Hathras, Dec 2 (IANS) A Booth Level Officer (BLO) working under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise died suddenly in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday, with his family alleging that excessive work pressure drove him into depression. The incident has heightened concerns about the workload and mental strain faced by officials involved in the exercise.
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) A total of 11,222 MSMEs have been supported by Export Facilitation Centres in the country from 2022-23 to 2024-25, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Germany's Ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann has stressed that cooperation between India and Germany will play a key role in implementing the outcomes of COP30.
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Nearly 25 crore Indians have been sensitised against drug abuse under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA), the government told the Parliament on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Opposition parties on Tuesday intensified their criticism of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, calling it a "human tragedy" following reports of several Booth-Level Officers (BLOs) allegedly dying by suicide due to work-related stress. They also demanded an urgent discussion on the issue in the Parliament.
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) As many as 22.68 lakh incidents of cybercrime were registered in 2024 on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) -- an increase of 42.08 per cent over the previous year, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs data showed on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury, who found herself at the centre of controversy over bringing a stray dog to the Parliament on December 1, found tacit support from the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP), Rahul Gandhi.
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday extended greetings to people of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on their National Day, expressing New Delhi's commitment to strengthening Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and further strengthening commercial, cultural and people-to-people ties.
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury sparked a major political row on Tuesday as she alleged that the Armed Forces are being forced to speak for the Central government, and this is the most pressing matter of today’s times.
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Minister of Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan informed Parliament on Tuesday that the Centre has paid Rs 3.47 lakh crore directly to farmers for the purchase of 1,223 lakh metric tonnes of foodgrains at the minimum support price (MSP) during the 2024-25 crop year.
