Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said India's bio-economy has skyrocketed from $10 billion in 2014 to over $130 billion in 2024, with projections to reach 300 billion by 2030. “India is not only a leader in biotechnology, but is...
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said India's bio-economy has skyrocketed from $10 billion in 2014 to over $130 billion in 2024, with projections to reach 300 billion by 2030. “India is not only a leader in biotechnology, but is...
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said 2024 was the warmest year on record in India since 1901. IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the annual mean land surface air temperature across India in 2024 was 0.65 degrees Celsius...
Dedicating the New Year to farmers, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said the Cabinet had decided to continue with the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and also weather-dependent Fasal Bima Yojana till 2025-2026....
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) achieved a cent per cent conviction rate in 2024, as 68 accused were convicted in 25 cases, while 408 others were chargesheeted. A total of 210 accused were arrested in 80 criminal cases registered by...
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme till 2025-26 with an enhanced overall outlay of the total scheme to Rs 69,515.71 crore from 2021-22 to 2025-26....
A tremor of 3.2 magnitude hit the district on Wednesday morning. This was preceded by a 3.7 tremor on Dec 23 and a 3.2 on Dec 7
The complainant was taken to Gujarat with an excuse of a temple visit, only to get married to one of the accused
India, Russia hold 13th counter-terrorism talks, discuss UNSC reform, Ukraine conflict in Moscow
There is no proposal to ban the manufacturing, distribution or sale of ranitidine, a medication used to reduce stomach acid, clarified Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel. She was responding to concerns about the presence of NDMA, a potentially...
Majumdar says that warnings have been issued to unathorised institutes awarding invalid degrees.
The Nepal Army Chief General Ashok Raj Sigdel commenced an official visit to India today. The General arrived today, but events and his engagements are planned from December 11 to 14. The Ministry of Defence said, “The visit aims to...
The trial in the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College Hospital, Kolkata, was likely to conclude in a month, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. After perusing the CBI’s latest status report, a Bench of...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said the government was determined to expand capabilities of domestic industry and invited Russian industries to join the ‘Make in India’ projects. Rajnath Singh was in Moscow for the 21st session of India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission...
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will undertake a two-day visit to India from December 15 in his first overseas visit after assuming office, it was announced on Tuesday. During his visit, Dissanayake will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...
Amid tight security, a portion of the 185-year-old Noori Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district was demolished by local authorities on Tuesday claiming it was illegally constructed 2-3 years ago and was obstructing the widening of the Banda-Bahraich highway. The...
Parliamentary proceedings on Tuesday were again washed out after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju raised the issue of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi being allegedly linked to entities backed by American billionaire George Soros, resulting in chaos in the Lok Sabha...
Former External Affairs Minister and Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna passed away at his residence on Tuesday morning. He left behind wife Prema and daughters Malavika and Shambhavi. The 92-year-old veteran was ailing for quite some time. Krishna held prominent...
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday opposed before the Delhi High Court the bail plea by alleged middleman and British national Christian Michel James in the money laundering case connected to the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper case. Appearing before Justice Dinesh...
It was a normal landing and passengers and crew members on board were safe
The Supreme Court has asked states and union territories (UTs) to file affidavits giving details of the number of homeless persons and how they plan to accommodate them during winter. “Taking into consideration the larger issue involved in this matter,...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who will be on an official visit to Russia from December 8-10 will meet his counterpart Andrey Belousov. They will co-chair the 21st meeting of India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC). The...
The vessel, ‘MSV Al Piranpir’, had sunk outside the Indian waters within Pakistan's search and rescue region
The Congress on Saturday took a swipe over the Ministry of External Affairs’ statement that the Indian Government is not part of the US probe into Adani Group in any manner, asking how can this government be part of a...
The Congress on Saturday attacked the government over India’s economic growth slowing to near two-year low, saying the country’s medium and long-term economic potential is “eroding rapidly” and asked how long will the grim reality of stagnant wages for crores...
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has observed that the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change was causing a “serious obstruction” in the tribunal’s functioning by not providing an “appropriate response” in the matter of health hazards to students...
The Manipur Government has hit back at Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma over his “unwarranted” remarks against CM Biren Singh, saying he was stoking fire of “hatred and division”. Lalduhoma, in an interview yesterday, had called Biren Singh a “liability” for...
The percentage of female constables posted in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), against the total strength, remains a meagre 3 per cent. This is the situation almost nine years after the government had decided to reserve 33 per cent...
India has been re-elected to the UN Peace-building Commission for 2025–2026. India’s current term on the Commission was expiring on December 31. “India has been re-elected to the UN Peace-building Commission (PBC) for 2025–2026. As a founding member and major...
The Congress on Friday slammed the Centre over an International Labour Organisation (ILO) report pointing to wage inequality in India. Congress General Secretary and I/C Communications Jairam Ramesh said, “This is a direct consequence of the pakoda-nomics that the non-biological...
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday raided the premises of businessman Raj Kundra, the husband of actor Shilpa Shetty, and some others as part of a money laundering case linked to alleged distribution of pornographic and adult movies, official sources said....