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Maha: Cong holds statewide protests demanding immediate aid for flood-hit farmers

IANS | October 3, 2025 10:56 PM

Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) The Congress on Friday held statewide protests demanding immediate aid for farmers hit hard due to heavy rains and floods. It also demanded that the state government should declare a wet drought, provide immediate assistance of Rs 50,000 per hectare to affected farmers, announce a blanket loan waiver, waive pending electricity bills, and grant additional compensation for farmland that has been washed away.

GST 3.0 should aim at having only one rate: Former Commerce Secretary Ajay Dua

IANS | October 3, 2025 9:52 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Former Commerce Secretary Ajay Dua on Friday said that the next generation of GST reforms, which will probably be called GST 3.0 if the current one is 2.0, should aim at having only one rate.

India a stabilising force in world economy: Global experts

IANS | October 3, 2025 9:26 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Global economic experts on Friday highlighted India’s growing role in the world economy and stressed the importance of reforms to strengthen its growth story.

Marked gains in women’s safety under PM Modi-led govt, sharp drop in violent crimes: NCRB data

IANS | October 3, 2025 9:15 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) India has witnessed a significant decline in violent crimes over the past decade, according to data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

Jharkhand: PM Gram Sadak Yojana transforms Tetariya village of Hazaribagh

IANS | October 3, 2025 8:46 PM

Hazaribagh, Oct 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) has significantly transformed the condition and connectivity of Tetariya village in Ichak block of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

Is Pakistan once again positioning itself as the frontline state? (IANS Analysis)

IANS | October 3, 2025 8:44 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) When Soviet troops marched into Afghanistan in December 1979, Pakistan’s geopolitical weight surged overnight. The country, then ruled by General Zia-ul-Haq, an Islamist military dictator on a mission to Islamize the state and society, discovered an opportunity. Zia cast Pakistan as the bulwark of the Western capitalist bloc against Soviet communism.

EAM Jaishankar and Brazil President's Special Advisor discuss deepening strategic cooperation

IANS | October 3, 2025 8:34 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday met the visiting Special Advisor to President of Brazil, Celso Luis Nunes Amorim in New Delhi as they discussed opportunities to deepen strategic cooperation between the two nations.

India and Brazil review progress in strategic partnership, discuss cooperation in BRICS, IBSA

IANS | October 3, 2025 8:19 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval met with visiting Special Advisor to the President of Brazil, Ambassador Celso Luis Nunes Amorim in New Delhi for the 6th India-Brazil Strategic Dialogue on Friday. The two officials reviewed ongoing progress in the Strategic Partnership, including in various sectors like defence and security, energy, rare earths and critical minerals, and health and pharmaceuticals.

Stable and predictable tax policy is key for growth: NITI Aayog CEO

IANS | October 3, 2025 7:55 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam on Friday released the first working paper on tax policy, stressing that a stable, certain, and predictable tax system is critical for boosting investment, creating jobs, and driving India’s economic growth.

Bihar: Women beneficiaries get assistance under Mahila Rozgar Yojana, thank govt

IANS | October 3, 2025 7:49 PM

Begusarai, Oct 3 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday transferred Rs 2,500 crore into the bank accounts of 25 lakh women across the state, through DBT, giving financial assistance of Rs 10,000 each under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana. Both the Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha were present on the occasion, at the CM office.

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Maha: Cong holds statewide protests demanding immediate aid for flood-hit farmers

GST 3.0 should aim at having only one rate: Former Commerce Secretary Ajay Dua

India a stabilising force in world economy: Global experts

Marked gains in women’s safety under PM Modi-led govt, sharp drop in violent crimes: NCRB data

Jharkhand: PM Gram Sadak Yojana transforms Tetariya village of Hazaribagh

Is Pakistan once again positioning itself as the frontline state? (IANS Analysis)

EAM Jaishankar and Brazil President's Special Advisor discuss deepening strategic cooperation

India and Brazil review progress in strategic partnership, discuss cooperation in BRICS, IBSA

Stable and predictable tax policy is key for growth: NITI Aayog CEO

Bihar: Women beneficiaries get assistance under Mahila Rozgar Yojana, thank govt

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