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Families belonging to Scheduled Castes who wish to set up small and micro industries will now get 20 per cent discount on purchase of land, the chief minister also said.

A prominent name not just in Telugu cinema but also in Tamil and Hindi films, he became the 48th recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke award, the highest recognition in Indian cinema.

In their appeal to the top court, they have sought a direction to restrain the centre from curbing their right to "receive and disseminate information" on the two-part BBC series called "India: The Modi Question"

Foreign countries including Brazil, India, Thailand, Russia, Mexico, as well as the European Union, have subsidised artificially cheap sugar on the global market at the expense of the American sugar industry.

Covid Live: The active cases have also declined to 1,763, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The letter in question was address to AICC chairperson Sonia Gandhi saying that the differences over tickets would lead to rebellion in the party ranks.

TDP Mandal level leader, Venna Balakoti Reddy was sleeping at his residence in Alavala village in Rompicherla Mandal, when the assailants fired two rounds at him at midnight.

The court's strong observations were made by a bench comprising Justice K M Joseph, Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Hrishikesh Roy.

The former chief minister, spearheading a campaign against liquor consumption in the BJP-ruled state, maintained the government should not cash in on the habit of drinking.

Once the five take oath as judges of the top court, its working strength will go up to 32.

The central government has no role in fixing the minimum number of compulsory working hours and working days for courts, the minister said.

"The Delhi government has already provided training to more than 1000 principals/teachers from abroad and further wants to continue it," Arvind Kejriwal added.

Last week, India issued a notice to Pakistan seeking a review and modification of the 62-year-old Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) for management of cross-border rivers following Islamabad's "intransigence" in handling disputes.

Paresh Rawal, a BJP leader, moved the high court seeking quashing of the FIR against him and a notice by the police to appear before it on February 4

The minister said that research and studies on the potential and emerging threats from space debris are carried out by ISRO and academia since the early 1990s.

A few days ago, sand was found in sacks of government-procured paddy sent to a warehouse by a women SHG in Nagod area of the same district.

Two people were injured when a fight broke out between "Khalistani group" and pro-India demonstrators in Melbourne on Monday.

Kiren Rijiju said that the appointment of Judges and Judicial Officers falls within the domain of the High Courts and State Governments concerned.

RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale further said that we can't close our doors on those who have converted to other religions.

As of January 30, a total of 235 affected families have been distributed Rs 3.50 crores as relief assistance, minister Jitendra Singh said.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had proposed slashing the highest surcharge rate on personal income tax and raising the rebate limit to Rs 7 lakh.

The National Green Tribunal bench also formed a nine-member joint committee headed by the Uttarakhand chief secretary.

The lone Congress MLA in the poll-bound states is a party heavyweight from Tripura Sudip Roy Barman.

The Supreme Court came into existence on 28 January 1950, two days after India became a republic on 26 January.

The Supreme Court came into existence on 28 January 1950, two days after India became a republic on 26 January.

The BJP will contest all 60 seats in the Meghalaya assembly and announced the names of all its candidates on Thursday.

The briefing will be held at 9 am at the Balayogi Auditorium in Parliament Library Building in the national capital, all MPs have been informed.

Hurriyat Conference leader Nayeem Khan was arrested on July 24, 2017 and is currently in judicial custody.

YS Sharmila said if she was proved wrong about the people of the state facing problems, she would "retire forever and go home".

The senior bureaucrat also makes personal attacks on the Deputy Collector and keeps abusing him despite the junior officer apologising to him in the presence of the other officials.

Siddique Kappan and three others were arrested in October 2020 while they were going to the Uttar Pradesh town where a Dalit woman died allegedly after being raped.

A Supreme Court bench said it will seek instructions from Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and subject to his approval post the matter for hearing on Friday.

The request also stated that despite the attack on the Constitution and Judiciary by the Law Minister and Vice President no action was taken against them.

The holy stones were welcomed at the Hindu god Lord Ram's birthplace by Priests and locals who decorated the boulders with garlands and offered rituals before handing over them to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.

Interrogation of the man revealed that he was a habitual offender, who regularly indulged in motorcycle thefts, the official said.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated Rs1.63 trillion for defence capital outlays - an expenditure that would include new weapons, aircraft, warships and other military hardware.

Mamata Banerjee said Vishwa Bharati University should focus on running the university and not target students to indulge in saffronisation

The editorial further claimed that the government announced special budgetary allocations for Karnataka with an eye on the next Assembly elections in the state, which is scheduled to be held this year.

Covid Live: Active cases now comprise 0.01% of total infections, while the national recovery rate is at 98.81%, according to the health ministry's website

Police said that it has seized 1.304 Kg of heroin worth Rs 6-7 crore and arrested three persons in two separate operations in the Karbi Anglong district today.

The invitation has been accepted in principle and officials on both sides are now working on mutually convenient dates, according to multiple PTI sources.

People have been advised not to venture out in the avalanche-prone areas.

"In the 90-minute speech, the Finance Minister did not think it necessary to utter even once the words 'unemployment, poverty, inequality'. She said the word 'poor' twice," P Chidambaram told NDTV

The banned WhatsApp accounts in India include 13.89 lakh accounts which were barred proactively before being flagged by users.

Prima facie, the woman wanted to get rid of her husband and hired a 40-year-old man and his 28-year-old wife to kill him.

The accident occurred on Dedtalai-Sheikhupura road, some 60km from the district headquarters in the afternoon, an official said.

The minister said he had not spoken to the companies because most of them were US-based, but he had "reached out to those who are having a tough time".

Air Marshal AP Singh is a qualified flying instructor and an experimental test pilot with more than 5,000 hours of flying experience on a variety of fixed and rotary wing aircraft.