New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) India has significantly decreased its reliance on imported pulses from 6.61 million tonnes (MT) in 2016-17 to 2.496 MT by 2022-23 driven by government schemes, including the sharp hike in the Minimum Support Price (MSP)...
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) National Security Advisor Ajit Doval called on Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss recent geopolitical developments and their impact on global and regional stability. In a post on X,...
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The new GST 2.0 regime is all set to not only simplify processes to ease the burden on businesses but also empower the middle class and the poor in terms of the cost of everyday...
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday described the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a thoroughly anti-Bengali political force.“BJP is a communal, anti-lower caste and anti-Bengali force. They are, in a real sense, also anti-Hindu....
Jaipur, Sep 4 (IANS) Police in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer resorted to tear gas shells and baton charge after a crowd pelted stones on its personnel on Thursday in Dangri village, Fatehgarh subdivision, following the brutal murder of a farmer, which led...
Chandigarh, Sep 4 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday called upon the Centre to demonstrate the same humanitarian spirit towards Punjab as it has shown in extending aid to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. He questioned the Union government's priorities,...
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Sep 4 (IANS) Commenting on the Congress' claim that the government eventually had to follow LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s advice on GST reforms, Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi remarked that...
Nashik, Sep 4 (IANS) Dairy traders in Maharashtra’s Nashik and Gujarat on Thursday welcomed the Central Government’s GST 2.0 reforms, calling them a significant step towards economic relief and growth. They further said that this is a great step towards...
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) Warships for the Indian Navy being built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd may soon have doors and hatches made of composite material.Composite doors and hatches on ships are lightweight, durable and resistant to...
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The Central government has given a major Diwali gift to the common citizen by reducing GST rates, economists said, noting that this move will not only boost demand during the festive season but also help...
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan faced ED questioning on Thursday in connection with alleged money laundering tied to an “unauthorised” gaming app endorsed by him in advertisements, an official said.The former Team India opener was...
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) In a blistering attack on the BJP government, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday accused Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari of turning India’s ethanol blending policy into a “family windfall,” directly...