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The Maharashtra co-operation department on Thursday held a meeting here to discuss issues faced by the sugar industry in the state. NCP chief Sharad Pawar, who attended the meeting, said financial assistance to sugar factories and for enthanol projects...

With11,94,321 tests conducted for detection of COVID-19 in a span of 24 hours, the cumulative tests in India have crossed 8.34 crore.

Police have seized gutka and other banned tobacco products worth over Rs 45 lakh during raids in Thane and neighbouring Palghar in Maharashtra and arrested seven persons, officials said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, the anti-narcotics cell of Thane...

A 25-year-old man was killed by an elephant when he was trying to chase away a herd of pachyderms in West Bengal's Bankura district, forest officials said on Wednesday. The incident happened near Kochdihi village of the district on Tuesday night, they s...

Newly appointed BJYM president Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday alleged that the Mamata Banerjee government has shut Nabanna out of fear ahead of the organisation's march to the state secretariat on Thursday. He said that it was expected that permission woul...

The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) is working to install anti-smog guns at Bhalswa landfill site and a few other places in the city, a senior official said on Wednesday. Such guns, which spray a gush of water in the air to mitigate suspension...

Sources say the Congress wants to steer clear of this but then Chowdhury is a shrewd politician who has managed to hold on to his turf in Murshidabad. And sources say he could make the point that Banerjee chose to remain quiet on the issue.

There is political will to implement bold steps to tackle pollution in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said at'Daring Cities 2020' conference on Wednesday, asserting the odd-even scheme by his government brought down pollution in India's national ca...

Maharashtra Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday claimed that several mask manufacturing companies have sold masks at exorbitant prices. A committee set up for looking into complaints about exorbitant prices of masks has found that prices in...

Officials said that the Union Home Ministry convened a tripartite meeting on Wednesday to discuss ”issues related to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration.

The government believes in press freedom but showing "provocative news" for the sake of TRP is not journalism and it must stop, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday. Speaking at an event organised by RSS newsletter Panchajanya, he said aft...

Former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya on Wednesday said Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh has assured probe by a senior officer into the recent death of a woman after she fell into an open drain in suburban Ghatkopar. The body of Sheetal Bhanushali was f...

Haryana reported 19 more fatalities linked to COVID-19 on Wednesday, raising the death toll to 1,528 while 1,283 fresh cases pushed the infection count to 1,37,398 in the state, according to a health department bulletin. Of the new deaths, five were re...

The 2020 Hero I-League Qualifiers, which will mark the resumption of sporting events in the country after a seven-month coronavirus-forced hiatus, will be telecast live on 1 Sports. The Qualifiers have already generated much interest among football fan...

A man wanted in a 2019 Uttar Pradesh bank robbery case was arrested from Thane district in Maharashtra on Wednesday, police said. The accused, Salman alias Batton AbdulKudus (22), was allegedly part of a four-member gang that had looted Rs 23 lakh from...

In another incident, Arun Kumar (26) died after coming in contact with an electric wire at Pindora village in Shamli district.