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Rail minister asks RLDA to take up housing projects on land parcels for young employees

NEW DELHI: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has asked the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) to take up residential projects on its land parcels in cities, to create affordable rental housing stocks for its young workforce. Read More

VP elected, politics continues: BJP takes ‘conscience’ swipe over cross-voting; opposition claims ‘votes were bought’

NEW DELHI: Did some INDIA bloc MPs cross-vote in the vice-presidential elections held on Tuesday? Well, the NDA is certain that they did. Read More

Pan-India SIR: Election Commission to decide dates soon; exercise likely to be held by year-end – report

Election Commission NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (ECI) is expected to soon decide on the rollout date for a nationwide special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with the exercise likely to be conducted before the ye Read More

‘Violation of sovereignty’: PM Modi speaks with Qatar emir; condemns Israel strikes

Smoke rises from an explosion, allegedly caused by an Israeli strike, in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. Read More

First test of India-Belgium extradition treaty: Belgium court to open trial of Mehul Choksi in Rs 13,000 crore PNB fraud case

NEW DELHI: The extradition trial of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, wanted in India for the Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, is set to begin in a Belgian court next Monday, officials confirmed. Read More

At UNHRC, India slams Pakistan as ‘failed state’, takes swipe at Switzerland

NEW DELHI: Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi delivered a fiery rebuttal at the 5th Meeting of the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), hitting out at both Pakistan and Switzerland in unusually sharp terms. Read More