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Shah Unveils 10k Agri Cooperative Societies
Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah on Wednesday inaugurated 10,000 newly established multipurpose primary agricultural and dairy cooperative societies or PACS, in a bid to ease farmers' access to markets, part of the government's plan to create 200,000 such rural enterprises.
Political slugfest as Ken-Betwa project takes off after decades
PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the project, which envisages to channel excess water from the Ken river into the Betwa
Sexual assault in Anna varsity sparks outrage
A 19-year-old student was allegedly sexually assaulted on the campus of Anna University in Chennai, police officers familiar with the matter said, adding that one man was arrested over the incident, which triggered widespread outrage and fanned a political tussle in Tamil Nadu.
Guiding force who took country to new heights
President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation on Wednesday in paying tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 100th birth anniversary, with the PM remembering the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart as the one who \"dedicated his life to building a strong, prosperous, and self-reliant India\".
HC asks Western Rly to plant mangroves at Rajodi, not Vasai
The Bombay high court modified its previous order to permit planting of 7,823 new mangroves at Rajodi instead of the formerly decided Vasai by the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP).
City's Japanese Learners Want JLPT Centre Back in Mumbai
Mumbai's Japanese language learners are urging authorities to reinstate the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) exam centre in the city.
Each row of CR trains to soon get a dustbin
In a first, the Central Railway (CR) will be placing dustbins next to every row inside long-distance trains to address growing complaints about unclean coaches.
Missing 12-year-old girl was raped, murdered; accused held in Buldhana
Vishal Gawli has 3 past molestation, rape cases; wife held for abetting murder
SANDEEP CHAURE ALLEGEDLY ASKED FOR A BRIBE OF ₹20 LAKH IN A LAND RELATED CASE
NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar likely to be part of all-party silent march on Saturday
Mizo table tennis star Lalrin Puia shines again after spending 4 years behind bars
After spending four years in jail as an undertrial in a Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) case and then being acquitted of all charges in 2022, life came full circle for Lalrin Puia Lalchhuankima last week.
In memory of a teacher, neurosurgeon, Gandhian
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Sandeep Chaure Allegedly Asked For A Bribe Of ₹20 Lakh In A Land Related Case
Maharashtra's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has found ₹1.37 crore in cash, 580 grams of gold, expensive furniture and other valuable items in a luxurious two-bedroom flat at Mira Road belonging to a forest ranger who has been booked for allegedly demanding a bribe of ₹20 lakh, officials said.
Navi Mumbai Police Deport 653 Illegal Immigrants
The police have intensified their drive against illegal immigrants and begun working on concrete measures to prevent those deported from returning to India.
69-yr-old dies outside Bandra stn as ambulance driver refuses hosp run
The ambulance was without a doctor; the driver said he cannot act until instructed by the doctor
Tank at BMC construction site explodes; 9-yr-old killed, 3 injured
Concrete slabs of the water tank flew off, then landed on workers, trapping them beneath
2 Decades On, Survivors Still Counting Cost Of The Great Wave
Anjamma was sorting fish on the beach somewhere on the Tharangambadi coast when she saw a giant wave rise.
Tank at BMC construction site explodes; 9-yr-old killed, 3 injured
Concrete slabs of the water tank flew off, then landed on workers, trapping them beneath
5 Men Arrested For Robbing Engineer Of ₹50K
The Naigaon police on Wednesday arrested five persons for allegedly robbing an electrical engineer of ₹50,000 by disguising themselves as food delivery agents, assaulting him and tying him to a chair while they ransacked his house.
9-YR-OLD KILLED, 3 INJURED AS WATER TANK BURSTS
A nine-year-old girl was killed and three others injured on Wednesday when an RCC water tank burst in Nagpada, on the BMC construction site where their families lived and worked.
Khel Ratna row: Manu says lapse on my part
Seeking to end all \"speculations\" after her name was not considered for the Khel Ratna Award, Paris Olympics double medallist shooter Manu Bhaker on Tuesday admitted to a possible lapse in her application for the country's top sports award.
Paris heartache over, Chanu focuses on regaining fitness
The right thigh is still a work in progress for her. She can win a medal anywhere in the world if she is injury free. VIJAY SHARMA, National weightlifting coach
EX-INDIA BATTER KAMBLI STABLE, RECOVERING WELL
Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli is stable and recovering after being admitted in a private hospital in Thane, doctors and sources close to the former dashing player from Mumbai said on Tuesday.
Rohit's mantra: A personalised approach is key
Captaincy demands a mindset as varied as the individuals in the squad. You need to know when to be sympathetic and when to have a stern word or two.
Konstas to debut; Head, Rohit ready to go
Much of the intrigue on Tuesday centred around the fitness of two key figures on either side—Australia's Travid Head and India's Rohit Sharma.
INDIA NAME U-19 WOMEN'S T20 WC SQUAD, HOPE FOR TITLE DEFENCE
The Indian women's cricket team has so far been unsuccessful in winning a World Cup, not even after the big boost of coming under the BCCI fold in 2006. The chances of India defending the women's T20 U-19 World Cup, to be held in Malaysia from January 18 to February 2 though is high.
Harleen Deol, Pratika Rawal shine as India women clinch ODI series
It was a thoroughly dominant all-round performance from India yet again in this series as they defeated West Indies by 115 runs in the second women's ODI and took a 2-0 lead in the three-match series at the Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on Tuesday.
Rupee hits record low for sixth straight session
The Indian rupee weakened to its all-time low for the sixth consecutive trading session on Tuesday as a rise in U.S. bond yields boosted the dollar and strong demand for the greenback from importers added to the lingering pressure on the local currency.
Informal sector GVA up 16.5%, workers by 10%
The Indian economy had 73.4 million non-farm informal sector enterprises in 2023-24, according to data published by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Tuesday.
HURT BY IMPORTS, STEELMAKERS EYE SAFEGUARD DUTY
The commerce ministry's investigation into imports of flat steel products and a likely safeguard duty to curb their shipments have sparked optimism of a turnaround for Indian steelmakers after a tepid year marred by slipping sales prices and shrinking margins.
Agri export policy to get a makeover
India's six-year-old Agricultural Export Policy (AEP) is set for an overhaul as export destinations shift and the country's farm exports basket becomes more diverse, three people directly involved in the process said.