Israel slams 'fake' reporting of attack near aid distribution centre in Gaza

IANS | June 1, 2025 9:16 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Amidst the ongoing face-off in Gaza, a humanitarian aid distribution centre in Southern Gaza’s Rafah came under fire on Sunday, resulting in the death of more than 30 Palestinians. Gaza was quick to pin blame on Israel for ‘killing innocents’ but the latter dismissed the claims as plain lies and also accused Hamas of colluding with major news portals like Al Jazeera and BBC to fan a fake propaganda.

Bihar: Motihari beneficiaries count benefits of Ayushman Bharat scheme, thank govt

IANS | June 1, 2025 9:05 PM

Motihari, June 1 (IANS) Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri - Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) - the largest publicly funded health assurance scheme in the world, providing health cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation, is yielding considerable results in the city as thousands of residents have registered themselves for the scheme and are also drawing benefits from it.

5 years of PM SVANidhi scheme: Street vendors thank Modi govt for empowering them

IANS | June 1, 2025 7:06 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The PM SVANidhi scheme, which started off as a micro-credit scheme during the Covid-19 pandemic, to help the street vendors and small businesses survive and sustain their ventures in trying times, has another side to it. Many beneficiaries, who got funds under this scheme, utilised it to build lasting enterprises, and many of them went on to create success stories worth emulating.

India's GST collections in May surge over 16 pc to Rs 2.01 lakh crore

IANS | June 1, 2025 5:56 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection for May 2025 reached Rs 2.01 lakh crore, marking a 16.4 per cent rise compared to the Rs 1.72 lakh crore collected in May 2024, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance on Sunday.

Mamata Banerjee was pained by success of Operation Sindoor: Amit Shah

IANS | June 1, 2025 4:42 PM

Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was pained by the success of Operation Sindoor, the strike, through which Indian Armed Forces destroyed several terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday.