India

Verma assures Delhiites of road quality road, warns those damaging newly built roads to face FIRs

07 Oct 2026 | 7:20 PM

Agraj Pratap Singh
New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma on Wednesday assured Delhi residents that there would be no compromise on the quality of newly constructed roads, while warning that those found deliberately damaging or digging up fresh road stretches would face FIRs.

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DDA initiates rehab process for JJ clusters under Delhi Master Plan 2047

07 Oct 2026 | 7:19 PM

New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) The Delhi Development Authority has initiated the In- Situ rehabilitation process of the JJ clusters, (Jhuggi Jhopdi) as part of the Delhi Master Plan 2047 under Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Sandhu’s guidance. .

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07 Oct 2026 | 7:16 PM

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Rekha Gupta joins ‘Seva Jyoti Yatra’ marking PM Modi’s 25 years in public life

07 Oct 2026 | 7:15 PM

New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday joined the ‘Seva Jyoti Yatra’ organised to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing 25 years in public life, and marched with the ceremonial torch at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.

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Seva Jyoti Yatra marks 25 years of PM Modi’s public life in Delhi

07 Oct 2026 | 7:12 PM

New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday organised the ‘Seva Jyoti Yatra’ to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public life, with party workers carrying torch-bearing kalash processions to different parliamentary constituencies from the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.

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SAREX-2026 inaugurated as India reviews maritime search and rescue preparedness

07 Oct 2026 | 6:59 PM

New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Wednesday inaugurated the Multinational Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX-2026), underscoring the need for greater international cooperation and a whole-of-government approach to safeguarding lives at sea.

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Centre cuts sugar dealers’ stock limit to 1,000 quintals, holding period to 15 days from Oct 15

07 Oct 2026 | 6:44 PM

New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) The Centre has tightened sugar stock-holding restrictions for dealers, halving the maximum permissible stock across most of the country to 1,000 quintals from 2,000 quintals and reducing the holding period to 15 days from 30 days, with the revised limits taking effect from October 15, according to a Gazette notification.

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Pack your bags: CJP calls youth to Delhi for Oct 10 electoral protest

07 Oct 2026 | 6:39 PM

Parwinder Sandhu
New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Wednesday announced an October 10 protest at Jantar Mantar, describing it as a youth-led mobilisation against alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and demanding wider reforms in the functioning of the Election Commission.

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Navy’s first Fleet Support Ship launched at HSL; keel laid for fifth vessel

07 Oct 2026 | 5:32 PM

New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) The Indian Navy’s blue-water operational capability received a boost with the launch of the first of five Fleet Support Ships (FSS) being built indigenously by Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Visakhapatnam.

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Kharge's lunch diplomacy seeks to keep INDIA Bloc united, sharpen Congress-SP coordination

07 Oct 2026 | 5:29 PM

New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge's "lunch diplomacy" at Sagar Ratna on Janpath on Wednesday brought together a broad cross-section of INDIA bloc MPs as the opposition sought to maintain a united front against the Election Commission while simultaneously strengthening coordination among key allies, particularly the Congress and Samajwadi Party, ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election.

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JOSH teams to be rolled out in 55 districts to boost youth-led TB outreach

07 Oct 2026 | 5:05 PM

New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) The Centre will launch JOSH (Joint Squad for Health) teams across 55 districts in 11 states on Thursday to strengthen youth-led community mobilisation and awareness around tuberculosis (TB) elimination, said officials from the Health Ministry.

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At Pre-COP31, India calls for faster climate action, fulfilment of existing commitments

07 Oct 2026 | 5:00 PM

New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) India on Wednesday called for greater focus on closing gaps in climate action, fulfilling existing commitments and accelerating implementation of the Paris Agreement at the UNFCCC Pre-COP31 meeting in Fiji.

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PM Modi to inaugurate 10th India Mobile Congress as India targets global leadership in next-gen technology

07 Oct 2026 | 1:45 PM

New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 10th edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi on Thursday, October 8, as India’s flagship telecommunications and digital technology exhibition enters its second decade amid an accelerating push to establish the country as a global hub for next-generation connectivity and technology-led growth.

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Amit Shah declares Modi's 25-year reign of service a golden epoch that will reshape India's historical memory

07 Oct 2026 | 1:29 PM

Gurugram, Oct 7 (UNI) union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday elevated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 25-year political journey into the pantheon of India's greatest democratic achievements, declaring that this extraordinary era of unbroken public service would be remembered as a golden chapter in the nation's history.

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EPR must track health risks across India’s waste chain

07 Oct 2026 | 1:26 PM

Dr Sudheer Kumar Shukla
New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) India’s extended producer responsibility regime must go beyond measuring tonnes recycled to account for the health risks embedded in the waste chain.

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