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Parliamentary panel expresses concern over underuse of funds under PM-ABHIM

The parliamentary panel, chaired by Samajwadi Party (SP) member Ram Gopal Yadav, expressed concerns over the scheme's absorption capacity and the professional efficiency of its implementing agency

State of the police: Situations vacant, from West Bengal to Mizoram

India is one of the most under-policed nations in the world as state governments fail to recruit personnel

Much harder for serious writers to survive now: Irish author Paul Lynch

My writing is designed to reflect human experience in all its richness and complexity, says Lynch

Highlights: Mark Carney sworn in as Canada's new PM as country deals with Trump's trade war

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Tripura govt inks MoU with IHCL for development of Taj Pushpavanta Hotel

Earlier in the day, the CM flagged off district mobile forensic vans and stated that the initiative would aid in solving criminal cases and improve the state's conviction rate

Friday prayers conclude in Sambhal's Shahi Jama Masjid amid tight security

District Magistrate Rajender Pensiya said both Holi and the Namaz concluded peacefully

Parl panel nudges govt to bring Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill

The committee, in its recommendations, said more than three months had passed since the additional time was given for receiving comments and suggestions from the general public and stakeholders

Court denies bail to Kannada actress Ranya Rao in gold smuggling case

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized gold bars worth Rs 12.56 crore from Ranya at Kempegowda International Airport when she arrived here from Dubai on March 3

Man attacks devotees with rod inside Amritsar's Golden Temple, 5 injured

An unidentified man attacked devotees with a rod at Amritsar's Golden Temple, injuring five people, including a seriously wounded Sikh youth from Bathinda; police have arrested the attacker

UP govt tags 450 acres from six defunct textile mills for industrial use

Move part of the Yogi 2.0 government's target to achieve an industrial land bank of 150K acres by 2027

Rajasthan man strangled to death for refusing Holi colours; three booked

Villagers and family members of the deceased staged a late-night protest, blocking the national highway with Hansraj's body in Rajasthan's Dausa district until 1 am on Thursday

BJP alleges Rs 1,000-crore liquor scam in Tamil Nadu, DMK calls it baseless

The BJP has accused the Tamil Nadu government of a Rs 1,000-crore liquor scam, but the DMK has denied the charges, calling them baseless

India adds six properties to tentative list for Unesco recognition

With these additions, India now has 62 sites on the tentative list

CM Rekha Gupta vows to paint Delhi with colours of happiness, prosperity

Gupta highlighted her vision for the capital, focusing on progress and prosperity, and reaffirmed the importance of her leadership in achieving a brighter future for the people of Delhi

Delhi-NCR commuters may soon see an end to border traffic jams, toll clogs

A govt proposal seeks to relocate toll collection points and implementing new tolling systems at busy corridors such as Delhi-Gurgaon and Delhi-Ghaziabad-Noida routes

Telangana tunnel collapse: Search ops underway to locate 7 missing persons

The personnel of different organisations involved in the operation went inside the tunnel on Friday morning, taking the necessary equipment with them, an official release said

Indian injured in illegal boarding of tanker in S'pore Strait, discharged

Officers from Police Coast Guard (PCG) boarded the vessel on February 28 at 8.20 am and saw a crew member lying on the ship's main deck, bleeding from his right eye

Rooftop solar power scheme has a mountain to climb despite funding

PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana is to supply solar power to 10 mn households by Jan 2027

No other religion has such rich tradition of festivals: Adityanath on Holi

Addressing the traditional 'Narsingh Shobhayatra' in Gorakhpur, he stressed that Holi gives out the message of an maintaining an "Akhand" (intact) country through unity

Tamil Nadu govt presents Budget 2025-26 in Assembly, AIADMK stages walkout

Presenting the Budget, Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu said women using fare-free bus services has risen to 65 per cent from 40 per cent