New Delhi: Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting with Ministers of Rural Development from States and Union Territories to review preparedness for the ‘Viksit Bharat – G RAM G’ initiative. The meeting focused on assessing the readiness of states to implement key rural development programmes aligned with the broader vision of Viksit…
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New Delhi : The Union Cabinet, chaired by Narendra Modi, has approved the continuation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III beyond March 2025, extending the scheme’s implementation timeline up to March 2028. The programme focuses on the consolidation of through routes and major rural links connecting habitations to Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs), higher secondary schools…
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New Delhi : The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, has constituted the Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC), a standing advisory body aimed at strengthening the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) governance framework. The committee will provide specialised technical, policy and strategic expertise to support the functioning of the newly formed…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the nation at 8:30 pm on Saturday, a day after the defeat of a key Constitution amendment bill in the Lok Sabha triggered sharp political reactions and renewed debate over women’s reservation and delimitation. The address is widely expected to focus on the fallout from the failure…
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Punjab: Police have busted a suspected cross-border narcotics network with the seizure of nearly 65kg of heroin in Amritsar and the arrest of two alleged operatives, marking a major development in the state’s ongoing crackdown on drug trafficking. The operation, carried out near Mahal village in Amritsar, led to the recovery of 64.62kg of heroin…
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New Delhi : In a significant step towards strengthening India’s digital ecosystem, Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) to collaborate in the domains of advanced technologies, digital transformation and capacity building. The collaboration aims to promote joint project implementation,…
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New Delhi: The Seventh Session of the Eighteenth Lok Sabha, which commenced on 28 January, 2026, concluded today. On this occasion, Birla informed the House that 31 sittings were held during the Session which lasted for around 151 hours 42 minutes. The productivity of the House during the Session was 93 percent, informed Birla. The…
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Bangalore: Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) in Bengaluru has received four cheetahs from South Africa under an approved animal exchange programme aimed at strengthening conservation efforts and enhancing genetic diversity within captive populations. The four animals, including two females, arrived at Kempegowda International Airport in the early hours of Saturday from Induna Primate and Parrot Park…
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Pune: Flight operations at Pune Airport remained disrupted for more than 11 hours after an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft made a hard landing late Friday night, forcing authorities to suspend services, divert flights and cancel multiple scheduled operations, according to officials. The incident occurred around 10:25 pm when the military aircraft reportedly suffered a…
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New Delhi, April 17: The Constitution Amendment Bill 2026, which aimed to reserve seats for women from the 2029 general elections, failed to secure the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha on Friday. Following the defeat, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin stated that women will now stand against Congress and its…
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