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Yunus' 'ocean guardian' comment draws flak from Indian political leaders

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma described Yunus's remarks as "offensive and strongly condemnable" and called for prioritisation of exploring alternative routes

Govt to form panel to decide on MTNL, BSNL assets in Mumbai: Scindia

The Minister of Communications attended a meeting organised at the Sahyadri Guest House here on the BSNL's assets in Mumbai and the communication system in Maharashtra

Won't stop volunteers from aiding revival of temples in Mathura, Kashi: RSS

The Hindu groups claim that the Muslim invaders destroyed the Srikrishna Temple in Mathura and the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi and built mosques over them

India's defence exports surge to record Rs 23,622 crore in 2024-25: Rajnath

An impressive growth of Rs 2,539 crore or 12.04 per cent has been registered in the just-concluded FY over the defence exports figures of FY 2023-24, which were Rs 21,083 crore

PwC suggests IDEA framework for India to navigate US tariff uncertainties

According to PwC report, the evolving US trade policies, including tariff realignments and other measures, require Indian businesses to develop a long-term resilience strategy

Cairn Oil & Gas signs contract to hire Parker Wellbore's drilling rig

The company is on the lookout for partnering with global oil and gas companies with expertise in such growth projects, the statement said

CAG report highlights lapses in Delhi's pollution control measures

More than 1.08 lakh vehicles were issued pollution under control (PUC) certificates despite them emitting carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HC) beyond permissible limits

India's power consumption rises 7% to 148.48 bn units in March 2025

The peak power demand touched an all-time high of about 250 GW in May 2024. The previous all-time high peak power demand of 243.27 GW was recorded in September 2023

FSSAI asks TN to crack down on sale of banned Chinese garlic in Chennai

Import of Chinese garlic has been banned since September 2005 after India found fungus Embellisia alli and Urocytsis cepulae in the product

India exported 19.86 million tonnes rice till Mar 25 of FY25: Govt tells RS

Out of total exports till March 25 of the last fiscal, basmati rice shipments stood at 59.44 lakh tonnes. Exports of parboiled rice stood at 90.44 lakh tonnes, non-basmati white rice 33.23 lakh tonnes

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta promises pothole-free roads before monsoon's arrival

Gupta directed the officials to prioritise public convenience and ensure there is no negligence in execution of the projects

Coal India produces 781 MT in FY25; 7% less than company's target

CIL's coal production in March dropped by 3.1 per cent to 85.8 million tonnes over the year-ago period

Amit Shah's J-K visit not linked to Kathua operation: CM Omar Abdullah

A combing operation is underway at the Panjtirthi site in Kathua to track down three terrorists who escaped after a brief encounter with security forces late on Monday, officials said

Government rejects Opposition's offshore mining allegations in Kerala

Flagging the threat to marine life, the Congress leader has said opening up offshore mining blocks to private players without any rigorous assessment of its impact was concerning

States engaging in language politics are on the decline: Yogi Adityanath

He asserted that learning different languages does not diminish the importance of any state and the Uttar Pradesh government was teaching other regional languages

WhatsApp bans over 9.7 mn accounts in India during Feb for safety reasons

More than 1.4 million of these accounts were proactively banned prior to any user reports

GST collections rise 9.9% to exceed Rs 1.96 trillion in March 2025

GST revenue from domestic transactions rose 8.8 per cent to Rs 1.49 lakh crore, while revenue from imported goods was higher 13.56 per cent to Rs 46,919 crore

EC holds nearly 5K meets with political representatives at various levels

The process involved engagements with over 28,000 representatives of political parties nationwide, the Election Commission (EC) said on Tuesday

Maruti Suzuki sales up 3% in Mar, Toyota Kirloskar posts record FY25 sales

For FY25 fiscal, the MSI reported a total sales of 22,34,266 units against 21,35,323 units in FY24

India, China share congratulatory messages on 75th diplomatic anniversary

President Xi Jinping and his Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu besides Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanged congratulatory messages respectively