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A governor's role is to ensure state govts work as per law: Arif Khan

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said a governor would never like to become an obstacle for any state government and that they are there to ensure whatever a govt does is in accordance with the law

Punjab govt to ask Centre to regulate prices of non-scheduled medicines

The Punjab government will soon write a letter to the Centre to bring the prices of non-scheduled medicines under control

Income main criteria for beneficiaries in Parivar Pehchan Patra: Khattar

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar said income was the main criteria for identifying eligible beneficiaries under the state govt's ambitious Parivar Pehchan Patra initiative

Those behind 26/11 roam freely in Pakistan: Javed Akhtar in Lahore

Akhtar also told the gathering that even though Pakistani artists like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mehdi Hasan have been warmly welcomed in India, Pakistan has never held a single show of Lata Mangeshkar

Education in India is being internationalised with implementation of NEP

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stressed upon the need to have more international students to make the youth of India aware of developments on the global front

G20 culture track meet to kick off in Khajuraho, delegates to visit temples

The first G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) meeting will begin from tomorrow at Khajuraho. The meeting is scheduled to be organised from February 22-25

Semiconductor manufacturing to start very soon in India: IT secretary

Electronics and IT secretary Alkesh Kumar Sharma on Tuesday said that the production of semiconductors in the country will start very soon

Pub sector failed world over, pvt sector can take country forward: Jindal

Business tycoon and chairman of JSW Group on Tuesday said that it is be the private sector, not the public sector, that will take India ahead

Gulab Chand Kataria to be sworn in as Assam Governor on Wednesday

Kataria, a resident of Udaipur in Rajasthan, succeeded professor Jagdish Mukhi, who demitted office on Sunday after completing his term

Manipur CM presents budget with expenditure proposal of Rs 35,022 cr

The budget deficit is estimated at Rs 891 crore, which is a reduction from last year's budget deficit of Rs 1,230 crore, Singh said

Truck operators returned to work in Himachal after sixty-eight days

Truck operators at two Adani group-owned cement plants at Bilaspur and Solan districts returned to work after 68 days of strike following an agreement over the freight rates

Delhi govt plans to allow only electric two-wheelers to ply as bike taxis

The aggregator policy being finalised by the Delhi government proposes to allow only electric two-wheelers to ply as bike taxis, officials said on Tuesday

NHRC seeks response on steps taken to ensure dignity of dead from states

All government or private hospitals should be directed to provide free transportation of bodies to residences concerned, the statement said

Delhi govt to engage with taxi industry players over bike taxi ban: IAMAI

The use of two-wheelers having a private registration mark for commercial purposes is in violation of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

WHO to set up mRNA vaccine hub in Hyderabad: IT Minister KT Rama Rao

In an interview to a TV channel in Davos in January, KTR said the WHO was keen to set up the hub in Hyderabad and hopefully it will happen soon

FreshToHome raises $104 million from Amazon Smbhav Venture, others

Startup FreshToHome has raised $104 mn from Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund and other investors to expand business including opening up of 100 physical retail stores

Sensex, Nifty end lower in choppy trade, extend losses for third day

The NSE Nifty slipped 17.90 points or 0.1 per cent to end at 17,826.70 with 30 of its scrips ending in the red

Nagaland polls: Nominations of 200 applicants found valid, says EC

The Election Commission, after scrutiny of all nomination papers, has found 22 of the 222 applications invalid in Nagaland, a senior official said

'Nagas should change mindset that women can't be in decision-making bodies'

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has stressed the need for people of the state to change their mindset that Naga women cannot be in decision-making bodies

Indian American wins National Geographic's pictures of the year contest

After a rigorous vetting process by a team of seasoned Nat Geo photo editors, Karthik Subramaniam's Dance of the Eagles photo was named grand-prize winner, according to an official announcement here