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eKYC Verification of Beneficiaries Till Jan 25: Patra

WITH the December 30 timeline over, the state government on Wednesday said the ongoing process of Aadhaar-based self-authentication of beneficiaries covered under the food security net will continue till January 25.

Road safety: Gadkari urges CM to help him save lives

IN a bid to curb road fatalities and propagate the cause of safer roads for all, the Centre has urged the state government to observe the National Road Safety Month from January 1 to 31.

Kerala to spend ₹750 cr to rehabilitate Wayanad victims

KERALA Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday unveiled the plan to build two township projects in Wayanad to rehabilitate the victims of the July 30, 2024 landslides.

Majhi puts govt recruitment on fast track; Jeypore to get OPSC centre

IN a move to expedite the recruitment process to fill up all vacant posts in administrative departments, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday advised the chairpersons of three service selection commissions to increase the manpower of the government for better public services delivery.

Toxic Union Carbide waste exits Bhopal after 40 years

FOUR decades after the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy killed thousands of people, some 337 tonnes of toxic waste lying at the defunct Union Carbide factory were on Wednesday night moved to another site in Dhar district.

Govt outreach to put fertiliser rates on leash

Cabinet's first decision of the New Year on farmers; crop insurance schemes extended

Infiltrators Coming to India to Work in Textile Mills: Sarma

ASSAM Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday dropped a bombshell claim that a section of India's textile industry is illegally \"importing\" cheap laborers from Bangladesh where the industry has taken a hard hit in the aftermath of the unrest that brought down the government of Sheikh Hasina.

Half a million arrive at Puri for Lord Jagannath's darshan, chaos follows

WITH half a million pilgrims thronging the Shree Jagannath Temple on the first day of the year, chaos descended on the Grand Road as devotees broke security barricades to make entry into the 12th century shrine on Wednesday.

Transition phase, finding balance challenge for India

S the third umpire's decision OUT was displayed on the giant screen at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday evening for one last time, the stadium erupted bringing close to what had been a rollercoaster year for Indian cricket.

Hoping for fulfilling 2025 after controversial 2024

Despite not-so-very savoury 2024, Indian sports hope for a better 2025

GM Vaishali qualifies for World Blitz quarterfinals

INDIAN Grandmaster R Vaishali surprised herself with a stellar performance to enter the quarterfinals of the World Blitz Championship here, even as recently-crowned rapid champion Koneru Humpy made an early exit.

BSNL Employees Union opposes 2nd phase of VRS

THE BSNL Employees Union (BSNLEU) has opposed the proposed second phase of the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) introduced by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) management.

Fiscal deficit at 52.5% of target by Nov-end

THE Centre's fiscal deficit at the end of the eighth month of financial year 2024-25 was at 52.5% of the full-year target, according to the government data released on Tuesday.

Proclamation of the July Uprising in Bangladesh coming, says govt

BANGLADESH's interim government has announced plans to prepare the 'Proclamation of the July Uprising', a day after it distanced itself from a proposed declaration with an identical title that was put forward by a student movement instrumental in toppling Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

China Hackers Access Secret Treasury Dept Papers: US

CHINESE hackers remotely accessed several US Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency said on Monday.

US attacks Houthi targets in Yemen: CENTCOM

THE US military said on Tuesday its forces had hit Houthi targets in Yemen's capital that the Iran-backed rebels used to attack American warships and commercial vessels.

Musk softens stand on H-1B visas, calls for reform

AFTER vowing to \"go to war\" to defend the H-1B visa programme, tech billionaire Elon Musk has softened his stand on the issue by calling for reforms in the \"broken\" system used to bring skilled foreign workers to the US.

Share full data on Covid origin, WHO asks China

THE World Health Organization urged China to share data on the origins of the Covid pandemic, five years on from its start in the city of Wuhan, BBC News reported.

9/11 Plea Deals Back on Table

Military court says defense secy Austin had no right to reject a decision already okayed by the Guantanamo court's top authority

Fresh missile-drone swarm hits Ukraine

RUSSIA launched an aerial attack on Ukraine on Tuesday, striking the capital and other regions with multiple missiles and drones.

81% of groundwater safe for irrigation

THE groundwater quality report for 2024 reveals that India's overall drinking groundwater resource is temporarily becoming hard and may not be directly suitable for many industrial purposes.

Eco zone in 196 villages of 3 Gujarat dists triggers row

PROTESTS over an eco-sensitive zone in 196 villages across Gujarat's Junagadh, Gir Somnath and Amreli districts have sparked a political slugfest.

After doctors, Indore mayor opposes Union Carbide plant waste disposal

OPPOSITION to the government's planned disposal of Bhopal's closed Union Carbide/Dow Chemical plant's toxic waste in the Pithampur Industrial Area in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district is growing daily.

Beed murder mastermind surrenders after 22 days

AFTER 22 days, Walmik Karad, a close aide of Maharashtra NCP minister Dhananjay Munde, on Tuesday surrendered before the Pune police in connection with an extortion case linked to the murder of Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in Beed district.

Buy Maha Kumbh tickets through scanner jacket of Prayagraj rly staff

IN a first, people attending Maha Kumbh can book train tickets through scanners fitted on the jackets of railway workers on duty at Prayagraj station, officials said.

Old Challenges Cong Relevance In The New Year In Oppn Alliance

Immediate hurdle is selecting a new party chief through organisational polls slated by Feb, getting stronger footholds in poll-bound Bihar & Delhi

NITI AAYOG: LESSONS FROM DECADES PAST

India is a rare Asian nation without a ministry for planning today. When Latin American and sub-Saharan nations did the same in the 1980s and 90s, their economies stagnated

Why Nehru Brought The First Amendment

The debate in parliament on the 75 years of the glorious journey of the Constitution did not live up to its billing.

Tigress Zeenat likely to be released in Similipal South

On NTCA's letter, he said Zeenat's capturing was probably one of the smoothest operations they carried out and did not see any breach of provision of Wildlife Protection Act (WPA) in it.

Farmer on Fast Seeks Talks With Centre, SC Grants Time

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted three more days to the Punjab government to comply with its December 20 order to provide medical aid to 70-year-old farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a fast-unto-death strike since November 26, and shift him to hospital.