Citing "substantial" annual fees in private universities, the panel underlined the need for the State to take steps through legislation to accommodate students from these categories. A parliamentary panel has recommended 27%, 15% and 7.5% reservation for OBC, SC and ST students, respectively, in private higher education institutions, noting the "considerably low" number of OBC students and "abysmally low" number of SC and ST students in select private institutions. Data provided by three of th...Read More
The tranquil waters of Dal Lake are going to witness a major splash and bouts of amusement as Khelo India Water Games-2025 will begin from Thursday - a first in the Himalayan region. More than 800 athletes and officials from 28 states and eight Union territories are converging in summer capital to participate in events like rowing, canoeing and kayaking. The water sports national festival also features demonstration events like water skiing, dragon boat and Shikara race. The three-day event, b...Read More
Satish Golcha will take over the post of Delhi Police Commissioner from Shashi Bhushan Kumar Singh. A day after the Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was attacked inside her house, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday appointed Satish Golcha, a 1992-batch officer of AGMUT cadre, as the new Delhi Police Commissioner. "With the approval of the competent authority, Satish Golcha, presently posted as DG (Prisons), Delhi, is hereby appointed to the post of the Commissioner of Police,...Read More
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari recently met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi to discuss ways to strengthen the state's disaster management system. During the meeting, Pujari highlighted Odisha's vulnerability to natural disasters like cyclones and floods due to its long coastline and sought Shah's support for five key projects. Pujari has sought technical and financial support from the Centre for the execution of these projects. The state...Read More
The US Embassy in Delhi denied Donald Trump's claim of a $21 million USAID fund for voter turnout in India. The US Embassy in Delhi formally contradicted President Donald Trump's claim that Washington had allocated $21 million through USAID to boost voter turnout in India. In a communication to India's Ministry of External Affairs, the Embassy clarified that USAID/India neither received nor provided funding of $21 million for voter turnout in India during FY 2014-2024, nor implemented any voter...Read More
New Delhi: The US Embassy in India has clarified that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) did not fund voter turnout initiatives in India, directly contradicting President Donald Trump's claims of a $21 million allocation. The issue surfaced during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha when CPI(M) MP Dr. John Brittas raised a query about reports suggesting USAID resources were used to influence voter turnout in Indian elections. In response, Kirti Vardhan Singh, Minister o...Read More
New Delhi: The Union government on Thursday cleared the decks for the India versus Pakistan clash in the upcoming Asia Cup. The arch-rivals are scheduled to play in a group stage game in Dubai on September 14. The development comes amid the opposition by Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leaders, including Aaditya Thakceray, to the scheduled clash between India and Pakistan, following the gruesome terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir and Operation Sindoor. The Ministry of Sports...Read More
Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 21 (ANI): The Assam Cabinet on Thursday announced that no new Aadhaar cards will be issued to individuals above the age of 18, except those belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and tea garden communities, for the next one year, a move aimed at curbing issuance to illegal foreigners. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, addressing a press conference, said the restriction has been enforced to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining Aadhaar c...Read More
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], August 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on August 25 and 26. During his visit, he will inaugurate 1,449 houses and 130 shops, built at a cost of Rs 133.42 crore under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), from Nikol, Ahmedabad. The project will provide modern homes with improved facilities to families living in slum areas. Under the leadership of PM Modi and the guidance of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, PMAY has transformed lives in Gujarat...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday appointed senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Satish Golcha as the new Delhi Police Commissioner. Golcha, a 1992-batch officer of the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory cadre), is currently serving as Director General (Prisons), Delhi. He will assume charge as the city's top cop with immediate effect and continue in the post until further orders. Also Read | Jaipur Shocker: Woman Suffering Fro...Read More
Chandigarh, Aug 21 (PTI) A delegation of BJP in Punjab on Thursday met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria seeking his intervention over the AAP government "forcibly halting" their awareness camps. The party claimed that the camps are aimed at ensuring the benefits of the central schemes reach people in the state. The BJP also alleged that several party leaders including former union minister Preneet Kaur, former MLA K D Bhandari, former MP Sushil Rinku, former MLA Harjot Kamal were detained by polic...Read More
New Delhi: The Central government on Thursday appointed senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Satish Golcha as the new Police Commissioner of Delhi. Golcha, a 1992-batch officer of the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory cadre), is currently serving as Director General (Prisons), Delhi. He will assume charge as Police Commissioner of the national capital with immediate effect and continue in the post until further orders. "With the approval of the Competent Authorit...Read More
New Delhi: As many as 42,000 people coming from Myanmar have been mapped with the help of biometrics and various measures instituted by the government agencies since December last year, said director general of Assam Rifles (AR) Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera. "After the new Free Movement Regime (FMR) policy came into effect, the Myanmar nationals entering India through crossing points are now being mapped. Since December, 42,000 individuals have been mapped with the help of biometrics and various measur...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): Delhi Police are probing the attack on Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, which occurred on Wednesday, from every angle and are coordinating with Rajkot Police, sources said. Central agencies, including the Intelligence Bureau (IB), are also involved in the investigation. According to sources, the police are investigating the accused Rajesh Khimji's social media accounts, and they will take the accused to every place he visited in Delhi. The police officials a...Read More
New Delhi: India and China have agreed to restore direct flight connectivity between the Chinese mainland and India at the earliest. The decision came during discussions following the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to India. Both sides also agreed to finalise an updated Air Services Agreement. "Both sides agreed to resume direct flight connectivity between Chinese mainland and India at the earliest, and finalize an updated Air Services Agreement. They also agreed on the facilitation ...Read More
The Lok Sabha approved the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025, facilitating the establishment of IIM Guwahati as an institute of national importance. The institute will receive Rs 555 crore over five years, after which it is expected to be self-sufficient. This addition marks the second IIM in the North-eastern region, following Shillong. The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025, paving the way for the establishment of an Indi...Read More
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Indian miner Vedanta's (VDAN.NS), opens new tab demerger is facing objection from the federal government, CNBC-TV18 reported on Wednesday, after the company received, opens new tab a warning from the markets regulator for non-compliance. Shares of the company fell 2.4% to hit session's low after the report. Vedanta, led by billionaire Anil Agarwal, aims for a sweeping overhaul to carve itself up into multiple separate businesses, in a move aimed at shoring up the group's fin...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 19: The Union Home minister Amit Shah has written to the secretary-general of Lok Sabha Utpal Kumar Singh on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, notifying him that he intends to move a Union Territory Administration (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the ongoing monsoon session of the parliament, The Wire has reported. According to report, the Union Home Minister has marked the letter to the Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju, the legislative department of the Ministry of Law and ...Read More
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the next-generation GST reforms is a step towards making India Aatmanirbhar and the central government looks at building consensus with states in the coming weeks. The Centre's proposal on GST reforms is based on three pillars-- structural reforms, rate rationalisation and ease of living, she said. During a meeting with GoMs on rate rationalisation, insurance taxation and compensation cess, Sitharaman "emphasised that the proposal...Read More
NEW DELHI, 20 August 2025: Dr Vinod K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog today stated that rare diseases are estimated to collectively affect close to 90 million Indians, making them both a health and societal challenge. He emphasized that with only a fraction of the 7,000 rare diseases having approved therapies, indigenous manufacturing, stronger registries, and multi‑ministerial coordination must be prioritized. Addressing the National conference on 'Rare Diseases', organized by FICCI, jointly...Read More
Kolkata, Aug 20 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condemned a constitutional amendment bill pertaining to the removal of a prime minister, CMs and ministers after being arrested for criminal charges, alleging that it will "end" the democratic era in India forever. Banerjee, in a post on X, also claimed that the amendment bill is a step "more than a super-Emergency" and will "finish" independence of the country's judiciary. The remarks came as Union Minister Amit Sha...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, aiming to promote e-sports and online social games, while outlawing online money gaming. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha earlier today. The Bill was brought in to encourage e-sports and online social games while prohibiting harmful online money gaming services, advertisements, and financial transactions related to them. The Bill seeks to completely ban on offering, ope...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) on Wednesday issued a showcase notice to the Centre for Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) for allegedly manipulating data related to the Maharashtra elections. In a post on social media X, ICSSR alleged that CSDS had also published media stories based on a biased interpretation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise being conducted by the Election Commission of India. It has come to the notic...Read More
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has officially approved the renaming of Jalalabad, a town in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, to Parshurampuri on Wednesday. The decision was communicated via a letter from the Ministry of Home Affairs to the UP Chief Secretary, stating that the central government has "no objection" to the name change. Union Minister Jitin Prasada, who hails from Shahjahanpur, called it a "moment of pride for the Sanatani society", expressing gratitude to Amit Sh...Read More
India clears the acquisition of 97 LCA Mark 1A fighter jets for the Indian Air Force In a major boost to the 'Make in India' initiative in defence, the central government has cleared a Rs 62,000 crore deal to buy 97 LCA Tejas Mark 1A fighter jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The final approval was given during a high-level meeting on Tuesday, paving the way for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to begin production. This is the second major order for the indigenous fighter jet. Earlier, t...Read More
The minister said the new technology will "Enable real-time decision making, boost e-commerce reach, cut operational costs through automation and deliver citizen-first, mobile-ready services anywhere-anytime. The India Post has rolled out Rs 5,800-crore Advanced Postal Technology across the country that will transform it into world-class public logistics organization by enabling mobile-ready services and real time decision making, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday. The Advanc...Read More
The Centre has cautioned the Supreme Court that imposing fixed timelines on governors and the president for acting on state bills would disrupt the constitutional balance and lead to disorder. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that such timelines would negate the rule of law, emphasizing that the Constitution deliberately avoids fixed limits for these roles. Imposing fixed timelines on governors and the president to act on bills passed by a state Assembly would amount to one organ of the go...Read More
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompani...Read More
Jaipur, August 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lok Sabha Speaker and MP from Kota-Bundi Om Birla said on Tuesday, termed the approval of the Greenfield Airport Project by the Union government as a 'historic day' for the region. "This is a historic day for the Kota-Bundi parliamentary constituency. The approval of the Greenfield Airport will give a new flight to the connectivity of not only the Hadoti region, but also of Rajasthan and North India," he said. He also claimed that this project will open count...Read More
Imphal, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a landmark judgment, the Manipur High Court on Tuesday has directed the state's education boards and institutions to issue fresh certificates to Beoncy Laishram, the state's first transgender doctor, reflecting her updated name and gender. The 32-year-old doctor Laishram, earlier known as Boboi Laishram, underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2019 and was officially recognised as female by the District Magistrate, Imphal West district, under the Transgender ...Read More