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New Delhi, March 13 The strategic sale of IDBI Bank is likely to have been scrapped as the financial bids submitted by potential buyers were below the reserve price, sources said on Friday.The government and LIC were jointly looking to sell 60.72 per cent in IDBI Bank and had floated an...

New Delhi, February 13 The outstanding liabilities to states under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme stood at over Rs 9,300 crore in FY 2024-25, with Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka leading the list with the highest outstanding amounts, the government...

March 13, New Delhi – Addressing an inter-ministerial briefing on the ongoing West Asia conflict, government officials stated that Indian refineries are currently operating at 100 per cent capacity or higher.Officials stated that refineries have adequate inventories of crude oil and supplies...

New Delhi, March 13 State-owned MTNL has failed to deposit interest on sovereign guarantee bonds in the escrow account due on March 24 this year, the company said in a regulatory filing on Friday.According to the structured payment mechanism of the Tri-Partite Agreement (TPA) signed among...

The Passport Seva Project (PSP) under the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, will conduct a special passport service drive on March 14, 2026 (Saturday), in response to high demand for passport services within its jurisdiction.Srinagar, March 13: The Passport Seva Project under...

The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi is becoming a significant support system for farmers in Reasi, providing direct financial assistance to help strengthen agricultural activities and improve the livelihoods of farming families.Under the scheme, eligible farmer families receive ₹6,000 per...

New Delhi, March 13 Opposition MPs have submitted notices in both Houses of Parliament seeking a motion to remove Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, sources said on Friday.As many as 130 Lok Sabha MPs and 63 Rajya Sabha MPs have signed the notice, a source said.The signatories...

New Delhi, March 13 According to data from human rights organizations, the government has informed Parliament that approximately 3,100 incidents of violence against Hindus and other minorities took place in Bangladesh from August 2024 to February 2026.In a written response to a question in the...

New Delhi, March 12 India and Chile have agreed to enhance cooperation in trade, investment, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, science and technology, and other sectors.Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh visited Chile from March 10-12, and represented the Government of...

Chandigarh, March 12 Not even a spoonful of sand can be taken out of the Beas river for desilting unless a "very long procedure" mandated by the Centre is followed, as the river stretch is a Ramsar site under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972, Punjab Minister Barinder Goyal informed the state...

New Delhi, March 12 All banks disbursing pensions have been directed to monitor the failure of pensioners to submit digital life certificates and to make arrangements to ensure their submission, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.To address the issue of difficulty in submitting digital...

Jaipur, March 12 The National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) in Jaipur has launched a dedicated podcast studio where experts will provide authentic information on Ayurvedic medicine, diseases, and treatment methods, an official said on Thursday.The initiative aims to counter the growing spread of...

New Delhi, March 12 The House functions strictly according to rules, and no member has the right to speak at any time or on any subject. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla stated this on Thursday, a day after a resolution seeking his removal from office was defeated.Birla said that the Chair does not...

New Delhi, March 12 The homegrown technology brand, Ai+ Smartphone, announced on Thursday that it has partnered with Optiemus Electronics Ltd (OEL) to manufacture 3 million mobile devices in India, with a combined investment of approximately Rs 125 crore over the next five years.The agreement...

New Delhi, March 11 – The Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025 and its pre-event roadshows have attracted investment interest worth Rs 4.48 lakh crore for the region, according to Minister of State for Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER), Sukanta Majumdar, who informed the Lok...

Guwahati, March 11 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma assured on Wednesday that there was no shortage of cooking gas in the state, despite concerns about a possible supply disruption in India due to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.Speaking to reporters here, Sarma said...

Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Jitendra Singh, today interacted with representatives from various Pensioners' Associations and praised the continued engagement of senior citizens in nation-building. He stated this while chairing the 35th Meeting of the Standing...

Lucknow, March 10 – Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was presented with the aerodrome license issued by the Government of India to the Noida International Airport (NIA), an official said on Tuesday.A delegation from the Noida airport informed the Chief Minister that the aerodrome...

Today, female students and a female teacher paid tribute to Savitribai Phule on the anniversary of her death. She was the first female teacher in India and a remarkable social reformer who dedicated her life to the education of girls and the empowerment of women.In 1848, she established the...

Aizawl, March 10, 2026: A one-day media workshop titled "Varta" on the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 and the National AIDS and STD Control Programme was organized today by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), Ministry of Information & Broadcasting...