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Never said that US stopped us from retaliating after the 26/11 attack, says Chidambaram

IANS | October 1, 2025 10:23 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Hours after his remarks on the UPA government's decision not to retaliate militarily against Pakistan following the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks created a political controversy, senior Congress leader and former Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said that he never actually said that the "US stopped us from retaliating".

'Festive booster': Centre releases tax devolution of Rs 1,01,603 crore to state govts

IANS | October 1, 2025 9:55 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Amid the ongoing festive season, the Union government has released an additional tax devolution of Rs 1,01,603 crore to state governments, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.

Khadi lives on: Weavers of UP’s Mahoba carry forward Gandhi’s vision

IANS | October 1, 2025 9:55 PM

Mahoba (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 1 (IANS) In the heart of Jaitpur village in Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba district, the sound of the spinning wheel still echoes the vision of Mahatma Gandhi, who personally visited the region in 1920 to lay the foundation for a Khadi Gramodyog (village industry) centre. More than a century later, this centre—Shri Gandhi Ashram Utpadan Kendra—continues to keep his dream alive.

MSP hike on rabi crops shows govt commitment: Farmers

IANS | October 1, 2025 9:48 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Farmers have welcomed the PM Narendra Modi-led Central government's decision to increase the minimum support price (MSP) on various rabi crops, saying a hike in crop prices increases their income, while many of them have termed it a Navratri gift.

Maharashtra: Khadi craze grips Nalasopara ahead of Gandhi Jayanti

IANS | October 1, 2025 9:45 PM

Nalasopara (Maharashtra), Oct 1 (IANS) As the nation gears up to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti, the Jai Hind Khadi Bhandar, located near Central Park in Nalasopara (East), Maharashtra, is witnessing an enthusiastic rush of customers.

Shashi Tharoor reappointed as head of External Affairs panel

IANS | October 1, 2025 9:17 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will continue as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs. The Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs has been reconstituted with effect from September 26.

Bihar: Extremely Backward communities taking up entrepreneurship, writing their destiny

IANS | October 1, 2025 9:03 PM

Patna, Oct 1 (IANS) The Chief Minister's Extremely Backward Entrepreneurship Scheme has opened new doors of employment and entrepreneurship for the youth in Bihar’s West Champaran district and is providing them with umpteen employment opportunities for self-reliance.

Bihar: Hazaribagh’s cobbler Ajit Kumar credits Mudra Yojana for making him ‘prosperous’

IANS | October 1, 2025 8:54 PM

Hazaribagh, Oct 1 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has brought transformational change in the lives of people belonging to weaker and marginalised sections.

'Epic Exercise': Reaping the 'Ramayan' for rare life lessons (Book Review)

IANS | October 1, 2025 8:53 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Long revered as India's preeminent religious epic, an integral constituent of its religious and cultural landscape, and much familiar to the populace due to its manifold presentations, especially in the visual media and the Ramlilas, the Ramayana has a resonance beyond its key motifs of cosmic dualism, religious duty, and Hindu theogony.

Gujarat CM offers prayers as Sardar Sarovar dam flows to full capacity, inspects Ekta Day parade preparations

IANS | October 1, 2025 8:29 PM

Ahmedabad, Oct 1 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel visited the Sardar Sarovar Dam on Wednesday and offered prayers to the sacred river Narmada on the auspicious occasion of Maha Navami of Sharad Navratri, the festival worshipping the primordial power of the Universe.

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Never said that US stopped us from retaliating after the 26/11 attack, says Chidambaram

'Festive booster': Centre releases tax devolution of Rs 1,01,603 crore to state govts

Khadi lives on: Weavers of UP’s Mahoba carry forward Gandhi’s vision

MSP hike on rabi crops shows govt commitment: Farmers

Maharashtra: Khadi craze grips Nalasopara ahead of Gandhi Jayanti

Shashi Tharoor reappointed as head of External Affairs panel

Bihar: Extremely Backward communities taking up entrepreneurship, writing their destiny

Bihar: Hazaribagh’s cobbler Ajit Kumar credits Mudra Yojana for making him ‘prosperous’

'Epic Exercise': Reaping the 'Ramayan' for rare life lessons (Book Review)

Gujarat CM offers prayers as Sardar Sarovar dam flows to full capacity, inspects Ekta Day parade preparations

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