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Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh High Court here on Thursday sentenced 8 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers to jail for two weeks in a contempt of court case.However the court directed them to serve in social welfare hostels for one...

New Delhi: Welcoming the Centre's decision to reduce disturbed areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in three North Eastern (NE) states, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said the move will further create a conducive environment...

New Delhi: The government has decided to reduce the area under Armed Forces Special Powers Act(AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur, Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Thursday.https://twitter.com/AmitShah/status/1509453131515822088?s=20&t=_6SWNc9mFzj0M6uQDFFDMA"In a significant step, the Government of India under the decisive...

New Delhi: Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla, who was the face of Gujjar quota protests in Rajasthan, has passed away after suffering from prolonged illness.Expressing condolence on Thursday, Congress leader Sachin Pilot said, "Heartbroken to hear the sad...

Washington/New Delhi: Amid US' criticism of India for not backing the West's sanctions over Russia, and the India visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call with External Affairs Minister...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Wednesday announced merger of film media units with the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).The Central government has made a budgetary allocation of Rs 1304.52 crore up to 2026 for...

New Delhi: Five North Eastern (NE) states - Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Tripura, and Himachal Pradesh have qualified for performance incentive grant for 2021-22 under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)-'Har Ghar Jal' to provide assured tap water supply...

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Wednesday said the Supreme Court will commence physical hearing of cases from April 4.He said that lawyers, and seniors advocates, who requested us, for virtual hearings on Monday...

Lucknow: Examination of Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board was cancelled in 24 districts of the state on Wednesday after an English question paper leaked in Ballia.The examination was scheduled to be held in the second shift from 2...

New Delhi: Providing cushion from price rise, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday raised dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees and dearness relief (DR) for pensioners by 3 per cent.The combined impact on the exchequer on account of...