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White House slams report claiming Musk's exit from cost-cutting govt role

Trump has tasked the Tesla and SpaceX CEO with leading efforts through his Department of Government Efficiency to cut government funding and dismantle various US agencies

April-June expected to be hotter than usual, more heatwave days likely: IMD

The prices of perishable food items could also be affected if temperatures rise unusually high during the summer months

Disha Salian case: Amid protest, Aaditya Thackeray says will reply in court

A day after Disha's father Satish Salian demanded a fresh probe in her death, the issue was raised by Ameet Satam (BJP) in the Assembly

Farmer leaders detained as Centre fixes next round for talks on May 4

It was the seventh round of talks between the two sides since February last year

BJP slams Karnataka's 4% Muslim quota, questions Rahul's visits to Vietnam

Ravi Shankar Prasad accused Gandhi of seeking to lead the Congress in the competitive communal and vote bank politics among opposition parties

Reliance Industries seeks extension for EV battery-making plant setup

Reliance had previously indicated the second half of 2026 as the timeline to launch operations at its battery Gigafactory in Jamnagar

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar expands Cabinet, inducts seven new faces from BJP

At a ceremony held in the Raj Bhavan here, Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administered the oath of office to the new inductees who raised the strength of the Cabinet to 36

Cordial talks held with farmers, next meeting on March 19: Shivraj Chouhan

Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi also attended the meeting on Centre's behalf

Former UK premier Rishi Sunak meets PM Modi, FM Sitharaman in Delhi

Both leaders discussed potential new avenues to strengthen market-based financial ties and drive economic growth

MSP logjam: Govt, farmers resume talks after a year, next round on Feb 22

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi met a section of farmers in Chandigarh

Govt won't extend duty-free import of yellow peas beyond Feb: Joshi

The government had allowed the duty-free import of yellow peas in December 2023 and subsequently extended it thrice till February 28 to boost domestic supplies after the local crop failed

Govt to upgrade e-NAM platform to promote inter-state trade: Chouhan in RS

Chouhan said agricultural marketing is a state subject and agricultural produce market committees (APMCs) are regulated by the respective State Agricultural Produce Market Committee Act

Govt raises procurement price of C-heavy molasses ethanol by Rs 1.69/litre

Prices for ethanol produced from B-heavy molasses and sugarcane juice/sugar/sugar syrup remain unchanged at Rs 60.73 and Rs 65.61 per litre, respectively

Donald Trump's administration set to make 'massive' infrastructure push

He also planned a series of high-profile meetings and events to chart the strategy for his second term

Price fluctuations, export standards key hurdles for turmeric mkt: Report

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal formally launches National Turmeric Board

Farmers' stir: Leaders of key farmers' groups to put up a united front

SKM, KMM and SKM (Non-Political) hold joint meeting

Reforms needed in ICAR for better outcomes, says PM's principal secy

P K Mishra, principal secretary in the PMO, said India needed to accelerate hybrid tech adoption in pulses, and oilseeds to overcome production deficits

VIDEO: Fresh violence erupts in Manipur as SP office attacked in Kangpokpi

The police said that Kangpokpi Superintendent of Police Manoj Prabhakar was injured in the attack

PM Modi lays foundation for DU campuses, slams AAP over Delhi education

PM virtually laid the foundation stones for two new Delhi University campuses and a college named after BJP ideologue Veer Savarkar

Centre extends additional subsidy on DAP, costing up to Rs 3,850 crore

Chouhan says NCEL enters into agreement with Indonesia to supply 1 million tonnes of non-basmati white rice