New Delhi- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has taken a major step towards making the national capital clean, developed, and pollution-free by extending special financial assistance worth over Rs 3,000 crore to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), an official said on Monday. The support aims to strengthen road infrastructure, sanitation systems, municipal schools, and…
Hyderabad- The Congress government in Telangana captured power in 84 out of 105 municipalities, six out of seven municipal corporations where chairpersons, vice-chairpersons, mayors and deputy mayors were elected on Monday. Though elections were held for 116 municipalities on February 11 and results were declared on February 13, chairpersons and vice-chairpersons could not be elected…
Mumbai- The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Monday presented its Budget for the financial year 2026–27 with a total outlay of Rs 48,072.57 crore, marking its first surplus Budget since 2017–18. MMRDA had a deficit of Rs 7,468 crore in 2024-2025. In just three years, the authority has achieved a surplus of Rs…
New Delhi- The Delhi Assembly’s Committee of Privileges has decided to grant a “final chance” to former chief minister and National Convenor of Aam Aadmi Party Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders to appear in person and give their statements regarding the ‘Faansi Ghar’ issue on March 6, an official said. Responding to a request…
Moga- At the Village Defence Committee oath ceremony in this Punjab town, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday delivered a direct message on ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ campaign, asserting that the Shiromani Akali Dal, the BJP, and the Congress had allowed the state to sink into narcotics….
Jodhpur- The nearly three-decade-old 1998 Kankani blackbuck poaching case involving Bollywood actor Salman Khan witnessed a significant development on Monday after the Rajasthan High Court announced a change in the bench hearing the matter. Justice Baljinder Singh Sandhu, who had been presiding over the appeals related to the case, recused himself from further hearing.Following his…
Bengaluru- The First Additional District and Sessions Court in Gangavati, in Karnataka’s Koppal district, on Monday sentenced three men to death in connection with the gang-rape of an Israeli tourist and an Indian woman, and the killing of a male tourist near Sanapura Lake last year, located close to the Unesco World Heritage Site of…
New Delhi- The Delhi High Court on Monday granted an interim suspension of sentence to Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav in connection with multiple cheque bounce cases. Paving the way for his release from jail until March 18, a single-judge Bench of Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma passed the order after being informed that a sum of…
New Delhi- After senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar expressed confidence that Pinarayi Vijayan will continue as the Chief Minister of Kerala, the BJP on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, alleging that no one within the party or its alliance accepts Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi,…
New Delhi- UPI has emerged as the most preferred mode of payment, accounting for 57 per cent of total payment transactions in India, surpassing cash transactions at 38 per cent, primarily due to ease of use and instant fund transfer capability, according to an independent study commissioned by the Finance Ministry. Digital payments now dominate…
