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The Centre on Tuesday requested state governments to extend the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) to disadvantaged workers, to ensure social justice and enhance ease of living.

The Indian economy continues to grow at a healthy pace despite challenging global conditions, a World Bank report said on Tuesday, adding that the country's medium-term outlook remains positive.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Tuesday, said that he will abide by the decision of the party high command and MLAs amid talks of his replacement from the top post.

A prominent doctor’s body, the West Bengal Orthopedic Association (WBOA), on Tuesday, terminated the membership of Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Police said that the Kuki militants dropped powerful bombs using drones seriously injuring Watham Sanatombi Devi and two others. All the injured were shifted to a hospital in Imphal, where doctors conducted urgent surgery on the woman.

The body of a girl, likely 16-year-old, was found by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday along the India-Bangladesh border in northern Tripura, the police said.

A day after two persons were killed and 10 others were injured in an attack by suspected Kuki militants in Imphal West District, influential BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh on Monday requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to withdraw 60,000 central forces from the state claiming "they are not yielding peace”.

In a horrific case, a 19-year-old boy in Tripura on Monday repeatedly stabbed a 16-year-old girl, with whom he had a relationship, and then used the same knife to slit his own throat, and both succumbed to their injuries, police said.

The Governor of Tripura Indrasena Reddy Nallu has appointed Dr. Pratyush Ranjan Deb Retried Associate Professor as the Chairman of Teachers' Recruitment Board Tripura (TRBT).

"Tripura has set a precedent in dealing with the recent flood situation. The state has set an example across the country by showing that whenever a problem arises, everyone works together to address it. People from all sectors have come forward unitedly to deal with natural calamities like floods," he said.

The state transport and tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Monday inaugurated the traditional Bhadra Mela here at Kamalasagar Kasbeshwari Kali temple and said that the government is putting utmost effort to make people more self-reliant through the development of tourism sector.

Chief Secretary J K Sinha on Monday chaired a special meeting here at the secretariat with the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) to discuss the flood situation of the state and also to assist the flood-affected victims in the state.

The Bhavan’s Tripura Vidya Mandir, in its unique drive on Monday organised an enrichment Programme with parents of the Foundational Stage to introduce "Jadui Pitara"- the Wonder Box.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday chaired a meeting with the officials of health department and Agartala Government Dental College to review the progress of the dental college here at Agartala.

It has provision for soil profile, digital crop estimation, digital yield modelling, connect for crop loan, modern technologies like AI and Big Data, connect with buyers and bring new knowledge on mobile phones.

The Cabinet on Monday approved a new 309-km railway line project worth Rs 18,036 crore to connect the commercial hubs of Mumbai and Indore through the shortest rail route.

The death toll from floods caused mainly by the onrush of upstream waters in parts of Bangladesh has risen to 67, including six women and 18 children, said the country's disaster response agency on Monday.

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered formation of a committee to amicably resolve the grievances of the farmers protesting at the Punjab-Haryana border.

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday approved the proposal of Kaynes Semicon Pvt Ltd to setup a semiconductor unit in Sanand, Gujarat, with an investment of Rs 3,300 crore.

Karnataka BJP has levelled serious allegations against AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge’s family that the Congress government had allotted 19 acres of land for free to International Institute of Pali, Sanskrit and Comparative Philosophy in Kalaburagi, run by the Siddhartha Vihara Trust managed by the Kharge family.

Ace India women’s badminton player Saina Nehwal has revealed that she is battling with arthritis and added that she will decide on her playing career by the end of this year, citing the ailment making it very difficult for her to train as per usual schedule.

Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has sought clarification from Karnataka Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh on the complaint of alleged illegal land allotment against Congress chief Mallikarjuna Kharge’s family members by the Siddaramaiah government.

The Karnataka High Court on Monday began hearing the writ petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah against Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot, seeking interim relief in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case.

The new Bill that seeks capital punishment for convicts in rape and murder cases to be introduced during the two-day special session of the West Bengal Assembly has been named 'Aparajita Women & Child Bill', said sources on Monday.

Security forces continued their joint combing operations on Monday in Manipur’s Kangpokpi and Imphal West district, where suspected Kuki militants killed two people including a woman, injured ten others and burnt many abandoned houses at Koutruk and neighbouring Kadangband villages.