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I share Trump's vision of prosperity through strong India, US ties: Modi

India and the US, apart from Japan and Australia, are part of a quad that was revived last year to work for peace in the Indo-Pacific

Why are Indians still starving when foodgrain output is at a record high?

Under the National Food Security Act, 2013, poor families are guaranteed five kg of foodgrains per person per month, at heavily subsidised rates of Rs 1-3 per kg

Northeast to get Rs 100-bn digital boost on 415 projects by 2022

The objective is to provide broadband to all gram panchayats or equivalent local bodies through optical fibre

Sitharaman exhorts Indian defence manufacturers to tap export markets

Defence minister says Centre will provide all necessary handholding to domestic defence manufacturers to scale up production and match up to stringent quality control norms of the export market

Slumping pound makes everyone an unwitting currency trader as Brexit looms

The pound's weakness is also complicating life for Britons with European clients

Govt links Aadhaar of 30,000 children in care homes with tracking portal

Track Child functions as a central database of all those children who have gone missing in different parts of the country

PMAY: Maharashtra's Cidco unveils lottery for over 14,000 affordable houses

The application process will begin from August 15 and will be open till September 17

No more free insurance for train travel, opt out or pay up: Railways

The insurance provided by the IRCTC had a maximum cover of Rs 1 million in case of a person's death during a train journey

Northern, southern regions slated to face peak power deficit in FY19

The gross energy generation in the country has been assessed as 1,265 billion units

Jet Airways under lens over results deferment; Sebi looking into the matter

The beleaguered airline is seeking $150 million in debt from UAE-based carrier Etihad, which owns a 24% stake in Jet, to tide over its financial crisis

DoT is discussing a proposal for auctioning spectrum on a yearly basis

Move to help telcos plan their needs better

Govt plans to open up to 100 islands for eco-tourism in the next 12 months

Amitabh Kant said the government's objective was to ensure a sustainable and eco-friendly development of island projects

IBC Bill amendment passed, puts homebuyers at par with financial creditors

Opposing the bill, D Raja (CPI) said that frequent changes to the law is being done to help defaulters and the government wants to bail out the defaulters

Sowing of kharif crops at a steady pace despite deficit monsoon

The southwest monsoon was 33% below normal during the first week of August.

Triple Talaq deferred, PM Modi's remarks expunged as monsoon session ends

Minister Ananth Kumar says session was more productive than previous two, Lok Sabha productivity at 118%, Rajya Sabha's at 68%; Lok Sabha passed 21 Bills and Rajya Sabha, 14

At ODOP summit, President Kovind says UP can be a trillion dollar economy

UP's flagship 'One District, One Product' Summit was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday

Govt modifies due date for filing GST returns from July 2018-March 2019

For businesses with turnover up to Rs 15 million, and who are required to file quarterly returns, the GSTR-1 giving details of outward supplies has to be filed by the last date of the subsequent month

Govt's financial advisors to go on study tour to US' Sanford, Washington DC

Proper arrangements have been made ensuring that the work of the officer in training is looked after by the financial advisor of another department

India will save Rs 120 bn through ethanol blending programme: PM Modi

The country is also targetting 5 per cent biofuel blending by 2030, as part of the National Policy on Biofuels

Industrial output jumps 7% in June to 5-month high; manufacturing up 6.9%

Similarly, growth in the infrastructure/construction goods segment also picked up in June at 8.5 per cent, much ahead of the 4.9 per cent seen in the previous month