Ahmedabad, Aug 18 (IANS) With cotton fields across Gujarat entering a critical growth stage, the State Agriculture Directorate has sounded an alert against increasing infestations of pink bollworm, spotted bollworm,… Continue reading Gujarat issues advisory to safeguard cotton crops from rising pest infestations
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Monday, after repeated disruptions by Opposition members prevented a scheduled special discussion on Group Captain Shubhanshu… Continue reading SIR row: Oppn stalls special discussion on Shubhanshu Shukla’s space mission, LS adjourned
Amaravati/New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh’s Information Technology and Human Resources Development Minister Nara Lokesh on Monday met External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar in the national capital to… Continue reading Lokesh meets Jaishankar, pitches Andhra Pradesh as hub for diaspora engagement
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) India remained a strong magnet for long-term investors in FY25, with sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) infusing a net Rs 8,426 crore into the country, the… Continue reading Sovereign wealth funds infuse Rs 8,426 crore into India in FY25
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday told Parliament that the government has reduced its debt burden over the last five years and the fiscal deficit… Continue reading Govt debt has been on declining path after Covid-19: Sitharaman
Chandigarh, Aug 18 (IANS) The Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken suo-motu cognizance of a media report highlighting an incident where a serving employee of the Public Health Department, a… Continue reading Haryana rights panel takes cognizance of employee declared ‘dead’ in Aadhaar records
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Unfazed by the Election Commission’s dismissal of charges regarding vote theft and electoral malpractices in Karnataka, Bihar and other states, Congress leader Pawan Khera on… Continue reading Cong’s latest on Maha polls: 40 pc electorate died or migrated, 45 pc suddenly became voters
Kottayam, Aug 18 (IANS) Once discarded as waste, coconut shells in Kerala have turned into a lucrative commodity, with prices hitting record highs on the back of rising industrial demand… Continue reading Once waste, now ‘gold’: Demand drives coconut shell prices to record high in Kerala
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The number of higher education institutes (HEIs) in the QS World University Rankings (QS-WUR) has doubled in the last five years — rising from 27… Continue reading Indian higher education institutes in QS rankings doubled in last 5 years: Govt
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to former West Bengal Education Minister and Trinamool Congress Secretary General Partha Chatterjee in a corruption case linked… Continue reading School jobs case: SC grants bail to former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, others
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Amid the Opposition’s silence over Union Minister Kiren Rijiju’s proposal for honouring astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla inside Parliament, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor extended support and said… Continue reading Shashi Tharoor backs Union Minister Rijiju’s proposal for special Parliamentary discussion on space hero Shukla
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Only 1.69 per cent of the Rs 2,000 banknotes were yet to be returned to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from circulation (as on… Continue reading Only 1.69 pc of Rs 2,000 banknotes worth Rs 6,017 crore yet to return to RBI: Minister
