Maha Congress seeks ban on cotton imports, asks CCI to purchase produce at guranteed price
Amid reports about the import of 22 lakh bales of cotton and the consequent concerns about the potential fall in the prices of the domestic cotton, the Maharashtra Congress has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to impose immediate ban on the import of cotton and direct the Cotton Corporation of...
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Two succumb to burns in Kasaragod temple firecracker explosion
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BJP's Madhya Pradesh unit chief Vishnu Dutt Sharma's future uncertain
04 November 2024 | Girish Sharma -
BJP unanimously elects Sunil Sharma as leader of legislative party
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Kedarnath temple closes for winters amid Vedic rituals
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Tanuj Puniya appointed state president of Scheduled Castes cell to mobilise dalit
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BJP to implement UCC in Jharkhand, keeping tribals out of its ambit: Home Minister
04 November 2024 | Pioneer News Service -
Goa to showcase regenerative and spiritual tourism at World Travel Mart in London
04 November 2024 | PTI
Odisha CM addresses Mahanadi water dispute, highlights development projects in Bolangir
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday said his Government is concerned about the Mahanadi water dispute with neighbouring Chhattisgarh. Majhi said he has already held discussions with his Chhattisgarh counterpart Vishnu Deo Sai twice on the Mahanadi water dispute. While replying to a media query in Bolangir, Majhi...
Someone might see weakness, she'll see strength, that is my sister: RaGa champions sister Priyanka
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who held a joint meeting with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra here as part of the campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha bypoll, on Sunday refrained from criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others but spoke more about the family and his sister, who is the...
Foreign Secretary to brief Parliament on India-Canada relations, China ties
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is likely to brief the Parliamentary panel on external affairs on Wednesday on the India-Canada ties, which have taken a hit after Canadian officials accused Indian government functionaries of ordering the murder pro-Khalistani terrorist Harjeet Singh Nijjar. Misri is also likely to brief the parliamentary panel on...
Doctors call for sleep screening to reduce truck accidents
A group of doctors has advocated the need for “sleep screening” of truck drivers to bring down road accidents by at least 43 per cent. The risk of road accidents is rising due to lack of sleep among truck drivers, Dr Rajesh Swarnkar, president of South East Asian Academy of Sleep...
No forward movement on four names reiterated by Collegium
There has been no forward movement on the names reiterated by the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud for appointment as high court judges as he demits office as the chief justice of India on November 10. The collegium had in January 2023 reiterated the names of advocates...
PM Modi congratulates Duma Boko as Botswana’s President
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Duma Boko on being elected as the president of Botswana and said he looks forward to working closely with him to further strengthen bilateral ties. Duma Boko, the presidential candidate of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), was declared Botswana’s sixth president last week. In...
Commission’s tenure extended to examine SC status for converts
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has extended by a year the tenure of a commission established to examine whether Scheduled Castes (SC) status can be granted to individuals who have converted to religions other than Sikhism and Buddhism. This decision, formalised through a notification dated November one, comes as the...
