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The government on Tuesday launched the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) scheme that has a financial outlay of Rs 10,900 crore over a period of two years.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday expressed confidence that the Mahayuti (grand alliance) comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP will come back to power after the forthcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra.

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday evening began his journey to Tirumala temple on foot. After performing puja at Alipiri Padala Mandapam, he began his journey to the famous hill shrine.

The 'festival of democracy' was at the height of its fervour in the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Tuesday as the turnout, at 65.46 per cent, crossed the figures of the earlier two rounds, even with an hour still to go before the close of polling.

Multiple cases of gang rape of teenage girls and boys are being reported from different parts of Pakistan, involving not just miscreants but also police officers who have been found guilty of gang-raping, raping and sexually assaulting minors.

The state social welfare minister Tinku Roy on Tuesday inaugurated the state level observance of the International Day of Older Person here in a function at Agartala Muktadhara Auditorium and appealed to stop ill practices against the older persons.

In a first, public spending on health has overtaken the out-of-pocket expenditure in India, according to the Union Health Ministry’s National Health Account (NHA) estimates for India 2020-21 and 2021-22.

Speaking on the matter, West Tripura District Superintendent of Police, Kiran Kumar, stated that at the Champaknagar Naka checking point under the Jirania Sub-division of West Tripura District, police detained a man based on intelligence reports.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his Jamaican counterpart Andrew Holness on Tuesday at Hyderabad House, where the two leaders discussed the state of bilateral relations between India and Jamaica.

Shigeru Ishiba, 67, leader of Japan's ruling party, was elected as the Prime Minister by the House of Representatives on Tuesday after securing a hard-fought victory in the earlier Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) presidential election.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched an investigation into the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam in which Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is the prime accused.

Bollywood actor and politician Govinda Ahuja was injured after his licensed pistol reportedly misfired while he was cleaning it at his Juhu home. He has shared a health update and said that the bullet has been removed.

For the members of the Valmiki community, it is a momentous day to be voting for the first time in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. In the third phase of the ongoing Assembly polls, voting is underway on Tuesday across 40 seats.

Overall voter turnout of 11.6 per cent was recorded on Tuesday in the first two hours of polling in 40 constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir as large early voter turnout indicated a high percentage in the third and final phase of these polls.

In the early hours of Tuesday, massive Israeli strikes targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut following the initiation of "limited" and "localised" ground operations in the Lebanese capital, according to local media reports.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday urged the seven Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) of the northeastern region to increase credit disbursement under various government of India flagship schemes such as MUDRA, PM Vishwakarma. 

During the review meeting the Chief Minister said that Tripura achieved a remarkable position in seizure of drugs and destruction of seized items among the northeastern states of the country.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday inaugurated a day long awareness program here at Agartala on consumer rights and said that the consumers needs to be more aware about their rights.

Addressing the programme here in the auditorium of the Tribal Research and Cultural Institute, the minister said that an initiative has been taken to provide traditional ornaments, musical instruments, dance accessories and clothing to 39 different tribal cultural organizations of the state.

In a significant victory against drug trafficking, the Additional Sessions Court in Bishalgarh has sentenced a lorry driver to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for smuggling a substantial quantity of ganja.

The theft, reported by Ayesha Khatun on September 12, prompted a formal complaint at the NCC police station. Following the complaint, the police initiated an investigation that led to the arrest of two suspects, Mohammad Sahraab and Rahul Goala.

Tripura Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha on Monday highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's inspirational life and India's transformative progress under his leadership over the past 10 years, emphasizing that the BJP always believes in positive politics.

Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath said on Monday that the state government will purchase 105 megawatts of power at a cost of Rs 2 crore and will soon inaugurate nine new substations before Diwali to ensure uninterrupted power supply.

The Tripura Congress on Monday expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Central government, accusing it of failing to provide adequate financial aid for those affected by the recent floods in the state. The party called for urgent financial and relief measures to assist the flood victims.

Three people, including a woman, were arrested on Monday in connection with the gruesome incident of a 55-year-old woman in Tripura's West Tripura district being tied to a tree and being burnt alive, police said.