PM-KISAN scheme payments cross Rs 3.70 lakh crore, PM Modi to release next tranche on Nov 19

IANS | November 14, 2025 6:08 PM

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Centre has disbursed more than Rs 3.7 lakh crore directly into the bank accounts of over 11 crore farmer families in the country under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana so far, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to disburse the 21st instalment of the scheme on November 19, according to an official statement issued on Friday.

GST reforms make essential items more affordable, tax processes simpler: CBIC Chairman

IANS | November 14, 2025 5:24 PM

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), on Friday said the ‘Next-Gen GST’ reforms — anchored on three key pillars called structural reforms, rate rationalisation, and ease of living — are designed to make essential goods and services more affordable for the public, while making tax processes simpler, faster, and more accessible for both taxpayers and businesses.

How DPDP rules will empower citizens, protect privacy, ensure accountability

IANS | November 14, 2025 4:20 PM

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) In a bid to create a simple, citizen-focused and innovation-friendly framework for the responsible use of digital personal data, the government has notified the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, marking the full operationalisation of the DPDP Act, 2023.

World stands to gain by partnering with India: Piyush Goyal

IANS | November 14, 2025 4:16 PM

Visakhapatnam, Nov 14 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the world stands to gain by partnering with India as the country strengthens economic linkages that deliver shared prosperity globally.