NEW DELHI: Learning from the recent CJP-led protests govt has set up a team of officials from multiple ministries to counter online “misinformation” on E20 fuel through coordinated efforts by vehicle manufacturers, dealers, vehicle testing agencies, oil marketing companies and fuel pump dealers and other stakeholders, reports Dipak Dash. Ministries concerned are also setting up…
Union Cabinet approved Samudra Manthan Friday, a Rs 84,084-crore national offshore exploration programme to step up oil and gas exploration in India’s offshore basins to reduce dependence on imports, reports Atul Mathur. The scheme aims to increase exploration in deepwater and ultra-deepwater areas through large-scale seismic surveys, exploratory drilling and creation of common offshore infrastructure…
NEW DELHI: Average rainfall in India during the second half of monsoon season (Aug-Sept) is most likely to be ‘below normal’, IMD said Friday, flagging the continuing risk of El Niño, which is associated with a weak monsoon.Last month, IMD had cited El Niño’s impact to forecast below normal rains in July. The month’s rainfall…
Nearly 16.4% of the electorate in Haryana and 10.8% in Andhra Pradesh were excluded in draft voter rolls published for the two states Friday as part of phase 3 of special intensive revision (SIR).In Haryana, the total strength of electors in the draft roll was 83.6% of 2.1 crore at the start of SIR on…
Seeking to increase the Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) capacity to 5,000 mw from 700 mw, the Centre Friday cleared a Rs 5,070 crore scheme to push development of floating solar projects along with storage set-ups with a minimum capacity of 2 hours. These aim to utilise existing water reservoirs to set up solar plants, helping…
NEW DELHI: Bringing the six-year-long trial in the murder of Intelligence Bureau staffer Ankit Sharma to a close, a Delhi court on Friday sentenced former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others to life imprisonment, holding that Sharma was lynched “solely on account of his religion” during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.Additional sessions judge Parveen…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi said on Friday he will forgive young protesters accused of abusing him and his late mother, saying they are misguided children and it is “our job to show them the right way”.In a video message, Modi said punishing these youth and making them run around courts will not change circumstances,…
NEW DELHI: India urged the international community to scrutinise Pakistan’s actions in POJK and hold it accountable for its atrocities, saying the so-called elections stand as a rejection of Pakistan’s establishment.Ministry of external affairs said the crackdown by Pakistan had resulted in the tragic death of over 40 civilians and serious injuries to many. Facing…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, without a debate and Rajya Sabha couldn’t transact any business Friday, amid sloganeering by opposition members over paper leaks, police crackdown of protesters and Ram temple “theft” issues.The bill was taken up for consideration and passage as soon as Lok Sabha…
Govt Friday approved continuation of the farmers’ income support scheme, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) Yojana, from 2026-27 to 2030-31 with a total financial outlay of Rs 3.1 lakh crore. Under the scheme, eligible landholding farmer families get financial assistance of Rs 6,000 per year in three equal instalments of Rs 2,000 each. Govt…