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For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now COVID-19 vaccination: No glitch in CoWIN from the start, says RS Sharma View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Chhattisgarh 16 naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh #Chhattisgarh Bird flu confirmed in few more places in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh #Chhattisgarh CoBRA officer killed, 10 commandos injured in IED blast triggered by Naxals in Chhattisgarh #Chhattisgarh Maoists’ explosive dump recovered in Chhattisgarh #Chhattisgarh Killing of Chhattisgarh MLA in 2019 was part of naxalites’ Tactical Counter Offensive Campaign #Chhattisgarh Cops up ante as big movement of naxals seen from Chhattisgarh to Telangana Just In 29 min ago 1.28 lakh people over 60 years get 1st dose of COVID vaccine 35 min ago China refutes reports on attacks against India's power grid 52 min ago ... » Learn More about Chhattisgarh Budget: Bhupesh Baghel presents state budget of Rs 97,106 cr for FY 2021-22

He underlined need for more pvt players in farm sector Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasised on farmers getting more avenues to sell crops and said a food processing revolution was needed in the country for value addition to farm produce and to realise better prices. Addressing a webinar on effective implementation of Budget provisions regarding the Agriculture Ministry, he underlined the need for increased participation of private players in the farm sector, including in research and development (R&D) work. Without making any direct reference to the three new farm reform laws or to the three-month-old agitation by farmers, Modi said there is a need for expanding options for the country's farming community to sell agri produce . "Today the need of the hour is that farmers of the country get more and more options to sell their produce," he said. Restrictions had a negative impact on the sector, he added. While the Modi government says the three ... » Learn More about PM says farmers should get more avenues to sell crops

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasised on farmers getting more avenues to sell crops and said a food processing revolution was needed in the country for value addition to farm produce and to realise better prices. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a webinar on effective implementation of budget provisions regarding agriculture and farmers’ welfare in New Delhi. Photograph: / Rediff.com Addressing a webinar on effective implementation of Budget provisions regarding the agriculture ministry, he underlined the need for increased participation of private players in the farm sector, including in research and development (R&D) work. Without making any direct reference to the three new farm reform laws or to the three-month-old agitation by farmers, Modi said there is a need for expanding options for the country's farming community to sell agri produce. "Today the need of the hour is that farmers of the country get more and more options to sell their ... » Learn More about Farmers should get more avenues to sell crops: PM

It is important for all constitutional institutions to complement and cooperate with each other for a strong democracy, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Thursday. He was addressing the members of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. “Democracy can be strengthened only when all constitutional institutions work in tandem and cooperate with each other within their respective constitutional jurisdictions. All the institutions should complement each other,” he said. “There can be dissent during discussions but we should not reach an impasse. Our discussions should lead to the welfare of the people of the country,” the Speaker added. Mr. Birla, who is currently on a two-day visit to Meghalaya, said one of his foremost priorities in Parliament was to make women, young and newly-elected MPs aware of various parliamentary conventions and practices. “I always promote and welcome their active participation in debates and discussions that take place in the House. It is very important to ... » Learn More about Cooperation of constitutional institutions important for democracy, says Om Birla

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices traded firm on Monday due to upbeat sentiment in global markets and India getting technically out of recession with Q3 GDP data showing 0.4 per cent growth. Aiding the sentiment was the country kicking off an expansion of its Covid-19 vaccine campaign with Prime Minister Narendra Modi getting inculcated. At the closing bell, the BSE S&P Sensex was up by 750 points or 1.53 per cent at 49,850 while the Nifty 50 ticked higher by 232 points or 1.6 per cent to 14,762. Read: Mumbai News Latest Updates Except for Nifty PSU bank which slipped marginally, all other sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the green with Nifty auto up by 2.4 per cent, metal by 1.9 per cent, financial service by 1.8 per cent, private bank by 1.3 per cent and IT by 1 per cent. Among stocks, Hero MotoCorp surged by 3.9 per cent to Rs 3,352 per share and Maruti Suzuki by 2.2 per cent to Rs 7,025. Mahindra & Mahindra closed the day 1.8 ... » Learn More about Sensex gains 750 points, auto and metal stocks surge

The annual convening of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), or Parliament, on March 5 will hear a proposal for the wider deployment of more advanced drones along border areas, with a legislator proposing the move in the wake of last year’s clash between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The proposal is being submitted by one of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) representatives at the NPC, which is widely regarded as a ceremonial legislature that usually approves most of the proposals it receives. The Communist Party of China exercises control over all branches of state, including the legislature. The NPC convenes every year and approves policies, including an annual government work report that sets the policy agenda, as well as the defence budget for the military. Hou Yun, commander of a border defence regiment with the PLA Tibet Military Command who is among the military’s NPC delegates, told State media he will submit a proposal ... » Learn More about After LAC clash, China Parliament to mull expanded border drone use

India was strong and resolute when it came to handling the border issue and dealt with it in an effective manner, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday in an apparent reference to the standoff between India and China. IMAGE: A Border Security Force soldier guards a highway as Indian army convoy makes way towards Leh, bordering China in Gagangir. Photograph: Yawar Nazir/Getty Images Similarly, India also dealt effectively with the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact by fashioning its own response after listening to everyone, he said at the inaugural session of the 'Asia Economic Dialogue' organised by the Pune International Centre. "Last year, we had three big developments which all impacted us nationally. They impacted the world as well -- one was COVID-19, the second was its economic impact and the third was the challenges that we found on our border which obviously had implications," the external affairs minister said. "In each of these cases, I ... » Learn More about We were resolute and strong: Jaishankar on border issue

The Centre has preferred not to extend the tenure of Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey, who is superannuating on February 28. It has handed over the charge of the Department of Revenue to Tarun Bajaj, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs. Before moving as Secretary, Economic Affairs, Mr. Bajaj was in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) as Additional Secretary. The 1988 batch IAS officer of the Haryana cadre had served the Ministry of Finance as Joint Secretary in the Department of Financial Services. Mr. Bajaj and Expenditure Secretary TV Somnathan have emerged as the key officials in the Finance Ministry who had played a vital role in the Budget. Mr. Somnathan is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre and he too served in the PMO before he was repatriated to his State cadre. The Hindu had on February 22 reported that the government would go for key appointments in the Ministry of Finance as the Secretary Finance and CBDT Chairman PC Mody are scheduled to ... » Learn More about Ex-PMO official takes charge of Department of Revenue

Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of dividing Assam, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said his party will protect every principle of the Assam Accord and will not let the Citizenship (Amendment) Act be implemented if voted to power in the upcoming assembly polls. IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a public meeting, ahead of the Assam Assembly polls, in Sibsagar district, on Sunday. Photograph: AICC Handout via PTI Photo Sounding the Congress' poll bugle in the state, Gandhi attacked the Modi government repeatedly alleging that it was working with an approach of ' Hum do, Hamare do ' -- a term he recently used while speaking in Lok Sabha to claim that the country is being run by only four people. At his first public rally in Assam ahead of the assembly elections due in the next few months, Gandhi along with all the senior leaders on the dais wore a 'Gamosa' (Assamese scarf) on which symbolically the word CAA was ... » Learn More about Cong will never let CAA be implemented in Assam: Rahul

Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar on Monday commended officials for being able dispose of 90.33% of the applications that came in at the maiden Belagavi division ‘Shikshana Spandana’ in Dharwad. Addressing presspersons after the event on Monday evening, Mr. Kumar said that in all, 2,940 applications from teachers were received during the ‘Shikshana Spandana’, and of them 2,674 were disposed of. The Minister said that as 266 applications received during the event required approval from the Finance Department, they have been kept pending but would be resolved within a week. He also said that of the 90 applications pertaining to PU level, 41 were disposed of. Some among them pertaining to changing college names will have to be cleared at the level of PU director. In Kalyana Karnataka He said the next ‘Shikshana Spandana’ programme would be held at Kalaburagi and the date would be announced after the Budget session. He said that from April 2, he would ... » Learn More about 90.33% applications disposed of: Suresh Kumar