Chandigarh: A panel of Union ministers began the fourth round of talks with farmer leaders here Sunday evening over their demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops. Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Arjun Munda, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush...
Chandigarh: A panel of Union ministers will hold a fourth round of talks with farmer leaders here Sunday over their demands, including loan waiver and bringing an ordinance on giving legal guarantee to MSP for crops. The meeting comes amid thousands of farmers staying put...
Chandigarh: A day before the crucial meeting with Union ministers, farm leaders on Saturday asked the Centre to bring an ordinance on giving a legal guarantee to MSP, while a tractor march and dharnas were held in support of farmers protesting at the borders of...
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): Moving ahead on its mission to study the Earth and ocean surfaces, ISRO Saturday successfully launched its next generation weather observation satellite INSAT-3DS onboard a GSLV rocket into a precise orbit. The flawless mission prompted the ISRO to virtually heave a sigh...
Sriharikota: Indian rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Saturday blasted off successfully with the country's third-generation weather satellite, INSAT-3DS from the rocket port in Sriharikota. The three-staged GSLV rocket standing 51.7 metre tall and weighing 420 tonne rose up into the skies at 5.35 p.m....
New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly Saturday initiated a discussion on the motion of confidence brought by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who alleged that the BJP tried to poach AAP MLAs to topple his government. Starting the discussion, the AAP's Kasturba Nagar MLA Madan Lal alleged...
New Delhi: A Delhi court Saturday granted exemption to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from personal appearance for the day in connection with a complaint filed by the ED against him over non-compliance with its summonses in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise...
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to appear before a Delhi court Saturday in connection with a complaint filed by the ED on non-compliance with the agency's summons in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam. Additional Chief...
New Delhi: The Congress Friday said Income Tax authorities had frozen its main bank accounts, impacting all political activity. However, the accounts were later de-frozen by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal pending a further hearing next week. Party leader Vivek Tankha, who appeared before the...
New Delhi: Saying that financial contribution to a political party could lead to quid pro quo arrangements, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud Thursday said that the electoral bonds scheme by anonymizing contributions to the political parties infringe upon the right to information of the...
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