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Potassium fertilizers. Addressing the media in New Delhi, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that the estimated budgetary requirement for the 2026 monsoon season would be approximately 41,533 crore rupees.He explained that this decision would ensure the availability...

New Delhi, April 8 Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai, who held key ministerial portfolios under former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, passed away on Wednesday. She was 94.Kidwai, who was suffering from age-related ailments, passed away in Noida's...

Mumbai, April 7 The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Deputy Director General of Shipping to collect the remains of a 25-year-old Indian seafarer who died in the West Asia conflict, and send them to a Forensic Science Laboratory for DNA tests.A bench of Chief Justice Shree...

New Delhi, April 4 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that the Modi government is putting the security of every Indian at risk by attempting to "cover up its own failures" and concealing the reality of foreign surveillance through Chinese cameras installed at vital locations...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the passage of the Jan Vishwas Bill 2026 in Parliament represents a significant step for India in accelerating ease of living and ease of doing business. In a social media post, Mr. Shah said that the bill brings Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of...

Moscow, March 31 Russia and India should maintain "regular, systematic" contacts, a top Russian official said on Tuesday, expressing hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake an official visit to Russia at a convenient time this year.Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 The Congress has directed its MPs to urgently reach Delhi and attend the Parliament session, as the union government is set to introduce the FCRA Amendment Bill, AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal said on Tuesday.Describing the proposed law as "completely...

Mumbai, March 31 Senior IAS officer Ashwini Bhide was appointed as the first woman commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday, an official said.She took over from Bhushan Gagrani, who retired on Tuesday, at a ceremony at the BMC headquarters in south Mumbai in the...

New Delhi, March 30 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday declared that the country has been freed from Naxalism with the apex body of the Maoists and the central structure almost completely dismantled, and accused the Congress of doing "nothing" to end the long spell of violence perpetrated...

New Delhi, March 27 – The government on Friday introduced the second edition of the Jan Vishwas bill in the Lok Sabha, seeking to amend certain provisions to decriminalize a range of minor offenses, aiming to simplify business operations. This move was met with objections from Congress members...

Bengaluru, March 27 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar criticised the Central government on Friday over the reduction in fuel prices, alleging that it was politically motivated.He was responding to questions from the media near his residence in Bengaluru regarding the Centre’s...

New Delhi, March 26 The High Court of Justice in the United Kingdom rejected Nirav Modi's petition to reopen his case for extradition, relying on the "assurances" provided by the Indian government, which were deemed "comprehensive" enough to eliminate the risk of torture that might have...

Jagdalpur, March 25 – The Bastar region, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh, has largely overcome the decades-long "Naxalite insurgency," with plans underway to convert nearly 400 security camps, which were once the focal points of the anti-Naxalite campaign, into public infrastructure such as...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Indian government is planning to reduce the amount of broken rice allocated to the public distribution system (PDS) from 25% to 10%, freeing up approximately 90 lakh tonnes annually for the ethanol sector. Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra announced this on Tuesday...

London, March 18 Nirav Modi, a fugitive diamond merchant, concluded his application hearing seeking permission to reopen his extradition appeal in the High Court in London, with claims that he faces a “real risk of torture” during interrogations by Indian investigating agencies.Lord Jeremy...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 – In a remarkable step, the coastal village of Kushunupur in Kendrapara district has been selected as a "Smart Village" under the initiative of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), evoking joy and excitement among the local residents.Under the CSIR...

New Delhi, March 17 – US President Donald Trump may have believed that his threats of tariffs would make India back down, but a new paper by an IIM Udaipur professor argues that he got the country badly wrong.The paper, by Professor Kunal Kamal Kumar and published in Third World Quarterly...

Jamshedpur, March 17 A family in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur breathed a sigh of relief after learning that the Indian-flagged LPG vessel Shivalik, on which their son was working, had safely reached Gujarat's Mundra port after crossing the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict in West Asia.Mithilesh...

New Delhi, March 12 According to data from human rights organizations, approximately 3,100 incidents of violence against Hindus and other minorities have occurred in Bangladesh from August 2024 to February 2026, the government informed Parliament on Thursday.In a written response to a query in...

New Delhi, March 12 The government said on Thursday that three Indian seafarers have been killed and one is missing amid the ongoing crisis in West Asia.Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Special Secretary in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, said that out of the 78 Indian seafarers onboard...