- Chandigarh residents to pay more for water
Brace for shelling out 1.50 per cent to 2.50 per cent more on your existing water bill from April onwards as the UT Administration on Wednesday issued a notification regarding water tariff, which was last year put on hold till March 31 citing Covid-19.
- Rahul Gandhi on two - day Karnataka visit; to pay obeisance to 'Walking God' Shivakumara Swamiji
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be on a two-day visit to Karnataka from Thursday during which he will pay obeisance to late Shivakumara Swamiji of Siddaganga Math in Tumakuru on his 115th birth anniversary, who had earned the recognition of 'Walking God.' The former Congress president will also ho
- Rajya Sabha passes Bill related to tribals; to help Bhogta and other communities of Jharkhand
Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a Bill to remove Bhogta caste from Scheduled Castes (SC) list in Jharkhand and include it, and certain other communities, in Scheduled Tribes(ST) list in the State.
- PM - led CCS approves procurement of 15 light combat helicopters
In a significant move, the prime minister-led Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Wednesday approved the procurement of 15 indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) at a cost of Rs 3,887 crore.
- BIMSTEC gets a makeover as SAARC fails to show promise
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called upon members of BIMSTEC to transform the Bay of Bengal into a bridge of connectivity, prosperity, and security even as its virtual summit hosted by Sri Lanka took some vital decisions to infuse dynamism in its activity.
- Three AIIMS doctors in race for Director's post
The four-member search and selection committee tasked to recommend a panel of potential candidates for the post of the Director of AIIMS, New Delhi, has shortlisted three institute doctors.
- Cabinet approves $808 million World Bank - assisted programme for MSMEs
The government on Wednesday approved a World Bank-backed programme worth USD808 million for assisting and improving the functioning of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country.
- Government sends team to evict Chirag Paswan from bungalow allotted to his late father
The government has sent a team to evict Lok Sabha MP Chirag Paswan from a bungalow allotted to his late father Ram Vilas Paswan, sources said on Wednesday.
- Difficult for character actors to become hero, heroine again: Gadkari
The Rajya Sabha witnessed some light moments during question hour on Wednesday after Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, while making references to the norms for new cars, said once a hero or heroine has played a character role it is very difficult for them to go back to becoming lead actor
- 10 power projects get 3 more years to submit required documents to get ?mega? tag: CCEA
The government on Wednesday decided to extend the time limit for 10 power projects by 36 months to furnish documents required to become certified ‘mega’ power projects so as to avail tax benefits and bid for tenders or supply of electricity.
- Agriculture products export up by over 25 per cent in first 10 months of FY 2021 - 22: Government to Lok Sabha
India’s export of agricultural products have touched USD 40.87 billion in the first ten months of the current fiscal, which is 25.14 per cent more than the last financial year, Union Minister of State for Commerce Anupriya Singh Patel said in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
- Delhi govt giving step - motherly treatment to municipal corporations, says Shah; moves Bill to unify three MCs
Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday moved for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, that seeks to unify the three municipal corporations of Delhi.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to visit India from March 31 - April 1: MEA
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to India from March 31 to April 1, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Wednesday.
- BYJM activists damaged CCTV cameras, barriers at Kejriwal residence during protest: Manish Sisodia
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday alleged that activists of the BJP's youth outfit BJYM attacked and damaged CCTV cameras as well as security barriers at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence during a protest. 
- AAP urges govt not to override rights of Punjab govt in Chandigarh admn
Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday urged the Union government not to override the rights of the elected government of Punjab by implementing the central laws on the administration of Chandigarh, a Union Territory.
- Only authorised agencies can tap telephones
Union MoS for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra on Tuesday said in the Lok Sabha that only authorised law enforcement agencies were empowered to tap telephones or intercept and monitor any electronically transmitted information.
- FIH Pro League: England hit by Covid, games postponed
The upcoming FIH Pro League double-header between the women’s hockey teams of India and England was postponed today due to a Covid-19 outbreak in the British camp.
- Biden's point - person on Russian sanctions to visit India today to discuss 'consequences' of war against Ukraine: White House
Top Indian-American US advisor and a key architect of Washington's punitive economic sanctions against Moscow, Daleep Singh, will visit India on March 30 and 31 to discuss the "consequences" of Russia's “unjustified war” against Ukraine and the development of an Indo-Pacific Economic Fra
- Demand for censorship of OTT platforms, web channels in Rajya Sabha
Noting that there is a censor board for films but not for web channels, a BJD MP in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday demanded a law to bring in censorship for OTT platforms and web channels to cull out obscene scenes and content spreading religious hatred. 
- TMC MP Abhishek skips date with ED
TMC MP Abhishek skips date with ED
- UP distribution of portfolios: who gained, who lost
The distribution of portfolios in the Yogi Adityanath government appears to signal who all are on the rise, or rather whose stature increased and who was cut to the size in the exercise.
- Active Covid cases dip to 14,704
With 1,233 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of Covid cases rose to 4,30,23,215, while the active cases dipped to 14,704, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.
- Supreme Court to commence physical hearing of cases from April 4
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Wednesday said the Supreme Court would commence physical hearing of cases from April 4.
- Severe heat wave predicted in parts of Delhi on Wednesday, Thursday
Parts of Delhi are predicted to record a severe heatwave on Wednesday, with the maximum temperature likely to hit the 40-degree mark, India Meteorological Department said.
- Rs 301.56 crore allocated for National Cancer Institute Jhajjar in 2020 - 21: Government in Rajya Sabha
The health ministry on Tuesday informed Rajya Sabha that the budget allocations for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the AIIMS phase-II project at Haryana's Jhajjar has been rising with Rs 301.56 crore allocated in 2020-21.