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Bengaluru, June 20 (IANS) Responding to questions about a possible increase in RTC bus fares, Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Saturday that the issue was under review. Speaking to reporters after the Cabinet meeting at Vidhana Soudha, he...
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A portion of roof in front of the sanctum at the Yashwadi temple in Maharashtra's Parbhani district collapsed during construction work on Saturday, killing at least four people and leaving several injured. Prime Minister Narendra...
Gandhinagar, June 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday released the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme from Tarkeshwar city of Hooghly district in West Bengal, transferring more than Rs 18,880 crore directly into...
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) In a comprehensive review of the Narendra Modi-led government's 12-year tenure, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Saturday announced that the much-anticipated India-United Kingdom (UK) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is set to be...
Amritsar, June 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national President Nitin Nabin on Saturday commenced his three-day maiden visit to Punjab by paying obeisance at the Golden Temple here. Speaking to the media after bowing his head at Sri Darbar...
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu will present Padma Awards for 2026 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on June 23, with former Union Minister Shibu Soren, Tennis star Vijay Amritraj, actor Mammootty...
Jaisalmer, June 20 (IANS) How does a community produce paperwork for a shrine that has existed for nearly 250 years? That question lies at the heart of a growing controversy in Rajasthan's border district of Jaisalmer, where an administrative notice...
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Over Rs 4.46 lakh crore has been disbursed since the launch of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme in 2019, making it one of the world’s largest direct benefit transfer (DBT) initiatives, an official...
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The real story of NEET re-examination is not the leak itself but the scale of the response it triggered. Once the integrity of 3 May examination was compromised, the challenge before the state was far...
Guwahati, June 20 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that farmer welfare remains a key pillar of the BJP-led double-engine government's developmental agenda, highlighting the state's progress in implementing the Centre's AgriStack initiative to improve access...
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) A large quantity of firearms and cartridges was recovered in Basanti in South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, leading to the arrest of two local Trinamool Congress leaders.The names of the arrested persons are Shaokat Gayen...
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) BJP Kisan Morcha National President and Member of Parliament Rajkumar Chahar on Saturday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the release of the latest instalment under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan)...