Govt plans to merge Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Two Union Territories -- Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli -- will be merged into one and a bill in this effect will be tabled in Parliament next week, Union minister Arjun Meghwal said in......

How Lata, Rafi played role in liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Legendary singers Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi played an instrumental role in the liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, says a new book as it narrates in detail the little-known 1954 concert......

J-K to be largest Union Territory, followed by Ladakh

Jammu and Kashmir will be the largest union territory in the country in terms of area once it is carved out, following the Centre's move to bifurcate the state. Ladakh, will be the second largest......

Lone survivor attends brother's cremation who perished in AI crash

Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash, has been discharged from the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital following his recovery, and he later attended the cremation of his......

10 states, UTs support FDI in retail: Govt

Ten states and Union Territories have endorsed the Centre's decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday.While......

Centre readies direct cash transfer process

The central government has worked out an elaborate plan to disburse food subsidy to beneficiaries directly in states and Union Territories.The programme worked out by the food ministry is to be......

Some states saw higher inflation than national average, shows data

Many individual states experienced higher inflation than the all-India figures during the financial year 2023-24 (FY24). Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Retail inflation figures in......

L&T bags over Rs 7,000-cr order for bullet train

Infrastructure major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) on Thursday said it has bagged an order worth over Rs 7,000 crore to construct a part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR), also known as the......