SRINAGAR – Curbs on civilian traffic along a highway linking disputed Kashmir to the rest of India, imposed for a Hindu pilgrimage, have angered residents of the Muslim-majority region. The six-week Amarnath Yatra began on Monday and will see hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims trek to a […]
NEW DELHI – Rahul Gandhi has spurned appeals to reconsider his resignation as leader of the Congress party after losing a second general election to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an aide said on Tuesday, as the party faces its worst crisis in a decade. Stuck between a leader […]
MUMBAI – Wall collapses in Mumbai and nearby towns, caused by the worst monsoon rains in a single day in 14 years, killed 30 people on Tuesday and disrupted rail and air traffic, prompting officials to shut schools and offices. Financial markets were open in the city of […]
PARIS — France’s president is urging Iran to immediately reduce its stockpiles of low-enriched uranium and stick to the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Emmanuel Macron said in a statement Tuesday that he “took note with concern” of Iran’s announcement that it has surpassed […]
CLINT, Texas — The head of the U.S. Border Patrol on Monday slammed as “completely inappropriate” sexually explicit posts about U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and comments questioning the authenticity of a photo of a drowned man and his young daughter in a secret Facebook group for agents. The […]
Commerce & Industry Ministry to work with Agriculture Ministry to Double Farmers’ Income: Piyush Goyal Piyush Goyal addresses Curtain Raiser Event of First Farm Cooperative Trade Fair Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal, along with Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar and Minister […]
open view news desk Government has decided to enhance the import limit on Tur under Quantitative Restriction from 2 Lakh MT (LMT) to 4 LMT for the year 2019-20. Government has decided to release 2 LMT of Tur (whole) available in the buffer stock of pulses under the […]
open view news desk The coverage of the sugar subsidy scheme introduced with effect from June 2013, after de-regulation of sugar sector, targeted Below Poverty Line (BPL) population (inclusive of poorest of poor person in the country i.e. AAY families) and all the population of North Eastern States/ […]
open view news desk The stock of foodgrains in the Central Pool as on 1st June, 2019 was 741.41 lakh tons consisting of 275.81 lakh tons of rice and 465.60 lakh tons of wheat. Government of India enacted National Food Security Act (NFSA) in July, 2013 which gives […]
open view news desk As per information in the Public Enterprises Survey 2017-18, laid before the both Houses of Parliament on 27.12.2018, two Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) CREDA-HPCL Biofuels Limited and Indian Oil-CREDA Biofuels Limited had to be closed during 2017-18 due to non-viable business operations. These […]
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