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The Khadi and Village Industries Commission wrote the letter amid a decision by the Railways to not provide bed sheets, pillow covers or any other linen to passengers in view of the pandemic.

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the Uddhav Thackeray government in Maharashtra was disinterested in helping farmers who had suffered crop loss due to heavy rains a few days ago. In a letter to Thackeray, the leader of opposition and...

In the letter written to BJP president JP Nadda on September 26, Uma Bharti said she was “proud” of her participation in the “Ayodhya movement” and added that seeking bail would “tarnish the dignity” of her role.

An Executive Council member of the university said that construction of a boundary wall, over which there will be barbed wire fencing, began from Monday after a committee appointed by the Calcutta High Court had given its consent with certain specificatio...

A manager of a private lab in Valanchery in the district was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly issuing fake COVID-19 negative certificates to those travelling to various Middle East countries. Arma lab in Valanchery, a franchise of a Kozhikode-based...

Foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market as they offloaded shares worth Rs 26.98 crore on a net basis on Monday.

The government's decision to defer plans on allowing students to go to schools on voluntary basis to clear doubts from their teachers followed opposition from parents who had declined to send their wards to the educational institutions.

Janata Dal (Secular) MLA Raja Venkatappa Naik had a close shave on Monday when a rain damaged bridge over a stream he was inspecting suddenly collapsed in Karnataka's Raichur district, sources said. Videos of the incident, which took place in Mallat vil...

Further, the scheme for relaxation of time for filing forms related to creation or modification of charges under the Companies Act, 2013 as well as the deadline for independent directors to register themselves on a data bank for them has been extended.

The Maharashtra government will seek Central help for farmers whose crops were damaged due to heavy rains, state Agriculture Minister Dada Bhuse said here on Monday. He told reporters that a total of 3.17 lakh farmers in Latur district and 2.79 lakh far...

He will also inaugurate 'Ganga Avalokan', the first museum on Ganga aimed at showcasing the culture, biodiversity and rejuvenation activities done in the river. The museum is located at Chandi Ghat, Haridwar.

Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant on Monday held a meeting on demands raised by non-teaching staff of non-agriculture universities and colleges. The staffers have been demanding implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission.

Congress leader Sachin Pilot hit out at the Centre over the new farm laws on Monday and accused it of betraying farmers in a challenging time. The former deputy chief minister of Rajasthan said the farm bills had deliberately been brought at a time when...

Bangladesh's tour of Sri Lanka has been postponed once again after the two cricket boards didn't agree on a stipulated 14-day quarantine as per health safety protocol in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. Bangladesh were supposed to tour Sri Lanka in July-...

London (AP) People across England face tough new fines if they fail to self isolate after testing positive for COVID-19. Starting Monday, those who fail to follow the rules face a 1,000-pound (USD 1,200) fine, which increases to 10,000 pounds for repea...

India also said Pakistan stifles the voice of minorities and the Ahmadis remain the most persecuted community in Pakistan under the aegis of the so-called Constitution of Pakistan.