Ahmedabad named cleanest big city in India

Ahmedabad named cleanest big city in India

Friday, 18 July 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

At a time most Indian cities are known for urban filth and the defiance of civic rules, Ahmedabad was named the cleanest big city on Thursday, followed by Bhopal and Lucknow in the Government’s annual cleanliness survey, even as Indore, Surat, Navi Mumbai and Vijayawada were elevated to a newly...

Tejashwi fumes over humiliation of Tushar Gandhi in Bihar

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 | Press Trust of India | Patna

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday trained his guns at the ruling NDA in Bihar over the alleged mistreatment of Tushar Gandhi, a great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, who has been touring the state in support of Mahagathbandhan ahead of assembly polls. Gandhi was on Monday in East Champaran district, from where...

India moving from women empowerment to women-led development: President Murmu

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 | Press Trust of India | Cuttack

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said India was moving from women empowerment to women-led development. Addressing the 13th annual convocation of Ravenshaw University in Cuttack, she said female students outperforming their male classmates in 21 out of 27 departments of the varsity this year was a testament to it. “Over the last...

Bihar Cabinet approves proposal to create one crore jobs

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 | Press Trust of India | Patna

The Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday cleared a proposal to create ‘one crore jobs and employment opportunities’ in the next five years. The Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, approved the proposal of the Labour department in this regard and also decided to constitute a 12-member committee headed...

UP leaders congratulate astronaut Shukla on successful return

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 | Pioneer News Service | Lucknow

Political leaders in Uttar Pradesh congratulated Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on Tuesday on his successful return to Earth after completing the Axiom-4 mission, calling it a moment of pride for the country and an inspiration for youngsters. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led the tributes, calling Shukla’s achievement “a...

Maharashtra to bring strict anti-conversion law soon

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 | Pioneer News Service | Mumbai

The Maharashtra government will bring a tough law to prevent religious conversions in the winter session of the legislature and its provisions will be more stringent than similar legislations existing in other states, minister Pankaj Bhoyar has said. Speaking in the legislative council on Monday, the minister of state for home...

Odisha erupts in anger as sexual harassment victim dies

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 | Pioneer News Service | Odisha

After fighting for her life for three days, the second-year Integrated B.Ed student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College, Balasore, who set herself ablaze following alleged sexual harassment by a professor died on Monday night at AIIMS in Odisha. The victim took the extreme step on Saturday over alleged inaction against...

Lucknow court grants bail to Rahul Gandhi in defamation case

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 | Press Trust of India | Lucknow

A Lucknow court on Tuesday granted bail to leader of opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after he made an appearance in a defamation case filed over his purported remarks on Army personnel, his lawyer said. The case relates to alleged defamatory remarks against Indian soldiers made during his Bharat Jodo...

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Sunday Edition

Journey to inner wealth & abundance

13 July 2025 | Pushkar Anand | Agenda

The knight in shinning armour

13 July 2025 | ANOOP BOSE | Agenda

Tripura: The Land of Wholesome and Delicious Food!

13 July 2025 | Anil Rajput | Agenda

Power of internet in the age of technology

13 July 2025 | Surjit Singh Flora | Agenda

Let us respect linguistic diversity

13 July 2025 | Sanjay Kumar Jha, Rajya Sabha MP, JD(U) | Agenda

Without assimilation, there cannot be a strong nation

13 July 2025 | Sushmita Dev, Rajya Sabha MP, TMC | Agenda