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No information traceable on region-wise PDS diversion data: FCI tells CIC

New Delhi The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has informed the Central Information Commission (CIC) that no information is available at its headquarters regarding orders for diversion of food grains under the Public Distribution System (PDS). The response came in reply to a request filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005 seeking details about the process followed before approving PDS release order diversion and records of suc...

Hope West Asia war ends soon: Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar Farooq Abdullah, president of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, on Friday expressed hope that the ongoing conflict in West Asia ends soon, linking the shortage of fuel and gas in Indian markets to the crisis. “The shortage of fuel and gas is due to a war that is going on. Let’s hope and pray that this war ends soon,” Abdullah told reporters at the Hazratbal Shrine. The former chief minister of...

Five booked for forging documents to transfer govt land in Thane district

Thane Police have registered a case against five persons, including a former government employee, for allegedly transferring state-owned land using forged documents in Maharashtra’s Thane district, officials said on Friday. According to police, the accused allegedly misled the registrar’s office and used outdated land records to transfer plots under the Birwadi Gram Panchayat in Shahpur. The case was registered follo...

Modi to visit West Bengal, address Brigade rally and launch projects worth ₹18,680 crore

Kolkata Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit West Bengal on Saturday to address a rally at the iconic Brigade Parade Ground and inaugurate development projects worth around ₹18,680 crore. The rally, organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), will mark the culmination of the party’s statewide Parivartan Yatra campaign ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. The yatra, which began on March 1 following the publ...

Two police officers suspended after double murder at HPCL ethanol plant in Budaun

Budaun Two police officers have been suspended following the killing of two senior officials associated with an ethanol plant of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) in Budaun district, officials said on Friday. The action came after a report by the circle officer citing alleged negligence in the discharge of duties. Harshit Mishra (34), assistant general manager (AGM) at the HPCL plant in Sejni village, and Sudhir Kum...

Kerala aims for over 85% voter turnout in upcoming assembly polls: CEO Kelkar

Thiruvananthapuram Ratan U. Kelkar, Chief Electoral Officer of Kerala, on Friday said the upcoming Kerala Legislative Assembly elections will be carefully planned and executed to achieve a record voter turnout of over 85 per cent and ensure a smooth voting process. Speaking to reporters after inaugurating a one-day training session for District Election Officers (DEOs), Kelkar said the primary objective of the Election Commission of...

Stock markets tumble over 1% amid West Asia tensions, rising oil prices

Mumbai Benchmark equity indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 fell more than 1 per cent during intra-day trade on Friday, weighed down by the intensifying conflict in West Asia and rising global oil prices. Heavy selling in global markets, continued foreign fund outflows and weakness in the rupee also dragged the markets lower. Declining for the third consecutive session, the 30-share Sensex plunged 963.98 points or 1.26 per cent ...

Action against Maharashtra colleges denying admission to girls under fee waiver scheme

Mumbai The Maharashtra Government will take action against colleges that deny admission to eligible girl students under the tuition fee waiver scheme, Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil said on Friday, warning that the affiliation of such institutes could be cancelled. Replying to a discussion during Question Hour in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Patil said the decision taken two years ago to waive tui...

Curfew relaxed in violence-hit areas of Meghalaya

Shillong Authorities on Friday partially relaxed curfew in two violence-affected districts of Meghalaya to allow residents to purchase essential commodities, officials said. In West Garo Hills district, curfew was relaxed for four hours from 9 am to 1 pm, they said. In neighbouring East Garo Hills district, Deputy Commissioner R P Marak ordered a longer relaxation from 8 am to 5 pm. Clashes between tribal and non-tribal grou...

Lok Sabha adjourned again amid opposition protests over LPG issue

Parliament House Proceedings in the Lok Sabha were adjourned till 2 pm on Friday as opposition members continued protests over the LPG situation and price rise linked to the ongoing crisis in West Asia. When the House reconvened at noon after an earlier adjournment on the same issue, opposition members entered the Well of the House and raised slogans against the government. After the laying of papers, Kiren Rijiju, Union Ministe...

One killed, six injured as bus catches fire in Gujarat’s Banaskantha

Ahmedabad One passenger was charred to death and six others sustained burn injuries after a private luxury sleeper bus caught fire in Banaskantha district in the early hours of Friday, police said. According to officials, some of the injured passengers are in critical condition. The bus was travelling to Ahmedabad from Nachna when the fire broke out near Nenawa village in Dhanera taluka at around 3.30 am. Most passengers were as...

Darjeeling tea industry flags risk of LPG supply disruption

Kolkata The Darjeeling Tea Association has warned that production of Darjeeling tea could decline further due to the possible non-availability of industrial LPG, raising concerns about supply disruptions to tea factories in Darjeeling district. In a recent letter to the deputy chairman of the Tea Board of India in Kolkata, the association referred to a communication from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas directing public sec...

Maharashtra to make permits mandatory for commercial e-rickshaws, e-bikes

Mumbai The Government of Maharashtra has decided to make permits mandatory for passenger-carrying electric rickshaws and e-bikes in a move aimed at ensuring uniform regulations in the sector, Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Friday. The decision comes as the state transport department has indicated that it will stop issuing new permits for conventional autorickshaws with yellow-and-black registration plates. It has also tem...

Bandi Sanjay Kumar counters Telangana govt’s ‘Centre doing nothing’ claim

Hyderabad Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday rejected the Indian National Congress government’s claim that the Centre was not supporting Telangana, citing several recent decisions by the BJP-led NDA government. The Union Minister of State for Home said the Centre had announced Rs 884 crore support for minimum support price (MSP) procurement of 1.25 lakh metric tonnes of urad, sunflower and other crops from farmers in ...

Congress shifts MLAs to Bengaluru before Rajya Sabha polls

Bengaluru The Congress has moved a group of its legislators from Odisha to Bengaluru ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for March 16, amid apprehensions of cross-voting. According to Congress sources, around eight MLAs from the party’s Odisha unit were flown from Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru late on Thursday night and have been accommodated at a resort on the outskirts of the city. The move, party insiders said, i...

SC stays HC nod for CBI to prosecute Moitra

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a part of the December 2025 order of the Delhi High Court permitting the Lokpal to consider granting sanction to the CBI to file a chargesheet against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in the alleged cash-for-query scam. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to Moitra, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and BJP MP ...

Centre approves ₹1,912.99 crore additional disaster aid for 5 states, J&K

New Delhi The Centre has approved ₹1,912.99 crore in additional financial assistance for five states and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir affected by floods, flash floods, cloudbursts, landslides and Cyclone Montha in 2025, according to an official statement issued on Friday. The decision was taken by a high-level committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The states receiving assistance are Andhra Pradesh...

Congress MP K. Sudhakaran invokes sacrifices as he eyes Assembly return

Thiruvananthapuram Amid reports that senior Indian National Congress leader K. Sudhakaran is yet to reach an understanding with party leadership over his interest in contesting the upcoming Assembly elections, the Kannur MP on Friday shared an emotional message on social media recalling his deep connection with Kannur. Sudhakaran, who was in New Delhi for discussions with the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on finalising candida...

SC declines to hear PIL seeking nationwide menstrual leave policy

New Delhi The Supreme Court of India on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a nationwide policy mandating menstrual leave for women students and workers, observing that such a requirement could unintentionally reinforce gender stereotypes. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said that while the issue was important, making menstrual leave compulsory through legisl...

No infiltrator should be allowed to contest elections: Meghalaya BJP chief

Shillong The Meghalaya unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said no infiltrator should be allowed to contest elections anywhere in the country, including in polls to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC). In a statement, BJP state president Rikman G Momin said the GHADC, constituted under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India, was established to safeguard the land, rights and self-governance of...

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