Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Thursday said 220 illegal coal mines have been detected in the Umrangso region, raising alarms over the environmental, legal, and safety challenges posed by unregulated mining activities.
A 21-member delegation from 10 countries on Thursday visited the various Akhadas in the Sangam region during the ongoing Mahakumbh and took a holy dip at Sangam.
With Milkipur assembly bypolls around the corner, the Samajwadi Party has again raked up the issue of alleged grabbing of poor's land in Ayodhya by BJP leaders.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will pay a state visit to India on 25-26 January at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the Chief Guest for India’s 76th Republic Day celebrations, it was officially announced on Thursday.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has finalized a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for the supply of Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missiles (MRSAM) for the Indian Navy, valued at approximately Rs 2,960 crore. The agreement was signed here on Thursday, with Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh overseeing the proceedings.
The reports were laid on the table of the House by Brij Lal, Chairman, Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has plans to replace Closed Loop Delhi Metro Smart Cards with Open Loop National Common Mobility Cards (NCMC) in a phased manner, the government informed the Parliament on Monday.
Customs officials probing the seizure of cocaine worth over Rs 220 crore from a Denmark-bound cargo ship at Paradip Port on 1 December are in a tizzy as the investigators are finding it tough to elicit vital international drug cartel links in the case because of the language barrier.
The CJI Chandrachud in the order asked the MoEFCC to inform it about the impact of the iron ore mining on the environment and the concept of intergenerational equity.
He attributed the victory of BJP in the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections to rampant corruption under the Congress regime.
