New Delhi: Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday launched a digital platform to facilitate farmers in getting loans against their produce stored in registered godowns and said it would help boost the farming community’s income and make agriculture an attractive proposition. The minister also announced that the Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority…
Kolkata: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, senior TMC leader Tapas Roy on Monday quit as an MLA, expressing displeasure over the functioning of the party. “I have submitted my resignation as an MLA to the assembly speaker. I am now a free bird,” he said. Roy, while speaking to media persons, slammed the party…
Panaji: Inspired by a passion for tradition, and crafted with a desire for perfection, born as a tribute to the ‘Kadamba’ dynasty, which ruled for 300 years and was termed as Golden Age of Goa. The Legendary ‘Kadamba Indian single-malt whisky’ bagged a Bronze medal at the 2024 World Whiskies Awards. The angel spirit vanishes…
Adilabad (Telangana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked “dynasty parties,” inthe country, saying they may have different faces, but “jhoot and loot” was their common character. Addressing a well-attended public rally in this district, the PM also said his life was like an “open book” and that he had dedicated himself to public welfare…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rebuked Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin over his ‘eradicate Sanatan Dharma’ remark and asked why he has moved the top court with his plea after abusing his right to freedom of speech and expression. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta told Stalin that he is…
Adilabad (Telangana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects related to power, rail and road sectors in Telangana worth more than Rs 56,000 crore. In his brief address, the PM highlighted India’s economic growth. The PM’s official function here was attended by the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday held that MPs and MLAs do not enjoy immunity from prosecution for taking bribe to make a speech or cast a vote in the legislature. A seven-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud unanimously overruled the 1998 verdict delivered by a five-judge bench in the…
Washington: Indian-American presidential candidate Nikki Haley has won her first Republican nominating contest by defeating rival Donald Trump in Washington DC, injecting new life into her campaign ahead of the crucial Super Tuesday contest. Haley, 51, received 1,274 votes (62.9 per cent) against 676 votes (33.2 per cent) received by her main rival and former…
Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav took to the stage on Sunday to highlight his father Lalu Prasad’s accomplishments as the railway minister, a day after corruption allegations were leveled against him by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Yadav delivered his response to the prime minister at a massive rally in the Bihar capital, where prominent opposition…
New Delhi: External Affair Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said it was deeply moving that a million Thai devotees have paid their respects to the holy relics of Lord Buddha, currently displayed in Thailand as part of an exposition that began on February 22. In a post on X, he also shared a few images…
