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New Delhi: The government has approved Rs 1,718.56 crore funding to Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) for procurement operations. The decision was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "In a significant step towards strengthening farmer welfare and...

New Delhi: Aspirants seeking jobs in public sector banks are required to maintain a healthy credit score to be considered for final selection, a measure aimed at promoting responsible financial behaviour among employees entrusted with public funds, Parliament has been informed. Candidates applying for Common...

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) mandated the transfer of 13 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, all in the ranks of District Magistrates (DMs), who are the district electoral officers (DEOs). As per the notification issued by the ECI in the afternoon, Jitin Jadav,...

New Delhi: The Congress Wednesday attacked the government after a Parliamentary panel recommended an urgent review of the Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension under the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995, and demanded that it must take concrete steps for redressal. Congress general secretary in charge of...

Bhuj: The Indian‑flagged crude oil tanker, 'Jag Laadki', has safely arrived at Adani Ports’ Mundra terminal in Gujarat, carrying approximately 80,886 metric tonnes of crude oil sourced from the United Arab Emirates. The vessel was loaded at Fujairah Port and berthed here Wednesday, port officials...

New Delhi: Nine members of a family, including three children, died after a fire broke out in a multi-storey residential building in southwest Delhi's Palam area Wednesday morning, officials said. Three others were injured, two of them jumped from the building at Ram Chowk Market...

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat assembly complex received a bomb threat via email Wednesday morning, just minutes before the House proceedings were scheduled to begin during the ongoing budget session, officials said. The email claimed a bomb had been planted in the assembly complex, following which all...

Chennai: The mortal remains of seven pilgrims from Tamil Nadu who were killed in a road accident in Nepal have been brought to New Delhi, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan said Wednesday. Addressing the media at Chennai International Airport, Murugan...

New Delhi: In a bid to further enhance ease of air travel, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said Wednesday that minimum 60 per cent of seats on any flight must be allocated free of charge to ensure fair access. In fresh directions issued through the...

Indore: Seven persons were killed when a fire broke out after an explosion at an electric car charging point outside a three-storey house in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city early Wednesday, officials said. Some cooking gas cylinders inside the house also exploded, which further intensified the...