Parliamentary panel flags poor fund use for water projects, seeks better utilisation | India News

NEW DELHI: Voicing concern over poor utilisation of funds, a parliamentary panel has said the department of water resource, river development and Ganga rejuvenation, utilised only around 58 per cent of the revised allocation of Rs 21,640.88 crore for 2024-25 by the end of December 2024. The panel urged the Jal Shakti ministry to strengthen…

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Ranya Rao gold smuggling case: ED raids multiple locations in Bengaluru, other places | India News

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted multiple raids in Karnataka in gold smuggling case in which actress Ranya Rao was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.According to the agency, a case has been field under the Prevention of Money laundering Act, taking cognizance of a FIR registered by Central Bureau of Investigation.Actress…

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With Mauritius institute, India positions itself as key ally | India News

PM Modi performs a ritual at the Ganga Talao in Mauritius Wednesday NEW DELHI: On the day he was awarded the highest civilian honour of Mauritius, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alongside his Mauritian counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam, jointly inaugurated the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Public Service and Innovation in Mauritius on Wednesday. This milestone marks…

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‘What’s new?’: Bhupinder Singh Hooda plays down BJP’s victory in local elections | India News

Bhupinder Singh Hooda (File photo) NEW DELHI: Former Haryana chief minister and Congress veteran Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday dismissed the significance of the BJP’s victory in the Haryana municipal elections, saying that the party had won in the past as well.“BJP won before also. What is new in this?… We never said that we…

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Manipur talks stuck as Kukis insist on ‘separate hill state’ | India News

Arms and ammunition recovered during a search operation by Manipur Police and security forces in Chandel district (PTI) With the body of a youth killed in Manipur’s Kuki-dominated Kangpokpi on March 8 finally handed over to his family, authorities there said Wednesday they expect protests and blockade in the district to end soon.However, the road…

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ASI can whitewash Sambhal mosque facade: Allahabad high court | India News

HC asks ASI to whitewash ‘flaking’ portions of Sambhal mosque facade PRAYAGRAJ: Allahabad high court directed ASI on Wednesday to whitewash “flaking” portions of Sambhal Jama Masjid‘s outer facade and the mosque committee to reimburse the expenditure within a week.HC said that barring the use of LED or focus lights to illuminate the periphery, there…

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Sangh spreading ‘cancer’, says Bapu grandson, gets heckled | India News

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Tension gripped Neyyattinkara in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram district on Wednesday evening after RSS activists staged a protest against Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, Tushar Gandhi during the unveiling of Gandhian representative Gopinathan Nair’s statue at his residence at TB Junction.The protest was triggered by Tushar’s remark during his speech that “the soul of the nation is afflicted…

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Sagar to Mahasagar: India upgrades Mauritius ties | India News

PM Modi with Mauritian PM Ramgoolam & President Gokhool after receiving the highest civilian honour of Mauritius NEW DELHI: India and Mauritius upgraded their ties to an Enhanced Strategic Partnership as PM Narendra Modi held formal talks with his counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam, reaffirming commitment to a free, open and secure Indian Ocean and pledging full…

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