Agriculture backbone of Indian economy: Shivraj Chouhan
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said that agriculture is the "backbone" of the Indian economy and farmers are its "soul". Addressing a PM Kisan Samman Sammelan in Varanasi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the Rs 20,000 crore 17th installment of the PM Kisan Samman...
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Rahul Gandhi resigns from Wayanad seat, retains Rae Bareli
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Sweltering heat wave broils swathes of north, east India; high night temps add to people's suffering
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41 airports across India get hoax bomb threat on email
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Too premature to shift RBI policy stance; any form of adventurism has to be shunned: Shaktikanta Das
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US, India must remain at forefront of technology: NSA Doval
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Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi for 'silence' on NEET exam issue
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PM Modi's monthly radio broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat' to resume from June 30
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Swati Maliwal writes to INDIA Bloc leaders, seeks time to discuss assault case
Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Tuesday sought time from INDIA bloc leaders to discuss the alleged assault against her by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aid Bibhav Kumar. In a letter to INDIA bloc leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Sharad Pawar, the Aam Aadmi Party member complained she was subjected to...
AIMIM chief Owaisi flays NCERT over textbook revisions
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said children should not grow up "glorifying criminal acts" in reference to Babri Masjid demolition being tweaked in NCERT textbooks. In a post on 'X', the Hyderabad MP said India's children should know that the Supreme Court called the demolition of Babri Masjid an "egregious...
Karnataka HC grants anticipatory bail to Bhavani Revanna in kidnapping case
Karnataka High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Bhavani Revanna, mother of former JD(S) MP and rape accused Prajwal Revanna, in a kidnapping case involving one of the victims of her son's sexual assaults. The Court emphasised that Bhavani had already answered 85 questions during the investigation, making it unfair...
NEET-UG exam row: SC says any negligence should be thoroughly dealt with
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said even if there was "0.001 per cent negligence" on the part of anyone in the conduct of the NEET-UG 2024 examination, it should be thoroughly dealt with. Observing that students have to labour hard while preparing for these examinations, the apex court said the litigation...
No respite from heatwave, maximum in city likely to touch 45 degrees Celsius
The national capital on Tuesday recorded a minimum temperature of 33.8 degrees Celsius, six notches above the season's average. The weather department has predicted mainly clear sky and heatwave to severe heatwave conditions and strong surface winds. The humidity was 61 per cent at 8.30 am. The maximum temperature is likely to...
Not some 'prasad' for farmers, but their legitimate right: Cong on PM-KISAN
The Congress Tuesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the "recycling" of the headlines before the release of the 17th installment of PM-KISAN, saying it is not some "prasad" being bestowed on farmers but it's their legitimate right. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said as soon as the...
'Hand over the case to CBI': Himanta writes to Mamata on IIT-Kharagpur student's death
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, demanding that the case related to the death of IIT-Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed be handed over to the CBI for investigation following the findings of the latest forensic report. According to the second forensic report, conducted at the...
