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Stay alert: VHP to govt over AIMPLB’s stir against waqf law

NEW DELHI: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) urged on Saturday Centre and state govts to stay alert against possible violence during nationwide protests announced by All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and other Muslim bodies agai Read More

Putin praises India’s highest economic growth rate in world

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reaffirming the strong and time-tested nature of relations between Moscow and New Delhi last week. Read More

Army issues tender for highly mobile air defence system

NEW DELHI: India kicked off the acquisition process for three highly mobile regiments of indigenous quick reaction surface-to-air missile (QRSAM) systems that can detect and destroy aircraft, attack helicopters, drones, rockets and mi Read More

Draft bill to strengthen statistical institute unveiled

NEW DELHI: The central govt has released a draft bill which aims to strengthen the Indian Statistical Institute by putting in place a revamped governance structure, making the board a leaner and more empowered body for policy, adminis Read More

‘Swachh Shehar Jodi’ launched to help 200 cities manage solid waste

NEW DELHI: In an initiative aimed at helping around 200 cities effectively manage and process their municipal solid waste, govt on Saturday launched ‘Swachh Shehar Jodi’ (SSJ) programme. Read More

Amit Shah sets 160+ target for NDA in Bihar elections

PATNA/ARARIA: Union home minister Amit Shah set on Saturday an ambitious target of winning over 160 of total 243 seats in upcoming Bihar assembly elections, and urged BJP workers to visit every household and publicise NDA govt’ Read More

HP cold desert now on Unesco’s list of biosphere reserves

NEW DELHI: Unesco on Saturday designated India’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, located in western Himalayas and spread over 7,770 sq km of windswept plateaus, glacial valley and high-altitude desert in Lahaul and Spiti distric Read More

Two Bihar wetlands join global list of Ramsar sites

NEW DELHI: Two more wetlands – both in Bihar – have been included in the global list of Ramsar Convention sites and categorised as wetlands of international importance. Read More