New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The government has made a provision of Rs 544.15 crore under the Crop Residue Management (CRM) scheme for 2026-27, out of which the first instalment of Rs 272.07 crore has already been released, according to Agriculture Ministry.The CRM scheme was started in 2018-19 to deal with the problem of stubble burning. Since then, a total financial assistance of Rs 4,266.47 crore has been provided to Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Indian Council of Agricultur…
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Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) Producer and TV czarina Ekta Kapoor, on the wee hours of Wednesday morning, gave her fans a sneak peek of herself having a sweet ‘aunt & nephew’ moment as she shared an impromptu video from the FIFA Club World Cup.In the video, Ekta appeared excited as she was seen recording the atmosphere around her and also featured her nephew Laksshya seated besides her in the stadium.The little boy looked slightly puzzled and awkward as the camera turned towards him.The video showe…
Mumbai, Sep 14 (IANS) Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan has shared an update with regards to his upcoming film. The actor took to his Instagram, and shared the new release date of his film ‘Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri’. The film, which was earlier set to release on February 13, 2026, is arriving 2 months early. The film will now debut in cinemas on December 31, 2025.He shared a hazy picture of himself with actress Ananya Panday dancing atop a bar counter. He wrote in the caption, “Your …
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Over 2,000 experts from more than 100 countries will come together in the national capital to take part in the 89th General Meeting of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Sunday. The event, hosted by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), will be held from September 15 to 19, at Bharat Mandapam.Delegates will deliberate on international electrotechnical standards that aim to build a sust…
Guwahati, Sep 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party, alleging that the wounds inflicted on the people of Assam by the policies of Jawaharlal Nehru during the 1962 Chinese aggression were “yet to heal”.Addressing a massive public rally in Darrang district, the Prime Minister said Assam and the Northeast were left to fend for themselves when Chinese troops advanced, exposing what he called the “betrayal” of the then Congress leadersh…
Chennai, Sep 14 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms have reduced the tax burden on people. Addressing the Joint Conclave of Trade and Industries Association – ‘Tax Reforms for Rising Bharat’ in Chennai, she explained that the four-tier GST structure has now been simplified to just two slabs.”Earlier, GST had four categories. Now, we have simplified it into two slabs – 5 per cent and 18 per cent. Items that were taxed at 12…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is now making its presence felt in every corner of daily life, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday. Speaking at an event in Chennai, she highlighted how the impact of recent GST reforms can be seen “from the moment people wake up to when they go to bed,” benefiting citizens in everything from their morning tea to their dinner.FM Sitharaman explained that before the introduction of GST, only about 66 lakh businesse…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 14 (IANS) Three persons have been arrested in connection with the gang-rape of a woman, who was a Facebook friend of one of them, in Bhubaneswar, said a police official on Sunday. The accused persons were identified as Chandan Ku Hati alias Chandu, 25, and Prasanna Ku Acharya, 37, of Chasikhanda village under Biridi police station area, and Rajesh Kumar Das, 32, Jagatsinghpur Town police station area of Jagatsinghpur district.Police sources claimed that the 23-year-old victim ca…
Hyderabad, Sep 14 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a man killed his three-year-old son and dumped his body in the Musi River here.The incident took place in the Bandlaguda area of Chandrayangutta on Friday night, but came to light late Saturday after the father confessed to the crime when grilled by police.Police, with the help of HYDRAA and Disaster Response Force (DRF), were searching for the body in the Musi River on Sunday.According to police, Mohammed Akbar (35), a vegetable seller, confessed…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) JD(U) chief spokesperson Neeraj Kumar, on Sunday, launched a sharp attack on RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, calling his anti-corruption claims “a joke”, and also accusing him of hypocrisy over his remarks against the NDA government.Responding to Lalu Yadav’s social media post in which he alleged that the “double-engine government is soaked in corruption”, Neeraj Kumar told IANS that the former Bihar Chief Minister had no moral ground to speak on the subject.“…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Cross-border terrorism sponsored by Pakistan, apart from the loss of precious human lives, is posing a heavy economic burden on India due to the huge expenditure on border security and the damage to the tourism industry, which Islamabad has been targeting. The economic burden is substantial. Border security is capital-intensive. New Delhi’s Border Infrastructure and Management (BIM) umbrella scheme set aside Rs 13,020 crore (2021–26) for fencing, flood lighting, roads,…
Jammu, Sep 14 (IANS) The ‘Project Sampark’ of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has restored the critical Mahanpur-Theyn axis connectivity, which was recently washed away by a cloudburst/landslide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district.A defence ministry statement said on Sunday, “Following the devastating cloudburst on August 17, 2025, in the Kathua district, a major disruption occurred on the Pedu Nala along the Mahanpur-Theyn axis, resulting in the washing away of an existing bridge and…
