Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday that the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan has achieved widespread success across the country and would continue as a sustained movement to modernise Indian agriculture and enhance farmers’ prosperity through direct field-level engagement. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) With the strong emerging fiscal position in 2025-26, the government is likely to have some additional headroom to meet unforeseen expenditure on account of defence, according to a Bank of Baroda report released on Saturday. The observation assumes importance in the backdrop of the tensions … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The focus of the Narendra Modi-led Central government is on increasing productivity of pulses, cereals and vegetables to produce more food for improving the nutritional level of the population as well nurturing India’s ambition to become the food basket of the world, according to a … Read more
Jaipur, Feb 21 (IANS) The political deadlock in Rajasthan has intensified following the suspension of six Congress MLAs, who in protest, spent the night inside the Assembly, continuing their demonstration. Now, the Rajasthan Congress has announced statewide protests on Saturday over the MLAs’ suspension and over the snide remark on late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi … Read more
Hyderabad, Jan 31 (IANS) In a shocking incident, two young women spent four days with the corpse of their mother at their house in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad. The incident came to light on Friday after the police entered the house following complaints by neighbours about foul smell. Police said the sisters appear … Read more
Srinagar, Jan 28 (IANS) Hundreds of devotees gathered at the Hazratbal Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Srinagar city during the night intervening January 27 and 28 to engage in nightlong prayers to celebrate ‘Mehraj-e-Alam (Night of the Prophet’s ascension to Heaven)’. Devotees from different parts of the Valley braved extreme winter cold and gathered … Read more