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Nearly 400 districts will have city gas distribution facility in 2-3 years: PM Modi

Modi also said the number of compressed natural gas stations will increase to 10,000 by end of this decade, which will also help reduce pollution.

J&K elections could be held beyond 6-month period, like Anantnag bypoll

EC sources say while polls are usually held within 6 months of dissolution of assembly, they can be postponed if law & order situation is not conducive.

After Modi govt order, CBI opens enquiry against NFDC, Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee

CBI launches preliminary enquiry after I&B ministry allegations of financial embezzlement at NFDC, including 'undue' payments to Kashyap, Banerjee.

Abandoned by NRI husbands, women move SC to restore strict anti-dowry law provisions

Eight women file plea on behalf of '40,000 abandoned brides', want immediate arrest, impounding of passports and quicker legal action.  

Modi govt decides to build Kartarpur corridor till border, urging Pakistan to follow suit

The corridor will help Sikh pilgrims visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur on the banks of the Ravi river in Pakistan. 

Dr. Reddy’s pushes for immediate right to sell suboxone copies

Indivior Plc’s Suboxone Film is the leading opioid addiction treatment in US.

Amit Shah key conspirator in Sohrabuddin encounter, investigating officer tells court

The chief investigating officer however said that his claim is not supported by any documentary proof.

Lack of space hampers NGT’s drive to seize old diesel vehicles in Delhi

The Delhi transport department’s pits, for parking seized vehicles, overflowing with little room for more, official says.

Mathura hospital to give elephants a real healing touch

The 'Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital', the first-of-its-kind facility, is expected to help in the treatment of elephants, many rescued from circuses.    

Modi govt’s pet schemes have improved access to energy in 6 laggard states, survey finds

32 million households from Bihar, Jharkhand, UP, MP, Odisha and West Bengal have got better access to energy than in 2015, says CEEW survey.

On Camera

Don’t let anti-vaxxers weaponise AstraZeneca furore. Vaccines are safe—and we are the proof

Vaccines have eliminated two diseases—smallpox in humans and rinderpest in cattle. If they were killing one in 50,000 people, we wouldn’t be rolling them out across the globe for decades.

Strong showing by north, improved compliance — how GST revenue rose to record Rs 2.1 lakh cr in April

While April typically sees highest collections in a financial year, analysts say a host of reasons came together this time to lift total figures.

India inches closer to SMART. Here are steps ahead for next-gen anti-submarine warfare

SMART carries an advanced light-weight torpedo as payload along with a parachute-based release system.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.