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Explained: RELIEF scheme to support exporters amid West Asia logistics disruptions

IANS | March 19, 2026 2:54 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The time-bound Rs 497 crore RELIEF (Resilience and Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) scheme under the Export Promotion Mission (EPM) will support Indian exporters affected by extraordinary freight escalation, heightened insurance premia and war-related export risks arising from disruptions in the Gulf and wider West Asia maritime corridor, the government said on Thursday.

India's power plants well stocked with coal as PSUs step up production

IANS | March 19, 2026 2:45 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) India's thermal power plants have adequate coal stocks of around 53.41 million tonnes which are adequate for nearly 23 days at the present rate of consumption, and further stocks are also being built up at the pitheads of coal mining companies as a proactive measure to meet any exigency amid the disruption in oil and gas supplies due to the Iran war, the Ministry of Coal said on Thursday.

Suvendu Adhikari alleges ‘atrocities’ by Trinamool as Bhabanipur battle heats up

IANS | March 19, 2026 2:43 PM

Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Thursday, accused the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in the state of indulging in 'atrocities'.

Tharoor's 'responsible statecraft' remark on West Asia draws mixed political reactions

IANS | March 19, 2026 2:36 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s remarks defending India’s diplomatic restraint over the ongoing West Asia conflict have sparked sharp reactions from leaders across the political spectrum, with some supporting his position while others criticised the Centre for what they described as an unclear foreign policy stance.

Not a hasty decision: Pradyut Bordoloi explains Congress exit, BJP entry

IANS | March 19, 2026 2:30 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Assam MP Pradyut Bordoloi on Thursday said his decision to resign from the Congress and join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was not taken in haste but was the outcome of prolonged dissatisfaction within the party.

BJP fields RSS loyalist in Tripura bypoll; names late MLA's son for Nagaland seat

IANS | March 19, 2026 2:06 PM

Agartala/Kohima, March 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced its candidates for the April 9 by-elections to two Assembly constituencies in the Northeastern states of Tripura and Nagaland.

Trying to seek attention, ignore her: Oppn over Kangana's remark on Rahul Gandhi

IANS | March 19, 2026 1:53 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The controversy that erupted following BJP MP, Kangana Ranaut's remark on Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, refused to die down as various Opposition leaders on Thursday accused the actress of trying to seek attention and said it was better to ignore "people like Kangana".

Tharoor should refrain from ‘excessive sycophancy’, says Imran Masood on ‘responsible statecraft’ remarks

IANS | March 19, 2026 1:46 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Congress MP Imran Masood on Thursday launched a sharp attack on fellow party leader Shashi Tharoor over his comments on India’s position regarding the ongoing West Asia conflict, urging him to avoid what he described as “excessive sycophancy” towards the Prime Minister.

Transfer to farmers under PM-KISAN scheme shoots past Rs 4.27 lakh crore

IANS | March 19, 2026 1:27 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's release of over Rs 18,640 crore as the 22nd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme this month has enabled over 9.32 crore farmers to receive financial assistance, out of whom 2.15 crore are women farmers.

Kummanam returns as BJP unveils second Kerala list amid internal churn

IANS | March 19, 2026 1:25 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) Senior leader Kummanam Rajasekharan has been brought back into the electoral fray as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its second list of candidates on Thursday for the Kerala Legislative Assembly election 2026, seeking to quell internal discontent and recalibrate its strategy.

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Explained: RELIEF scheme to support exporters amid West Asia logistics disruptions

India's power plants well stocked with coal as PSUs step up production

Suvendu Adhikari alleges ‘atrocities’ by Trinamool as Bhabanipur battle heats up

Tharoor's 'responsible statecraft' remark on West Asia draws mixed political reactions

Not a hasty decision: Pradyut Bordoloi explains Congress exit, BJP entry

BJP fields RSS loyalist in Tripura bypoll; names late MLA's son for Nagaland seat

Trying to seek attention, ignore her: Oppn over Kangana's remark on Rahul Gandhi

Tharoor should refrain from ‘excessive sycophancy’, says Imran Masood on ‘responsible statecraft’ remarks

Transfer to farmers under PM-KISAN scheme shoots past Rs 4.27 lakh crore

Kummanam returns as BJP unveils second Kerala list amid internal churn

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