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Scientists present study for Badrinath Corridor Project

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) presented a scientific study before Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan regarding maintaining ecological and ecosystem balance during the ongoing construction work under the Badrinath Corridor Development Project.

2026-02-27T01:13:00.599957+00:00 IST

Tripura to introduce India’s first State AI Policy

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday announced that with the assistance of Atal Innovation Mission and NITI Aayog, Tripura will come up with an artificial intelligence policy, a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country.

2026-02-27T01:10:26.326295+00:00 IST

Capacity of major cities needs to be doubled: Ashwini Vaishnaw

nion Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said that in view of the rapid, sustained growth in demand for travel, the capacity of major cities to originate new trains needs to be doubled from the current level in the next 5 years.

2026-02-27T01:08:30.295814+00:00 IST

NCERT Director to probe textbook error after SC notice

"The Director, NCERT, is ascertaining the process of making of the textbooks, which has led to this error of judgment and also identifying the persons/processes responsible for the same. This would also ensure that this kind of inappropriateness is completely avoided in future. This shall be done with the utmost strictness," sources told ANI.

2026-02-27T01:07:49.086575+00:00 IST

Congress MLA urges Uttarakhand DGP to act on religious violence

Congress MLA Qazi Mohd. Nizamuddin from Manglaur in Haridwar district has written a letter to the Director General of Police of Uttarakhand on Thursday, expressing concern over recent incidents of violence allegedly occurring based on religion in the state. He cited cases such as the mistreatment of a Muslim man offering prayers in a field and the assault of a truck driver in Haridwar.

2026-02-27T01:07:28.556177+00:00 IST

100 public schools to be developed in Telangana: CM Revanth Redd

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has announced that Telangana Public Schools would be opened in 100 constituencies across the state (outside Hyderabad city) from this academic year.

2026-02-27T00:54:24.714968+00:00 IST

"Sunetra Pawar will run the party well...": Rupali Chakankar

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Rupali Chakankar on Thursday expressed confidence in Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar as she gets elected as the NCP Chief, stating that Pawar will follow in the footsteps of her late husband and former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and run the party.

2026-02-26T23:49:27.581044+00:00 IST

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BJP appoints Central Observers for RS polls

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin on Monday appointed Central Observers for the Rajya Sabha elections in Bihar, Haryana and Odisha.

2026-03-09T06:29:09.505488+00:00 IST

Manish Tewari warns small conflicts could trigger World War

MP Manish Tewari, in a post on X, wrote, "Small Wars put together have the potential of becoming World Wars. That is how World War -1 and World War -2 became World Wars.

2026-03-09T06:22:25.402016+00:00 IST

Kharge demands short duration discussion in RS on India's energy

The second phase of the Parliament Budget Session began with Congress President and Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge demanding the short duration discussion in the Rajya Sabha on India's energy security amid the West Asia Conflict.

2026-03-09T06:20:06.844937+00:00 IST

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Congress announces 42 candidates for Assam Assembly elections

According to an official release, the list includes Gaurav Gogoi (Jorhat), Bitupan Saikia (Golaghat), Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar from Gauripur, Markline Marak from Goalpara West (ST), Girish Baruah from Bongaigaon, Mahananda Sarkar from Barpeta (SC), and Ramen Singh Rabha from Boko-Chaygaon (ST).

2026-03-03T16:21:22.740190+00:00 IST

Congress focused only on Bangladesh-origin muslim-dominated seats

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Tuesday announced its list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Legislative Assembly elections.

2026-03-03T16:20:15.938755+00:00 IST

Omar Abdullah expresses sympathy to Iran people, condemns attack

Speaking to the media, Abdullah condemned the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and his family, stressing that no international law permits regime change through external bombing.

2026-03-03T15:12:57.196876+00:00 IST

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Assam Cabinet approves re-appointment of 57 Junior engineers

The Assam Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has taken a series of decisions, including the re-appointment of Junior Engineers, land allotment under Mission Basundhara, and establishing a new College of Agricultureon on Thursday.

2026-02-26T22:49:42.929932+00:00 IST

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"SC has justified what it has done": Priyank Kharge on NCERT row

The political row over an NCERT textbook chapter on judicial corruption escalated on Thursday after the Supreme Court imposed a "complete blanket ban" on the Class 8 NCERT book.

2026-02-26T22:20:51.009676+00:00 IST

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Sudarsan Pattnaik to represent India at Contemporary Venice 2026

India will be proudly represented at Contemporary Venice - 18th Edition in Italy by renowned Indian sand artist and Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik, which is going to be open on 6th March and will continue till 20th March 2026.

2026-02-26T22:20:06.572124+00:00 IST

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Sixth India-Japan Intellectual Conclave “Kizuna” held in Shillong

The Sixth India-Japan Intellectual Conclave was held today at Vivanta, Shillong, which was attended by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma as the Chief Guest.

2026-02-26T21:34:31.333674+00:00 IST

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Ammonia gas leak reported in Indore

An incident of a gas leak from a cylinder occured in the Raoji Bazaar Police Station area on Thursday.

2026-02-26T21:25:36.708445+00:00 IST

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Indian Railways, Indian Army launch ‘Framework of Cooperation’

In a significant step towards deepening institutional collaboration, Indian Railways and the Indian Army have introduced a "Framework of Cooperation" aimed at expanding post-retirement employment opportunities for Agniveers and serving Army personnel transitioning to civilian life.

2026-02-26T20:45:56.851291+00:00 IST

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Education Ministry writes to MeitY, I&B

The Education Ministry on Thursday wrote to the Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B), and the Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), seeking immediate steps to halt the dissemination of the withdrawn textbook through digital platforms and electronic media.

2026-02-26T20:34:31.848943+00:00 IST

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Hola Mohalla preparations at Sri Anandpur Sahib

To ensure foolproof arrangements for the upcoming festival of Hola Mohalla at Sri Anandpur Sahib as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Special Director General of Police (Special DGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla on Thursday reviewed the security arrangements at the spot to ensure that the event would be conducted in a smooth and secure manner.

2026-02-26T19:57:33.376572+00:00 IST

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MCRHRD institute to partner with Harvard: Revanth Reddy

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has announced that the MCRHRD institute would enter an agreement with the world famous Harvard University soon.

2026-02-26T19:49:30.634266+00:00 IST

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Indian Railways sanctions key capacity and connectivity projects

Continuing its transformative push to build a future-ready, high-capacity rail network, Indian Railways has sanctioned a series of strategic infrastructure projects across Northern, Southern and Eastern Railway zones. These projects aim to modernise coaching maintenance ecosystems, decongest high-density corridors, eliminate operational bottlenecks and significantly enhance both passenger and freight capacity.

2026-02-26T19:48:12.339951+00:00 IST

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RailOne SuperApp surpasses 2 crore downloads

RailOne, the SuperApp of Indian Railways has achieved a major milestone of surpassing 2 crore downloads in less than 8 months of its launch, and has also crossed the 5 lakh ticket mark per day this month.

2026-02-26T18:56:14.216980+00:00 IST

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SC seeks Centre’s response on Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay's PIL

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre, all State governments and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking response on a public interest litigation (PIL) plea filed by BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay.

2026-02-26T18:49:17.802035+00:00 IST

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Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over NCERT class 8 book row

NCERT had earlier issued an apology and stated that it would review and revise the chapter following proper consultation, acknowledging that the reference to corruption was inappropriate.

2026-02-26T18:20:59.255270+00:00 IST

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Karnataka Minister accuses BJP of distorting history of India

"There are many things happening where history has been distorted by the BJP government. They want to create a new history of India based not on facts but on their RSS ideology, their Hindutva ideology, and the BJP ideology, and that is being pushed into textbooks. I hope the same rules will be applied to everybody else," he said.

2026-02-26T18:06:19.019312+00:00 IST