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India's forex reserves rise for 2nd straight week at $630.6 billion

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said India's foreign exchange reserves rose for a second straight week and stood at USD 630.6 billion as of 31 January.

100 Percent Clean Power Targeted

DMC Vice chairman Kuljeet Singh Chahal started his political career with the ABVP – the student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say

The plan would leave fewer than 300 staffers on the job out of what are currently 8,000 direct hires and contractors

Experts fail to identify cause of 17 mysterious deaths in J-K's Rajouri

The first death was reported on 7 December; 38 people who had fallen sick recovered

HC Rejects Admissibility of Govt's Plea Seeking Death Penalty for Sole Convict

A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday morning rejected the admissibility of the petition by the West Bengal government seeking death penalty for Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the R G Kar rape and murder tragedy.

RG Kar financial case: Sandip Ghosh moves division bench of Calcutta HC

After two failed attempts to secure more time for the charge-framing process in the multi-crore financial irregularities case at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, former principal Sandip Ghosh and other accused have now moved a division bench of the Calcutta High Court.

India and Spain hold 5th Joint Working Group meeting to strengthen defence cooperation

The 5th Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting between the Ministry of Defence of India and Spain took place here on Thursday.

Congress Takes Jibe at BJP Over Uniform Civil Code

'UCC Cannot Become a Political Instrument Designed to Keep the Country in a State of Polarisation'

Iconic Pamban bridge in TN Set to rewrite history

The Indian Railways' engineering marvel is expected to see the green signal this month; preparations are on in full swing for an inauguration by PM Modi

Jitendra Singh reiterates govt's commitment to curb corruption

Union Minister in the PMO Jitendra Singh on Thursday reiterated the government's commitment to \"Zero Tolerance Against Corruption\" and highlighted various steps taken to curb it.

Sebaashray gets 10k footfall on Thursday

More than 10,000 people visited the Sebaashray camps at Metiabruz today.

Punjab: Doorstep delivery of 406 citizen-centric services

In a bid to increase accessibility of government services to the people of Punjab, Punjab's Governance Reforms Minister, Aman Arora, on Thursday, announced the expansion of the 'Bhagwant Mann Sarkar, Tuhade Dwaar' scheme with the addition of 363 more citizen-centric services; allowing people of Punjab to avail all these services, being offered through Sewa Kendras, at their doorsteps.

Amazon inks pacts with MSME dept to train & onboard MSMEs from Bengal on its Global Selling programme

Amazon India on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and Textile, Government of West Bengal to boost exports and entrepreneurs from the state.

Kerala HC reserves order on appeal by Naveen Babu's widow seeking CBI probe into his death

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Delhi Police Filed Over 1,000 Cases of MCC Violation During Delhi Polls

A day after the Delhi Assembly elections culminated in voting, the Delhi Police, on Thursday, released the data on the violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).

Telangana Congress cracks the whip

Telangana Congress cracked the whip as the party leadership today met the MLAs, warning them against opposing its policies openly and directing them to resolve any doubts and concerns through internal discussions instead of speaking publicly about the issues.

After Budget push, apprehensions about uranium mining in Kurnool

The Union government has launched the Nuclear Energy Mission and allocated Rs 20,000 crore

Coo Royal Bhutan Army Visits Eastern Command HQ

The chief operations officer (COO) of the Royal Bhutan Army, Lieutenant General Batoo Tshering, visited the headquarters of Eastern Command at Vijay Durg, Kolkata on 5-6 February.

Overground worker's 'custodial death' rocks J-K; Mehbooba, Omar demand justice

Jammu and Kashmir was tensed on Thursday following the \"custodial death\" of a terror 'OGW' Makhan Din in the Kathua district of Jammu and a truck driver being shot dead by an Army team after he jumped a check post in North Kashmir's Baramulla border district.

Rahul, Akhilesh join DMK protest against UGC draft rules

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav participated in a protest organised by Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK against the University Grants Commission (UGC) draft rules on Thursday.

Congress MLA Wadettiwar Says Mahayuti Will Lose Credibility Unless Munde Is Sacked

Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar said on Thursday that the Mahayuti government ruling Maharashtra would lose all its credibility unless Food & Civil Supplies Minister Dhananjay Munde is sacked from his cabinet minister post.

JDU raises doubts over funding to Jan Suraaj Party, asks Prashant Kishor to come clean within 72-hour

Janata Dal United (JDU) has levelled serious allegations against Jan Suraaj Party and its founder Prashant Kishor, ranging from financial irregularities to deceiving people about the political establishment.

J&K, Ladakh High Court expresses displeasure over poor health facilities

A Division Bench of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh comprising Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice MA Chowdhary expressed displeasure over the poor health facilities in the UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories (UTs).

Hindustan Copper Graded as 'Excellent' for FY 2023-24

Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) has achieved \"Excellent\" rating by the department of public enterprises (DPE) for FY 2023-24 in terms of Performance as per MoU parameters.

Jharkhand Attracts ₹26,000 Crore Investment Proposals at Bengal Global Business Summit

Jharkhand is emerging as a key investment destination, with proposals worth over Rs 26,000 crore received at the Bengal Global Business Summit 2025 in Kolkata.

Darjeeling MP raises concerns over tea garden land diversion

Darjeeling MP Raju Bista has strongly opposed chief minister Mamata Banerjee's decision to allow 30 per cent of tea garden land to be diverted for non-tea purposes, calling it a \"dangerous and dictatorial\" policy that could displace indigenous communities.

India engaging with US to ensure deportees are not mistreated, says EAM Jaishankar

India is engaging with the United States to ensure that illegal Indian immigrants being deported from America are not mistreated in any manner during the flight, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

68 Cases Of Excess Luggage Detected During Rly Drive

A total of 68 cases of excess luggage were detected during an intensive checking drive at Sealdah regarding excess un-booked luggage.

AAP, Congress Reject Exit Polls' Prediction of Clean Sweep for BJP

The AAP, Congress and other Opposition parties on Thursday rejected the exit poll prediction of a clean sweep for the saffron party in the Delhi Assembly elections.

Day after Mujib's residence is demolished, Dhaka protests to New Delhi over Hasina's 'false, fabricated' statements

Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lodged a protest with the Indian government over the \"false and fabricated\" comments and statements continuously being made in different platforms including social media, by the country's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that Dhaka said were aimed at instigating instability.