025

'Can't speak Kannada?' Cars24 CEO's Delhi-pitch rekindles language debate

Vikram Chopra addressed those who had not learned Kannada despite living in Bengaluru for years, adding that it was fine and invited them to move to Delhi

Jaipur gas tanker crash: CCTV footage reveals chilling scene of accident

CCTV footage taken from a residence close to the location of the petrol tanker collision that has killed 11 people so far on the Jaipur-Ajmer route in Rajasthan has gone viral

Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala passes away at 89

Om Prakash Chautala, aged 89, passed away in Gurugram after suffering a cardiac arrest on December 20