Jaipur ADM PA arrested for accepting Rs 1 lakh bribe
Jaipur, July 29 (IANS) Acting on the directions of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Headquarters, the anti-corruption body’s Jaipur Rural unit on Wednesday arrested Mukesh Kumar, Personal Assistant to the Additional District Collector (Jaipur East),…
H&FW Minister says CSCs vital for Digital Odisha
Bhubaneswar, July 29 (IANS) Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling on Wednesday said Common Service Centres (CSCs) have become a key pillar in building a Digital Odisha by ensuring doorstep delivery of government and digital services…
Rajasthan executes India’s first rare earth elements exploration licence under CM Bhajan Lal Sharma
Jaipur, July 29 (IANS) Rajasthan has achieved a major milestone in India’s critical minerals sector by executing the country’s first Rare Earth Elements (REE) Exploration Licence, marking a significant step towards strengthening the…
Odisha govt orders immediate repair of flood-damaged roads, buildings
Bhubaneswar, July 29 (IANS) Taking serious note of the damage caused by incessant rainfall and flooding across Odisha, Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Wednesday directed departmental officials to undertake the immediate repair and restoration…
Envoy Dinesh Trivedi meets B’desh FM, state minister
Dhaka, July 29 (IANS) The newly appointed High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, paid courtesy calls on the Foreign Minister and the State Minister for Foreign Affairs on Wednesday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meetings took…
Lok Sabha passes anti-paper leak amendment Bill; Gujarat CM, Dy CM welcome tougher exam law
New Delhi/Gandhinagar, July 29 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, tightening penalties for paper leaks, organised cheating and other examination-related offences in a move…
J&K’s first International Film Festival gets overwhelming response
Srinagar, July 29 (IANS) The first International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJK) 2026 has evoked an enthusiastic response from filmmakers across the globe, with 875 film submissions received from around 50 countries so far, reflecting the…
MOIL reports 70 per cent jump in net profit in Q1 FY 2026-27
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Public sector manganese ore major MOIL on Wednesday reported a 70 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 87.62 crore for the first quarter of the current financial year compared to the corresponding figure of Rs 51.51 crore for…
India’s 5G user base to double to 100 crore by 2030; Scindia says country will lead global 6G race
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) India is on track to connect up to 100 crore people to 5G technology by 2030, Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday, highlighting the country’s rapid digital transformation and its ambitions to…
Use of broken rice for ethanol production is not impacting inflation: Govt
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The diversion of surplus broken rice to produce ethanol is not impacting food inflation, as ethanol production is allowed only after maintaining adequate buffer stocks and meeting the requirements under the National Food…