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Assam cabinet reshuffle soon

After the convincing bypoll win in all the 5 assembly seats, Assam will soon witness a cabinet reshuffle in the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led NDA government.

Wah Taj! Revenue booms, conservation lags

The Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, has become a significant revenue generator for the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), raking in ₹91 crore over the past three years.

Butcher chops partner into pieces, arrested

Police have arrested a 25-year-old butcher in Jharkhand's Khunti for killing his live-in partner and chopping her body into more than 50 pieces after a fight over his marriage with another woman.

SC: Punjab, Hry slow in acting against farmers

Apex court wants mechanism, long-term solution

CM Hemant takes oath

Soren becomes the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand as top INDIA bloc leaders attend ceremony

Priyanka enters Lok Sabha

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was recently elected to the Lok Sabha from Wayanad in Kerala, on Thursday took oath as MP in the presence of her mother Sonia Gandhi and brother Rahul Gandhi.

JPC tenure on Waqf Bill extended

The tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf Amendment Bill was on Thursday extended by the Lok Sabha till the end of the Budget Session.

Course duration: Flexible options for UG students

Higher Education Institutions will soon be able to offer an option to undergraduate students to shorten or extend their study durations instead of the standard duration of their degree programmes, UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar has said.

Cong seeks 3 more front row LS seats

The Congress has urged Speaker Om Birla to allot it four seats in the front row in the Lok Sabha as its tally of MPs has gone up from 52 in the 2019 general elections to 99 members in the polls held earlier this year.

MY NAME NOT IN US INDICTMENT: JAGAN

YSRCP leader YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday refuted allegations of payment of bribes to Andhra Pradesh officials by the Adani Group for solar power purchases during his tenure, and said his name was not mentioned anywhere in a US court's indictment on the matter.

UP Waqf Board stakes claim to 115-year-old Kashi college

A new controversy has erupted from Lucknow as the UP Sunni Central Waqf Board has claimed that the land of 115-year-old Varanasi-based Udai Pratap College (UP College) is a Waqf property, reports OpIndia.

Bihar assembly adjourned as RJD MLA threatens to occupy Nitish Kumar's seat

Bihar assembly on Thursday witnessed uproarious scenes when an RJD MLA threatened to occupy the seat allotted to chief minister in protest against the sitting arrangement in the house, persuading the speaker to call the marshal inside and adjourn the house before the scheduled time.

Houses adjourned again amid ruckus

As on the first two days of the Winter Session, on Thursday, both Houses of Parliament witnessed multiple disruptions as the Opposition members demanded an immediate discussion on the violence in Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh and the Adani issue.

38.9% children under 5 years in anganwadis found stunted

Over a third of children under five years of age enrolled in anganwadis across India are stunted, the government has told the Rajya Sabha.

After Udaipur, legal feud hits erstwhile Bikaner royal family

Close on the heels of a dispute of the erstwhile royal family of Udaipur in Rajasthan, another one has surfaced in Bikaner.

13-year-old sets up 18th library

Akarshana Sathish, a 13-year-old 8th-grade student, set up her 18th library at Sai Seva Sangh in Moosapet.

SEBI's New Mutual Fund Rules: Know Impact on Your Investments

Accurate valuation of transactions in mutual funds is crucial, and SEBI India's market regulator has taken a significant step in this regard.

Trial against Ram Rahim re-opens

The trial proceedings against the Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and others in sacrilege cases re-started in a local court here on Thursday.

Sufis weigh legal response in Ajmer Dargah dispute

The legal suit claiming that a Hindu temple is located under India's most important Sufi shrine, the tomb of 13th-century saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, comes just as the dargah is preparing for its 814th urs or annual festival.

Mkts cautious ahead of key economic data

Till Nifty holds below 24000 zones weakness could be seen towards 23750 then 23650 zones

India's gig economy could add 90 million jobs over time

India's gig economy could add 90 million jobs, enabled by large multinationals, and add 1.25 percent to the country's GDP over time, according to a report on Thursday.

Online stores become preferred sales channel for emerging brands

The new and emerging Indian small and medium businesses (SMB) are increasingly prioritizing online stores for their products.

Reliance acquires 21% stake in Wavetech Helium for $12 mn

Reliance Industries Ltd on Thursday said it has acquired a 21 per cent stake in US helium gas exploration and production company Wavetech Helium Inc for USD 12 million.

Adani Power in top 80 percentile of global electric firms in S&P CSA

Company falls in top 90 percentile in energy, community relationship, occupational health and safety

BEML bags ₹3,658 cr contract from Chennai Metro Rail

Bengaluru-headquartered BEML on Thursday said it has been awarded a contract worth approximately Rs 3,658 crore by the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd.

ONGC makes 4 oil discoveries in WB

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has made four more discoveries since it first made an oil field near Asokenagar in West Bengal six years back but is still awaiting the state government's nod for a petroleum mining lease to develop them, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday.

Testing facilities for energy storage systems needed for India's energy transition: NITI Aayog member

India must establish nationally accredited testing facilities for battery energy storage systems to support its ambitious clean energy transition goal, suggested NITI Aayog member V K Saraswat on Thursday.

Air India transformation is Test match, not T20; more work to do: Wilson

Air India's transformation journey is a cricket Test match and not a T20, and currently, it is like lunch on the third day of a Test match, the airline's Chief Campbell Wilson said on Thursday.

Aircraft lessor Aircastle withdraws insolvency case against airline: SpiceJet

SpiceJet on Thursday said aircraft lessor Aircastle has withdrawn the insolvency case against the airline following a \"mutually agreed upon settlement\".

Abu Dhabi's IHC, Tanzania, Sri Lanka Port reaffirm support for Adani Grp

Abu Dhabi's International Holding Company (IHC), one of the largest sovereign funds that manages assets close to around USD 100 billion, has reaffirmed its support to the Adani Group, saying its outlook on investments in the group remains unchanged despite the US indictment of the conglomerate's founder chairman Gautam Adani.