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India's kharif crop sowing crosses 1,121 lakh hectares, area under maize jumps 12 pc

IANS | October 6, 2025 7:05 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The total area sown under kharif crops in the current season has increased by 6.51 lakh hectares to 1,121.46 lakh hectares, as on October 3 this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 1114.95 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare showed on Monday.

NDA will win Bihar elections with full majority: BJP

IANS | October 6, 2025 6:32 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Following the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) announcement of the Bihar Assembly election dates, the BJP on Monday expressed full confidence in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s victory, asserting that it is fully prepared and will win with a clear majority.

SEBI chief warns investors on fraudsters offering guaranteed returns

IANS | October 6, 2025 6:32 PM

Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Monday that while digital infrastructure has brought the markets to our fingertips, it has also armed fraudsters with new tools to deceive investors as unsolicited messages on messaging applications, dubious influencers and fake trading apps and websites promise the one thing that our markets can never offer -- guaranteed returns.

PM Modi set to inaugurate state-of-the-art Navi Mumbai International Airport

IANS | October 6, 2025 6:20 PM

Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate state-of-the-art Navi Mumbai International Airport on October 8 -- a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) between Mumbai International Airport Ltd (a subsidiary of Adani Airports Holdings Ltd.) holding 74 per cent stake, and CIDCO (City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd.), holding 26 per cent.

IANS-Matrize Survey: Unemployment and corruption biggest issues in Bihar elections

IANS | October 6, 2025 6:04 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) With the announcement of election dates in Bihar, the battlelines are also clearly drawn, and parties are vying to woo the electorate with lofty promises. However, the biggest issues weighing heavily on the minds of voters are unemployment and corruption and to some extent - the state’s poor education model.

In run up to COP30, Stockholm Paper blames China's expansion, resource extraction for Tibet's extreme ecological stress

IANS | October 6, 2025 5:32 PM

New Delhi/Stockholm, Oct 6 (IANS) A report by the Stockholm Centre for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA‑IPA) at the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP), has urged governments, research institutions, and civil society to place the Tibetan Plateau at the core of international climate policy and has come down heavily on China’s state‑centric model of infrastructure expansion, militarisation, and resource extraction, which it states has transformed one of the world’s most fragile environments into a zone of extreme ecological stress.

IANS-Matrize survey: NDA poised for big win with 150-160 seats in Bihar; INDIA Bloc struggles (Lead)

IANS | October 6, 2025 5:15 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) As the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule for the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, a recent opinion poll by IANS-Matrize News Communications has stirred the political landscape, projecting a commanding lead for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) with 49 per cent vote share and 150-160 seats in the 243-member assembly.

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