Shivraj Singh Chouhan visits flood-hit Bihar on PM Modi’s directions
Patna, September 16: Union agriculture and rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited flood-affected areas of Bihar on Wednesday on the directions of prime minister Narendra Modi, travelling by motorboat,…
MHA declares Shahzad Bhatti Network a terrorist organisation under UAPA
New Delhi, September 16: The Ministry of Home Affairs has declared the Shahzad Bhatti Network a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, union home minister Amit Shah said…
Cabinet raises EPFO wage ceiling to Rs 25,000, over 51 lakh workers to gain
New Delhi, September 16: The Union Cabinet, chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved raising the wage ceiling for mandatory coverage under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation from…
India’s exports rise 15.55% to $399 billion in April-August
New Delhi, September 15: India’s combined merchandise and services exports rose 15.55 per cent to an estimated USD 399.27 billion during April-August 2026-27, compared with USD 345.55 billion in the…
Six states sign Kishau dam agreement, ending decades-old water dispute
New Delhi, September 15: The chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh (Yogi Adityanath), Uttarakhand (Pushkar Singh Dhami), Himachal Pradesh (Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu), Rajasthan (Bhajan Lal Sharma), Delhi (Rekha Gupta) and Haryana…
Jitendra Singh opens SPROUT facility to speed up climate-resilient crop research
New Delhi, September 15: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday inaugurated the SpeedSeed Phenotyping and Resource Optimization for Unified Trait Analysis (SPROUT) facility at the BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome…
India and MERCOSUR launch talks to expand trade agreement
New Delhi, September 14: India and the MERCOSUR trade bloc have launched negotiations to expand their existing Preferential Trade Agreement, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. Goyal…
Amit Shah says Hindi word bank set to become world’s largest by 2029
Mumbai, September 14: Union home minister Amit Shah said on Monday that the “Hindi Shabd-Sindhu” dictionary, which began with 51,000 words, has grown to 800,000 words and is on course…
Retail inflation rises to 4.82% in August, food prices up 5.95%
New Delhi, September 14: Retail inflation rose to 4.82 per cent in August 2026, up from 4.45 per cent in July, driven largely by higher food prices, according to data…
India is world’s largest vaccine producer, says Union minister Jitendra Singh
New Delhi, September 13: India has become the world’s largest vaccine producer and the biggest supplier by volume, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday, pointing to the country’s growing…