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New Delhi/Patna: The total number of electors in poll-bound Bihar have come down by nearly 47 lakh to 7.42 crore in the final electoral roll published on Tuesday from 7.89 crore before the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list carried out by the Election Commission. The final figure has, however, increased by 17.87 lakh from 7.24 crore electors named in the draft list issued on August 1, which had removed 65 lakh voters from the original list on various accounts, including deaths, ...Read More >
New Delhi: About 68 lakh deletions and 21.53 lakh additions have been recorded in Bihar's electoral roll as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), leaving the state with about 7.42 crore registered voters. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday said the revision, which ran from June 24 to September 30, involved systematic scrutiny of the rolls that began with 7.89 crore names. Around 65 lakh electors were removed by the time the draft roll was published on August 1, and furthe ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) The total number of electors in poll-bound Bihar have come down to 7.42 crore in the final electoral roll published on Tuesday from 7.89 crore before the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter list carried out by the Election Commission. The final figure is, however, more than 7.24 crore electors named in the draft list issued on August 1, which had removed 65 lakh voters from the original list on various accounts, including deaths, migration and duplication of voters ...Read More >
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GREATER NOIDA: The five-day Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS) 2025 concluded on Monday with Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal hailing its success as a "historic reflection" of the double engine government at work. The minister, during the valedictory session at India Expo Centre and Mart, praised the record-breaking participation of 507,099 visitors and over 2,250 exhibitors during the extravaganza. The crowd included 140,000 business delegates and international bu ...Read More >
New Delhi, India -- Meghna Gupta* had planned it all - a master's degree by 23, a few years of working in India, and then a move to the United States before she turned 30 to eventually settle there. So, she clocked countless hours at the Hyderabad office of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's largest IT firm and a driver of the country's emergence as the global outsourcing powerhouse in the sector. She waited to get to the promotion that would mean a stint on California's West Coast. Now, ...Read More >
Agartala, Sept 27: Ahead of the five-day-long Durga Puja festivities beginning Sunday, heavy security arrangements have been put in place along Tripura's 856-km border with Bangladesh, officials said on Saturday. Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag said a series of meetings had been held with the Border Security Force (BSF) and other security agencies to further intensify vigil along the India-Bangladesh border. "BSF authorities have assured us that they will further strengthen sec ...Read More >
Oil India Limited (OIL) has reported a significant natural gas occurrence in its second exploratory well, Vijayapuram-2, within the Andaman Shallow Offshore Block. Preliminary testing confirmed the gas presence, marking a crucial milestone in India's exploration efforts and the first hydrocarbon find in this campaign. Oil India Limited (OIL), a Maharatna company under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, on Friday, reported the occurrence of natural gas in its second exploratory well dril ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 27 (PTI) Oil India Ltd has discovered natural gas reserves off the Andaman Islands, the state-owned firm said without putting an estimate of the size of the find. In a statement, OIL said "occurrence of natural gas" was reported in the second exploratory well Vijayapuram-2 drilled in the Offshore Andaman Block AN-OSHP-2018/1, which the company had won under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP). "The preliminary analysis of gas samples, collected during intermittent inflow of ...Read More >
Noida: Oil India Limited (OIL), a Maharatna public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, has reported a significant milestone in its ongoing exploration campaign -- the first confirmed occurrence of natural gas in the Andaman Shallow Offshore Block. The discovery was made in the company's second exploratory well, Vijayapuram-2 (Location OAEA), drilled under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) in Block AN-OSHP-2018/1. The announcement was made through an offici ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): Oil India Limited (OIL), a Maharatna company under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, on Friday, reported the occurrence of natural gas in its second exploratory well drilled in the Andaman Shallow Offshore Block, marking a significant step in its ongoing exploration campaign. The company, in a press release, said the well, named Vijayapuram-2, was drilled in the Offshore Andaman Block AN-OSHP-2018/1 under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP). ...Read More >
Patna, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Friday, made a direct pitch to Bihar's women voters, urging them to recognise their strength and vote for change in the upcoming state Assembly elections. Addressing a large gathering of women during the "Shakti Adhikar Mahila Samvad" programme at the Sadakat Ashram in Patna, Priyanka Gandhi accused the NDA government of trying to buy votes with cash transfers. "You (women) don't realise your power, but politic ...Read More >
The ministry of external affairs on Friday highlighted that 2,417 Indian nationals have been deported or repatriated from the United States since January 2025. IMAGE: An Indian immigrant deported from the US walks out of the airport in Ahmedabad, February 6, 2025. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters During the weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated India's firm stance against illegal migration, emphasising commitment to promoting legal pathways for migration. "The number ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- India's Ministry of External Affairs on Friday confirmed that as many as 2,417 nationals had been deported from the United States this year so far. Announcing the figure before media persons, the ministry's spokesman Randhir Jaiswal stated that India stood firm against illegal migration and was committed to promoting legal pathways for migration. "Wherever there is a person who does not possess legal status in any country and he or she is referred to us and a cl ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) Over 2,400 Indians have been deported from the US since January, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. The issue of deportations is back in the news after American authorities repatriated Harjit Kaur, a 73-year-old Sikh woman from Punjab who had lived in the US for three decades. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India stands against illegal migration and it wants to promote pathways for legal mobility of people. The US has deported a total of 2,41 ...Read More >
New Delhi: Over 2,400 Indians have been deported from the US since January, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. The issue of deportations is back in the news after American authorities repatriated Harjit Kaur, a 73-year-old Sikh woman from Punjab who had lived in the US for three decades. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India stands against illegal migration and it wants to promote pathways for legal mobility of people. The US has deported a total of 2,417 Indian nation ...Read More >
New Delhi: India is engaged with the US and other stakeholders over the framing of rules for the Trump administration's move to levy a fee of $100,000 for H-1B visas, with the ministry of external affairs (MEA) saying on Friday that the mobility of skilled Indian talent contributes to innovation and economic growth in both countries. The new fee, announced by US President Donald Trump last week as part of measures to prevent the abuse of the H-1B visa programme -- perceived as a "national secur ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reiterating its longstanding stance against illegal migration, India on Friday emphasised its commitment to promote legal pathways of migration. "In the last several months, since January 2025 so far, we've had 2,417 Indian nationals deported or repatriated from the United States. In the case of Harjeet Kaur, she also returned recently. We want to promote legal pathways of migration. At the same time, India stands against illegal migration," said Ministry of E ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday highlighted that 2,417 Indian nationals have been deported or repatriated from the United States since January 2025. During the weekly media briefing, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated India firm stance against illegal migration, emphasising commitment to promoting legal pathways for migration. The number of deportations that have happened from the United States since January; 2417 Indian nationals are ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court directed the centre on Friday to bring back all six members of the two West Bengal families -- including a pregnant woman and two minors -- who were detained in Delhi in June on suspicion of being illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and deported on the orders of the foreigners regional registration officer, lawyers who attended the hearing said. "The division bench of justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Ritabrata Kumar Mitra gave the centre four weeks to bring back Su ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Karnataka cabinet on Thursday approved the state's first-ever Skill Development Policy 2025-2032, aimed at positioning the state as a premier hub for skilled workforce and talent and driving its vision of becoming a USD 1 trillion economy by 2032. The policy leverages digital technologies and AI-driven tools for training, assessment, and career guidance through a unified digital portal. It also emphasises international workforce mobility by facilitating global certifications, migrati ...Read More >
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New Delhi: Ministry of Finance has said that Central Government employees on Deputation/Foreign service to an organisation which is not a Central Government office may submit Physical 'Form A2' to opt for UPS. "The Central Government employees who are on deputation/foreign service to an organisation which is not a Central Government office and are unable to apply for UPS, may physically submit the duly filled Form A2 to the respective nodal office of their parent organisation. The nodal office ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Two hundred and eighty-nine migrant labourers from Odisha died while working outside the state during the last five years, Labour and Employees' State Insurance minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia told the Assembly on Tuesday. While replying to a query of BJD legislator Ananta Narayan Jena, the minister said the migrant workers from Odisha died during the period 2021 to 2025 . As per the statement of the minister, death of 14 migrant labourers were reported in 2021, which rose to 31 i ...Read More >
Karnataka has unveiled its first Skill Development Policy 2025-2032, aiming to position the state as a premier hub for skilled talent and drive its vision of becoming a $1 trillion economy by 2032. Karnataka unveiled its first Skill Development Policy 2025-2032, aiming to position the state as a premier hub for skilled talent and drive its vision of becoming a $1 trillion economy by 2032. Approved at the Cabinet meeting on Thursday, the policy leverages digital technologies and AI-driven tools ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The cabinet approved the Karnataka State Skill Development Policy-2025-32 aiming to position the state as a premier hub for skilled talent and drive its vision of becoming a $1 trillion economy within seven years. The policy, estimated to cost of Rs 4,432 crore, will draw Rs 1,386 crore from external aid, including the Asian Development Bank, and Rs 410 crore through public-private partnerships. Law and parliamentary affairs HK Patil, who briefed reporters on discussions at the cabine ...Read More >
Arunachal Pradesh Governor K. T. Parnaik addressed the Bharat Defence Conclave, highlighting the impact of emerging technologies on warfare and India's shift to multi-alignment in foreign policy. He emphasized the importance of 'Aatmanirbharta' and strengthening indigenous defence manufacturing. Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen K T Parnaik (Retd) on Thursday underscored the evolving nature of warfare driven by disruptive technologies and India's shift to "multi-alignment" in foreign policy. D ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, 25 Sep: Arunachal Pradesh Governor KT Parnaik praised the Indian armed forces as one of the finest professional forces in the world. Delivering the keynote address on 'Emerging technologies, transforming geopolitics and new tactics for future warfare' at the inaugural session of the 3rd edition of the Bharat Defence Conclave held here on Thursday, the governor highlighted the Indian armed forces' unmatched experience in combating terrorism, insurgencies, and radicalization, while als ...Read More >
BENGALURU/HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI - Ms Paridhi Upadhaya was packing her bags after securing a computer science scholarship in the US until headlines of President Donald Trump's H-1B visa crackdown last week prompted her family in Lucknow, India to scrap the plan. "Trump's unending onslaught against immigrants is forcing us to consider other destinations for her," the 18-year-old's father Rudar Pratap said. Ms Upadhaya is among thousands of Indians for whom the American dream of world-class educati ...Read More >
Hyderabad: AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's interim stay on select provisions of the new Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, but warned that it falls short of protecting waqf properties.He alleged that the BJP govt is intent on undermining the waqf system, believing it to be an "alien concept," and would attempt to ensure that waqf assets generate no income. "Yes, we respect the apex court's interim order. But it covers only some provisions. Many o ...Read More >
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