Sikkim Government forms committee for inclusion of 12 communities in ST list
The Sikkim government has set up a 12-member committee to conduct a study and make recommendations to the Centre for the inclusion of 12 communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs). Anthropological Survey of India Director BV Sharma will be the chairman of the committee, while JNU's senior professor Mahendra...
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UP Govt amends FDI Incentive Policy 2023
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Kerala legislator, Catholic Church lambast Waqf Board demands
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UP Cabinet approves new rules for DGP appointment amid Akhilesh Yadav’s criticism
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Leaders condemn attack on Hindu temple in Canada
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Climate driven changes in Ganga plains: DST Study
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NITI Aayog launches ‘Jal Utsav' festival to promote water conservation and sustainability
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Assam CM questions Sonia Gandhi's nationality amid citizenship row
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Union Minister launches ‘Tulip' digital platform to empower marginalised artisans
Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Virendra Kumar, on Tuesday inaugurated a new digital platform 'Tulip' aimed at improving market access for artisans from marginalised communities, including Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), safai karmacharis, persons with disabilities, and minority groups. The platform was launched...
Centre releases 15th Finance Commission grants for rural local bodies in Haryana, Tripura and Mizoram
The Centre has disbursed the first installment of the 15th Finance Commission grants for 2024-25 to rural local bodies in Haryana, Tripura, and Mizoram, as per the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj. In particular, Haryana has received untied grants totaling Rs. 194.867 crores. This amount will be allocated to 18 eligible...
ICG convenes 26th National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan meeting
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) convened the26 th National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP) meeting here on Tuesday chaired by Director General Paramesh Sivamani, Chairperson NOSDCP. The meeting saw the participation of approximately 80 delegates from various ministries, central and state governments, ports, and oil handling agencies, Coast Guard said. The...
SC junks plea against quashing of LOC issued to ex-house help of Sushant Singh Rajput
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Centre's appeal against an order that quashed a look out circular (LOC) issued to the former house help of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan dismissed the appeal noting no one had appeared in...
India to launch European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission in December
India will launch the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission early next month from the spaceport at Sriharikota, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said here on Tuesday. He said the two satellites that are part of the Proba-3 mission to study the Sun were brought to Sriharikota on Tuesday morning for...
Congress accuses PM Modi of lowering discourse, claims BJP losing in Maharashtra and Jharkhand
Congress on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of lowering the level of discourse during the election campaign and claimed it showed that the BJP was losing assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. After alleging that the INDIA bloc will snatch the "magalsutra" in his Lok Sabha campaign speeches, Modi has...
Vigilance unit of Delhi Police arrest ASI for accepting bribe
The vigilance unit of Delhi Police has arrested an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) posted at Krishna Nagar police station for accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000. According to officials on Tuesday, the ASI has been identified as Pramod Kumar was reportedly forcing a Rohtak-based man to settle a financial dispute. A statement...
