Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Tuesday said his State does not face the problem of illegal immigrants. Mr. Deb, who was in Nagpur to meet Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, claimed 98% people of Tripura have Aadhaar cards. “The remaining people will also get their Aadhaar numbers soon. …

The Union Home Ministry has sent an advisory to State governments to enumerate, observe and collect biometric data of Rohingya migrants living in India, and told the Lok Sabha that the government had received reports of their involvement in illegal activities. The government also made it clear that Rohingya were …

Study claims increase in cases of chronic cough and asthma among children Multiple studies have documented the toll that poor air quality takes on our lungs and overall health. In Bengaluru, rising air pollution has resulted in an increase in the prevalence of chronic cough among children and teenagers under …

Telangana recorded its highest, to date, power demand of 10,429 mw on Tuesday with the consumption by the agriculture sector witnessing a sharp increase due to dry spell for over a week now. It eclipses the previous high load of 10,284 mw met on March 8 this year after the …

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that any reservation extended in a hurry to the Maratha community will not stand up in court, while the BJP ally Shiv Sena stirred the quota pot further by asking the State government to extend reservation to Dhangars and Kolis as well. …

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed authorities not to initiate any ‘action’ against 40 lakh persons left out of the draft Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) published on July 30. The Bench ordered the government, in consultation with State NRC Coordinator Prateek Hajela, to frame a ‘fair’ standard operating …