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Power Minister Satyendar Jain, in the letter to his counterpart at the Centre, RK Singh, said shutting down the 11 power plants will make a difference in the pollution crisis in Delhi.

Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the cabinet Ajgaonkar said that the broad objective of the tourism policy was to promote the natural beauty of Goa and the state's heritage and widen the current one-track focus on the state's beaches.

At least 10,000 Thai protesters marched to the prime minister's office on Wednesday demanding he stepped down, while thousands of royalist supporters also turned out in their biggest showing since antigovernment demonstrations began three months ago.

The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is a scheme launched by the prime minister on April 8, 2015, for providing loans of up to Rs 10 lakh to the non-corporate, non-farm small and micro enterprises.

Goals from Philip Adjah and Pankaj Moula helped Bhawanipore FC withstand a late fightback from Garhwal FC and seal a 2-1 victory in the I-League Qualifiers here on Wednesday. The city-based team was very much the favourites, having picked up all three...

Police have arrested three women who had "passed" an online test by the Delhi Subordinate Service Selection Board in 2018 for the post of primary teacher allegedly by hiring a proxy candidate to sit in the exam, officials said Wednesday. However, the wi...

Maharashtra environment minister Aaditya Thackeray said the Kanjurmarg plot has been handed over to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority for the car depot project.

The coronavirus death toll climbed to 1,10,586 with the virus claiming 730 lives in a span of 24 hours. For six days in a row the active cases of COVID-19 remained below 9 lakh.

The Delhi government has written to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) requesting for an extension of the deadline for payment of examination fees for the 2021 board exams from October 15 to November 14. The government had earlier writte...

Mufti was among hundreds of people and political leaders in the state who were taken into preventive custody hours ahead of the Centre revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 last year.

Haryana MLAs can now use a flag with the Vidhan Sabha logo on their vehicle so that they can be identified while travelling by road, Speaker Gian Chand Gupta said at the state assembly here on Tuesday. The flag was unveiled by Chief Minister Manohar La...

The twice-a-week service is scheduled to continue till October 24. The government launched the VBM on May 7 to bring home Indians who were stranded in various countries due to coronavirus-related restrictions.

The Uttarakhand BJP on Tuesday said serious employment generation efforts by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat during the COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the confidence of the youth in the state government. Pradesh BJP spokesperson Mayank Gupta said...

Farmers in Punjab and Haryana and other states are protesting against new farm laws which they feel will lead to procurement in the hands of corporates and the end of minimum support price (MSP) regime.

Nitin Gadkari said that in line with the PM Modi's vision for a New India, development of world-class transport infrastructure has been prioritised through initiatives such as the Bharatmala Pariyojana.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will witness this year a star-studded Ramleela at Laxhman Qila in Ayodhya, which will be telecast live in 14 languages, including Urdu, across the country. He will be one of the few in the audience...