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Fadnavis gets home, finance; BJP bags key portfolios in Maha cabinet

Five days after the induction of 18 ministers into his cabinet, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday distributed portfolios, with the Bharatiya Janata Party getting several key......

Dalit boy beaten up by teacher for touching water pot at Raj school, dies

A nine-year-old Dalit boy died on Saturday allegedly after he was beaten up by a teacher for touching a drinking water pot in a private school in Jalore district of Rajasthan, police said. Image......

Railways finally reaches Maoist-hit Antagarh in Chhattisgarh

Residents of Antagarh, a small town in Chhattisgarh's Maoist-hit Kanker district, were delighted on Saturday as the first train linking it to the outside world rolled out 75 years after......

'SC, not Muslim': Caste panel gives clean chit to Sameer Wankhede

Former Mumbai zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau Sameer Wankhede, who was being probed for allegedly submitting a fake caste certificate for getting a government job, was given a clean......

Hizb chief's son, Bitta Karate's wife among 4 employees sacked by JK admin

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday sacked four employees including son of Syed Salahuddin, the self-styled chief of banned terror group Hizbul Mujahideen, and the wife of a jailed......

Post office staff swindles Rs 96 cr of public money in saving schemes: CAG

The staff at post offices misappropriated Rs 95.62 crore of public money between November 2002 and September 2021, the Comptroller and Auditor General has said. The money may seem small but it is......

Falling paddy acreage sparks concerns

The area under paddy — the biggest foodgrain during the kharif season — was almost 13 per cent lower in the week ended August 5 as compared to the same period last year despite a slight......

Trade settlement in rupee: Fearing sanctions by West, banks seek clarity

Banks have raised concerns over the new international trade settlement in rupee, fearing that facilitation of such a mechanism could result in them facing the ire of economic sanctions by the West,......

Aviation majors in fray to operate copter taxis in Uttar Pradesh

After launching expressway projects worth almost Rs 1 trillion, the Uttar Pradesh government is now betting big on the aviation sector to propel the state’s economic growth. IMAGE: BLADE......

Taxpayers fear notices due to I-T dept slips

The information statement (AIS) provided by the I-T department in many cases is showing incomes in excess of their earnings. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Central Board of Direct......

CWG: India win historic GOLD in women's four lawn bowl

IMAGE: India's Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey celebrate winning the gold medal in the Lawn Bowls women's Fours event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.......

'Everyone knows about Dhoni, hope people know about us too'

'The balls are not made in India, they have to be imported from Australia and England. The facilities are effectively non-existent. Hopefully that will change after this' Photograph: Kind courtesy......

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