New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) In a bid to ensure the benefits of minimum support price (MSP) for farmers and provide relief from market price pressures, the government has approved large-scale procurement of pulses and oilseeds at MSP for four states.
Ahmedabad, June 19 (IANS) Gujarat Minister Arjun Modhwadia has reviewed two key projects transforming the future of Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), inspecting an afforestation initiative designed to tackle the area's challenging saline terrain and visiting the under-construction semiconductor plant.
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) India’s net direct tax collections surged 14.64 per cent (year-on-year) to Rs 5.21 lakh crore in the April 1-June 17 period this fiscal (FY27), according to data released by the Income Tax Department on Thursday.
Paris, June 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invited global businesses, innovators and startups to partner with India, highlighting that his country offers one of the world's largest talent pools, affordable data, low-cost green energy, and a supportive policy environment for innovation and growth.
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Union Home Minister and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired a series of review meetings here on national-level cooperative initiatives aimed at strengthening the cooperative banking ecosystem, promoting organic products through cooperatives and expanding exports of cooperative products, according to an official statement.
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Bangladesh’s banking sector slipped into a crisis at the end of 2025, with the capital adequacy ratio falling to minus 2.64 per cent, after a wave of previously concealed bad loans came to light, making them the weakest in South Asia to absorb financial shocks, a new report has said.
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has disclosed in its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) that two long-running regulatory cases linked to its co-location and dark fibre facilities remain unresolved, with the exchange proposing to pay Rs 1,491.21 crore to settle the matters with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Nearly 1.47 crore domestic LPG cylinders were delivered in the last three days against fresh bookings of around 1.36 crore cylinders as normal supply of cooking gas for household continues to be maintained across the country despite the supply chain disruptions due to the Middle East conflict, according to an update issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Thursday.
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release over Rs 18,880 crore directly into the accounts of more than 9.44 lakh farmers across the country as the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Saturday, at a function to be held at Tarakeswar in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Reacting to US President Donald Trump's praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chintan Research Foundation (CRF) President Shishir Priyadarshi said on Thursday that international relations today are increasingly influenced by the personal chemistry shared between national leaders.
