The Department of Food and Public Distribution under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution is keeping close watch on the market price of Wheat. In addition, suitable interventions, as warranted shall be undertaken to ensure that there is no hoarding by unscrupulous elements and the price remains stable. During RMS 2024, the Department … Read more
Ajit Doval has been reappointed as the National Security Advisor and PK Mishra as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister with effect from June 10, the government said today. In statements announcing the appointments, the government said they will be “co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister or until further orders, whichever is … Read more
Ministry of Textiles approved Startups in Technical Textiles to boost innovation and sustainability and to foster transformative developments that will shape the industry’s future. This was stated by Smt. Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, while chairing the 7th meeting of the Empowered Programme Committee (EPC) of National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) here today. NTTM’s … Read more
In the Modi 3.0 Cabinet, the women ministers include Nirmala Sitharaman, Apna Dal MP Anupriya Patel, and BJP MPs Shobha Karandlaje, Nimuben Bambhaniya, Raksha Khadse, Savitri Thakur, and Annapurna Devi. Sitharaman and Devi became the Cabinet ministers, while the other women took oaths as ministers of state. The Modi Cabinet 3.0 includes seven women ministers, … Read more
A federal judge in the USA has said that they will drop the arrest warrant for a Florida hedge fund manager, but only with a condition. If the hedge fund manager can assist the court in finding out the missing $533 million that edtech firm Byju’s allegedly tried to hide, This was first reported by … Read more
Following her reappointment as head of the Ministries of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reaffirmed on Wednesday that the government is fully dedicated to guaranteeing “ease of living” for its residents and will keep taking additional actions in this direction. She said that the reforms undertaken since 2014 will continue, further … Read more
Rajesh Kumar Singh, secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), highlighted the significant impact of government initiatives on the toy industry in India. In an exclusive interview with ANI, Singh reported a 50 per cent reduction in toy imports over the past decade, attributing this to measures such as the … Read more
Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the murder of a man whose body was found in Bengaluru. The actor’s co-star and girlfriend Pavithra Gowda has also been arrested as one of the key accused in the case. Who is Pavithra Gowda? Pavithra Gowda is a Kannada actor who has worked … Read more
Amid scorching heatwaves taking a toll and disrupting daily life, government-run schools in Bihar have been directed to close until June 15. “In response to the warning issued by the India Meteorological Department regarding heatwave conditions prevailing in several regions of the state from June 10 to 14, a holiday has been declared for all … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced an compensation of ₹ 2 lakh each to the families of Indian nationals who have lost their lives in a devastating fire in Kuwait, the Ministry of External Affairs said. Fire engulfed a multi-storey building housing foreign workers in southern Kuwait’s Mangaf area early on Wednesday, killing at … Read more
On Thursday, June 13, the four gates of the Jagannath Temple in Puri opened to the faithful. In the morning, Balasore MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Puri MP Sambit Patra, chief minister Mohan Charan Manjhi, and other dignitaries also made their way to the temple. The sacred shrine’s gates would be opened, according to the announcement … Read more
The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will begin on June 24 for oath or affirmation of the newly elected members, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday. The first three days of the session will see the newly elected leaders taking oath or making affirmation of their membership of the Lok Sabha … Read more
Amid a water crisis in the nation’s capital, the Supreme Court has ordered the Delhi government to provide a list of measures taken to reduce water waste. The Delhi government, which had petitioned the Supreme Court to order Haryana to provide its fair share of water, has been instructed to submit an affidavit by this … Read more
Temperatures in Ahmedabad soared over 43C (109F) every day between May 19 and May 25, producing dangerous heat working conditions for many of the people who keep the local economy running. For 40-year-old Lataben Arvindbhai Makwana, it was too unbearable to run her sewing machine inside her tin-roofed house, which has little ventilation and only … Read more
Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi has been chosen by the government to be the next Chief of Army Staff. Lieutenant General Dwivedi, who is now the Vice Chief of Army Staff, will take over as General Manoj Pande’s successor on June 30. General Manoj Pande, the head of the Army, will retire on June 30 after … Read more