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NDC 3.0 highlights climate action urgency amid geopolitical turmoil

India's updated climate targets signal stronger action amid global uncertainty, though experts say ambition may fall short of the country's clean energy potential

Datanomics: Jal Jeevan Mission connections rise, supply remains hurdle

Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 extends deadline to 2028, but gaps in water supply functionality and declining fund utilisation raise concerns despite rising rural tap coverage

Delhi PWD waives road restoration charges to fast-track PNG rollout

The road restoration charge is levied by the road-owning agency on any service provider cutting a road or footpath to lay down the lines

Vijay Mallya takes swipe at critics over 'vanity project' tag for RCB

USL had on Tuesday announced the sale of RCB in a ₹16,660-crore all-cash deal to a consortium of Aditya Birla Group, The Times of India Group, Bolt Ventures and Blackstone

PM Modi to interact with CMs on preparedness amid West Asia conflict

This is the first time that the prime minister will hold a meeting with the chief ministers on the West Asia conflict which started on February 28 with the attack by the US-Israel on Iran

PM Modi grants land ownership rights to over 28,000 Assam tea workers

After 200 years, workers have been granted land ownership rights to build their homes; the government plans to extend these land rights to a total of 400,000 to 500,000 tea workers

Rain, thunderstorms to lash North India; strong winds likely in Delhi

Light to moderate rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds are set to impact north and northeast India, with thundersqualls forecast in plains and temperature fluctuations expected across regions

13 killed in Andhra bus fire; Prez Murmu condoles, PM announces ex-gratia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the deaths and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF to the next of kin of each deceased

Odisha conviction rate in crimes against women among highest in country: CM

State reports significant rise in convictions with faster investigations and trials; ₹10,786 crore Home budget focuses on policing reforms and infrastructure

40% of 3.2 million adjudicated names deleted from Bengal rolls: EC official

With around 6.3 million names struck off earlier during the SIR exercise in the state, the total number of deleted voters rose to nearly 7.6 million, the official confirmed

Kotak Mahindra Bank files police complaint in Panchkula FD fraud case

Bank begins reconciliation of municipal deposits, says accounts followed due process; probe comes amid broader scrutiny of deposit irregularities in Haryana

High-powered panels begin their review meetings on West Asia conflict

Sources in the know said that the officials did a stock taking of the prevailing situation and will now regularly meet to further devise strategies and other response to the crisis

India not 'broker' amid West Asia crisis: Jaishankar at all-party meet

There is nothing new in Pakistan's mediation efforts in the matter as that country has been "used" by the US since 1981, sources quoted External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar as saying

Finance Bill 2026 cleared; limit buyback tax to domestic entities

Amendments raise start-up tax threshold, remove arrest provisions and introduce safeguards in reassessment, aiming to ease compliance and reduce litigation

Cabinet clears new climate targets, 47% emission reduction by 2035

India raises ambition under new NDC, targets 60 per cent non-fossil capacity and higher carbon sink by 2035 while aligning climate goals with development priorities

NHAI can't deny recompense citing financial burden: Supreme Court

Supreme Court refuses to limit 2019 Tarsem Singh ruling, saying constitutional guarantee of just compensation cannot be diluted due to financial burden

West Asia crisis: 426,000 passengers have returned to India, says MEA

The MEA said it continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the Gulf and the West Asia region

Sonia Gandhi to remain under medical observation for a few more days

According to hospital authorities, she was admitted at around 10.22 pm on Tuesday

Questions on caste to be notified before second phase of Census 2027: Govt

The Census will be conducted in two phases - houselisting and housing census from April to September 2026, and population enumeration (PE) in February 2027

Parliament passes Bill to amend law on rights of transgender persons

The Modi government is committed to protecting all those people who are suffering due to biological reasons, he said adding that their rights will be protected