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New Delhi: Centre Monday announced seven big programmes for the holistic growth of the agriculture and allied sectors with a total outlay of nearly Rs 14,000 crore, as it aims to improve farmers' income. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved seven...

New Delhi: The Congress Monday levelled fresh conflict of interest allegations against SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Buch and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come clean as the head of the appointments committee of the cabinet on her appointment. At a press conference, the Congress alleged...

New Delhi: How can anybody's house be demolished only because he is an accused, the Supreme Court observed Monday. The court also said that it proposes to lay down guidelines on the issue. "Even if he is a convict, still it can't be done without following...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday constituted a committee headed by former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Justice Nawab Singh to amicably resolve the grievances of protesting farmers at the Shambhu border. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan directed the committee...

Jammu: An army personnel was critically injured when suspected terrorists opened fire on a sentry post of an army camp here Monday, officials said as a massive search operation is underway to track down and neutralize the gunmen. A defence spokesman said that a few...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate Monday arrested AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan as part of a money laundering investigation against him and some others linked to him, official sources said. He was taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)...

New Delhi: Over 6,900 corruption cases probed by the CBI were pending trials in different courts, 361 for more than 20 years, according to the latest annual report of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). Besides, as many as 658 corruption cases were pending CBI investigation,...

New Delhi: The Indian Navy's P-8I aircraft has touched down at Air Base 125 Istres-Le Tube in France marking its first-ever deployment in Europe where it will participate in the 22nd edition of 'Exercise Varuna', said officials here. The 2024 edition of Indo-French Bilateral Naval...

New Delhi: The government has summoned the content head of OTT platform Netflix over the series 'IC-814 -- The Kandahar Hijack', which has triggered a row over depiction of hijackers. Official sources said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting summoned the content head of Netflix...

Kolkata: CBI officials are now closely examining some other rooms adjacent to the seminar hall, the reported spot of rape and murder of a junior doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital here, to get additional clues about the crime. Sources aware of the...