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PM Modi and Bill Gates talk AI, climate change, and women empowerment

Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates and Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak on India's digital transformation and the need to bridging tech divide in the country

Tech can play major role in agri, education, health: PM Modi to Bill Gates

In an interaction with philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Modi said he used to hear of digital divide in the world and had decided that he will not allow this to happen in India

'MGNREGS wage hike based on Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labour'

Relevant data on CPI-AL was taken from the Labour Bureau, Shimla and the revisions were done on the basis of changes in CPI-AL and as per section 6(1) Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Act 2005

Govt cautions against calls impersonating as telecom dept officials

The DoT said it does not authorise anyone to make such calls on its behalf and has advised people to stay vigilant and asked not to share any information on receiving such calls

When law is set in motion, some take to streets: Vice President Dhankhar

His remarks come against the backdrop of the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) rally here on Sunday being held to protest the alleged misuse of the central agencies by the ruling BJP

Cong to stage nationwide protest on Rs 1,800 cr Income Tax notice tomorrow

The Income Tax department served a fresh notice of Rs 1,823 crore to the Congress for discrepancies in tax returns for previous years

US names Brendan Lynch as assistant USTR for South and Central Asia

For the past 11 years, Lynch has been a member of the USTR team, serving in several capacities related to the South and Central Asia region

Financial inclusion important for economic empowerment of women: Thakur

Addressing the 40th Annual Session of the FICCI Ladies Organisation, Thakur said financial inclusion and going digital was critical to achieving the economic empowerment of women

France asks for foreign police, military help with Paris Olympics security

The Interior Ministry said Friday that the request for foreign security assistance was made in January, seeking nearly 2,185 reinforcements

NIA announces Rs 10 lakh reward on accused in Rameshwaram Cafe blast case

In a major breakthrough, the NIA had on Wednesday arrested Muzammil Shareef, a key conspirator in the blast case

UK Navy ships to undergo maintenance at L&T Shipbuilding's TN facility

This is the first instance that Royal Navy ships are undergoing scheduled maintenance routines in India

Joyshree Das Verma takes over as FICCI Ladies Organisation president

She has been appointed by Israel as its Honorary Consul for Northeast India

Paddy custom milling delay disrupts rice delivery in Chhattisgarh

After Punjab, Chhattisgarh is the largest rice contributor to the current season's central pool

Uttar Pradesh govt aims to increase maize production to over 3.2 mt

With robust maize output and downstream value chain, the government is looking to boost the state's rural economy and support its flagship trillion-dollar economy roadmap

Centre mandates weekly reporting on wheat stocks to prevent hoarding

India had imposed a limit on how much wheat stock traders could hold to moderate prices. However, the limit is set to expire on March 31st and after that, traders must declare their wheat stocks

Govt eMarketplace doubles its order value to Rs 4 trillion in FY24

MSE sellers accounted for nearly 50% of the total order values on GeM, while the Ministry of Defence emerged as the top buyer in the financial year 2023-24

Procurement through govt's GeM portal crosses Rs 4 trn so far this fiscal

GeM has over 63,000 government buyer organisations and over 6.2 million sellers and service providers offering a wide range of products and services

S Jaishankar meets Ukranian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in New Delhi

The external affairs minister also shared a photograph of him shaking hands with his Ukranian counterpart at the Hyderabad House

Toll rates on Mumbai's Bandra-Worli sea link to go up by 18% from Apr 1

Two-axle trucks will be charged Rs 210 for a one-way trip on the cable-stayed bridge on the Arabian Sea

Poisoning or heart attack? Controversy surrounds Mukhtar Ansari's death

Before Mukhtar Ansari's death, his brother Afzal Ansari publicly claimed that Mukhtar was being poisoned in jail as part of a 'conspiracy' to murder him