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Looking to raise output of pulses 40% by 2030-31 crop year: Chouhan

Chouhan was addressing the media to announce the formal launch of the programme along with a host of other initiatives by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 11

Andhra clears $10-bn Google data centre in Vizag, 188k jobs likely

Chandrababu Naidu-led SIPB clears ₹1.14-trn investments, including Google's ₹87,520-cr data centre in Visakhapatnam, to position the city as 'AI City Vizag'

Darjeeling landslides kill 20, leave trail of destruction across hills

Darjeeling Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Richard Lepcha told PTI that rescue and relief operations were underway with the help of police, local administration and disaster response teams

Shah assures Centre's aid to Maharashtra as floods hit 6 mn hectares crops

Home Minister Amit Shah says the Centre will extend all assistance to farmers after heavy rains and floods damaged standing crops on 6 million hectares of farmland across Maharashtra

Exporters welcome mandatory APEDA registration for non-basmati rice

Exporters welcomed India's decision to make APEDA registration mandatory for non-basmati rice exports, saying it will aid transparency with minimal cost impact on trade

Shining bright: China-fuelled demand drives gold prices to fresh high

Gold hits fresh global and domestic records on Asia-led demand, weak rupee, and China's bullion push; markets eye Fed rate cuts as prices rally over 15% this month

Border farmers without land rights to get PM-KISAN benefit: Chouhan

Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced PM-KISAN benefits for border farmers without land rights and promised flood relief for J&K along with GST-linked cuts in farm equipment costs

Meloni, Putin, world leaders extend greetings to PM Modi on 75th birthday

Putin extended birthday greetings to Modi, praising his "great personal contribution" to strengthening the partnership between the two countries

Here's how political leaders, India Inc reacted to new GST rate reforms

Nirmala Sitharaman announces sweeping GST rationalisation, hailed as a Diwali gift. Industry and political leaders call the move historic, with praise for easing costs and boosting growth

India, US still in dialogue for bilateral trade deal, says Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal said India and the US remain in talks for a trade deal despite tariff frictions, even as India advances free trade agreements with the EU and other partners

Standing like a wall to protect interests of farmers: PM Narendra Modi

Modi stresses the need to produce fertilisers locally

Trump warns of severe consequences if Putin doesn't stop war after summit

Trump did not provide a timeframe for a second meeting. He is to meet Putin in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday

Trump seizes control of Washington DC police, deploys National Guard

Trump also said he is also deploying National Guard troops to Washington, DC, to "re-establish law, order, and public safety," declaring that they will be allowed to do their job properly

World leaders hail Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal, urge cautious optimism

Among the agreement's provisions is the creation of a new transit corridor, dubbed the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity

Narendra Modi, Marcos unveil strategic push in Indo-Pacific theatre

India and the Philippines signed nine agreements to deepen strategic ties, defence and maritime cooperation, and plan a bilateral preferential trade pact to boost economic ties

India's marine fish landings drop 2% to 3.47 million tonnes in 2024

India's marine fish landings dropped by 2% in 2024, with Kerala witnessing a 4% fall. Gujarat remained the largest producer, while disruptions from cyclones and heatwaves affected fishing activities

India's sugar output to rise 18% in 2025-26; ISMA seeks 2 mt export quota

With output set to surge, ISMA urges 2 mt export quota and 5 mt ethanol diversion amid growing demand and strong monsoon-linked cane yields

India-UK trade deal: Dairy products excluded, zero duty on 95% agri goods

India secures duty-free access for most agricultural products in the UK market, while protecting dairy, edible oils, and apples from tariff concessions in the India-UK FTA

No need for wheat open market sale as supplies comfortable: Food Secretary

The edible oil companies should promptly pass on the benefits of reduced import duties to the consumers, says Food Minister Prahland Joshi

V-P Dhankhar's resignation accepted; a bit amiss, says Opposition

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh terms it a 'forced resignation'