India

Banking laws amendment bill set to boost consumer experience, protect people

New Delhi: In a significant move to enhance customer experience and protect citizens, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill,...

Centre giving special packages to reduce fertiliser prices for farmers

New Delhi: The government has provided special additional packages to farmers over and above Nutrient-Based Subsidy (NBS) to further reduce the price of fertilisers...

ICMR working to prevent neonatal mortality, stillbirths in India: Centre

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is working on multiple projects to reduce the neonatal mortality rate, and prevent stillbirths in...

PM Modi lauds Rajya Sabha’s approval of amendments to Oilfields Act

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lauded the Rajya Sabha’s approval of the landmark amendments to the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act...

Bill tabled in Rajya Sabha to replace 90-year-old Aircraft Act

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024, tabled by Union Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday seeks to organise various...

NEET-PG exam: Hearing adjourned in SC till December 10

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing on a petition challenging the lack of transparency in the conduct of the National...

Bengal: Potato traders withdraw strike after govt assurance

Kolkata: West Bengal Progressive Potato Traders’ Association, on Tuesday evening withdrew the strike following assurances from the state government to resolve the stalemate over...

Cyclone Fengal: MK Stalin announces relief package for victims

Chennai:S Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has announced a comprehensive relief package for those affected by the heavy rains and floods caused by...

Madras HC rejects producers association plea to ban film reviews for first three days after release

Chennai: The Madras High Court has declined to grant an interim order to restrain individuals or social media channels from reviewing films within three...

BJP confident of victory in Delhi Assembly polls; slams AAP, Cong for lack of unity

New Delhi: With the Delhi Assembly elections scheduled for February 2025, BJP leaders, including Meenakshi Lekhi, Satish Upadhyay, and Parvesh Verma, have expressed confidence...