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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday referred to chief minister Mamata Banerjee's loss in Nandigram in the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections and said the same would be repeated in Bhabanipur, her constituency in Kolkata, and the rest of the state on the cusp of change after 15 years of Trinamool Congress (TMC) rule. "Nandigram in East Midnapore showed the path for change five years ago. Now, the entire West Bengal has started walking in that direction. The feat, which Nandigram achieved f ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled a set of "six guarantees" for West Bengal, asserting that a BJP government would take firm action against illegal infiltration, implement the 7th Pay Commission, and ensure that no "TMC goon" or "gunda" is spared from the law.Addressing a public rally in Haldia, PM Modi expressed confidence in a political shift in the state, saying, "Bengal has decided to overcome every adverse situation this time. Change is going to happen across the ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 9 (UNI) In the face of persistent TMC jibes taunting the BJP for being opposed to Bengali food habits and that once BJP came to power, it would impose restrictions on fish habits, Prime Minister Narendra Modi countered the charge highlighting his government's push for fisheries at Haldia rally on Thursday. Addressing the Bijoy Sankalpa Sabha in Haldia in East Midanpore, Modi asserted that the BJP is not against fish consumption. "We are actively working to boost fish production a ...Read More >
Haldia (West Bengal) [India], April 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled "six guarantees" for West Bengal, which will ensure an "accountable and fully answerable" administrative machinery to serve the people. Addressing a public rally here, the Prime Minister promised the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission, while assuring the establishment of trustful atmosphere, which will restore faith in the rule of law. He further vowed action and reopening cases of corruption, s ...Read More >
Haldia (West Bengal) [India], April 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday termed the Trinamool Congress regime as a "syndicate-driven" government, where any developmental work or investment cannot be carried forward without "cut money or commission." Addressing a public rally here, the Prime Minister reflected on the "development" in the other BJP-ruled states, expressing confidence that same can be achieved by West Bengal if the party comes to power. "TMC has run a syndicate-drive ...Read More >
COLOMBO: At least 30 Indian fishermen were repatriated from Sri Lanka on Tuesday and are currently on their way back home, authorities said. "30 Indian fishermen were repatriated from Sri Lanka today and are on their way home," the Indian High Commission here said in a post on X. According to the Sri Lanka Navy, till April 2026, 15 trawlers and 102 Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Navy. In 2025, some 346 fishermen had been arrested in 44 trawlers while poaching in Sri Lankan waters, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): India's fisheries sector has emerged as a major contributor to food security, employment, export earnings and sustainable livelihoods, backed by a record ₹39,272 crore investment by the Government of India since 2015. According to an official press release issued by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, the sector supports nearly 30 million fishers and fish farmers at the primary level and almost twice as many across the value chain. Ranked t ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's fish production has more than doubled over 10 years to 197.75 lakh tonnes in 2024-25 from 95.79 lakh tonnes in 2013-14, making it the second largest producer of marine products in the world, according to a factsheet put out by the Central government on Monday. Collectively, fisheries-related schemes implemented since 2014-15 have generated an estimated 74.66 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities, underscoring the sector's expanding role in inclusive and sustainabl ...Read More >
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Wentao, have met on the sidelines of a WTO event India and China have held talks aimed at expanding bilateral trade, on the sidelines of the World Trade Organization's ministerial conference, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said. The talks between Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Wentao, come amid a thaw in trade tensions "Met Mr. Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce of China, on the sidelines of ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's fish production has more than doubled over 10 years to 197.75 lakh tonnes in 2024-25 from 95.79 lakh tonnes in 2013-14, making it the second largest producer of marine products in the world, according to a factsheet put out by the Central government on Monday. Collectively, fisheries-related schemes implemented since 2014-15 have generated an estimated 74.66 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities, underscoring the sector's expanding role in inclusive and sustainabl ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 3 (ANI): India and Vietnam have significant opportunities to deepen cooperation in investment and the textile sector, a senior Vietnamese trade official said, highlighting the growing economic ties between the two countries. Bui Trung Thuong, Trade Counsellor and Head of Trade Office at the Embassy of Vietnam, told ANI that both nations, particularly regions like Telangana, offer strong potential for business collaboration. Also Read | OpenAI Acquires TBPN. ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 3 (ANI): India and Vietnam have significant opportunities to deepen cooperation in investment and the textile sector, a senior Vietnamese trade official said, highlighting the growing economic ties between the two countries. Bui Trung Thuong, Trade Counsellor and Head of Trade Office at the Embassy of Vietnam, told ANI that both nations, particularly regions like Telangana, offer strong potential for business collaboration. "We found that there are huge opp ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a meeting with China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on the sidelines of the World Trade Organisation's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), aimed at strengthening bilateral economic and trade cooperation. Informing about the meeting, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in India, in a social media post on Friday, stated that Wang Wentao met Goyal during the conference and expressed willingness to deepen ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a meeting with China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on the sidelines of the World Trade Organisation's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), aimed at strengthening bilateral economic and trade cooperation. Informing about the meeting, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in India, in a social media post on Friday, stated that Wang Wentao met Goyal during the conference and expressed willingness to deepen ...Read More >
Dr. Jitendra Singh welcomed the engagement, noting that such discussions are critical in shaping policy priorities and raising awareness about ocean ecosystems. India has, for the first time, adopted a structured, mission-mode approach to marine conservation and sustainable ocean resource utilisation under the Deep Ocean Mission, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh informed the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour. Highlighting a major shift in policy and institutional focus, the Minister stated that ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2 (UNI) India is working towards bringing into force a free trade agreement with Oman from May 1, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday at a presser after a series of engagements at the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Cameroon. Highlighting the outcome of his bilateral meeting with Oman's leadership, Goyal said, "We are working towards bringing into effect the agreement with Oman... on 1st of May 2026," signalling a key step ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday asserted that India is pushing for "preferential access" and the "best possible deal" in its ongoing trade engagement with the United States, underlining that the country is currently in a "very sweet spot" among emerging economies. "Our approach is that India should get preferential access, market access and, having got the best deal compared to any of our competitors or any other emerging or develo ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Amid the flare-up over BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's controversial statements linking former CM Biju Patnaik to the CIA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Odisha Day on Wednesday wrote to chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi praising Biju, calling him a symbol of strength and courage. In his letter from his Dibrugarh camp office, Modi wrote, "This is the soil that nurtured the great Biju Patnaik, whose life epitomises strength, courage and an unwavering commitment to nation-building. Biju Bab ...Read More >
New Delhi: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said that consensus-based decision-making is the bedrock of the WTO's legitimacy, as the discussions related to reforms in the global trading system, electronic commerce, TRIPS non-violation and the package for least developed countries (LDCs) will now continue in Geneva. The minister's statement comes after the conclusion of the 14th Ministerial Conference of the WTO at Yaounde in Cameroon on Monday, where he led the Indian delegation. Goyal empha ...Read More >
New Delhi: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said that consensus-based decision-making is the bedrock of the WTO's legitimacy, as the discussions related to reforms in the global trading system, electronic commerce, TRIPS non-violation and the package for least developed countries (LDCs) will now continue in Geneva. The minister's statement comes after the conclusion of the 14th Ministerial Conference of the WTO at Yaounde in Cameroon on Monday, where he led the Indian delegation. Goyal empha ...Read More >
Chennai: The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) held in Cameroon ended without agreement on key issues, including e-commerce moratorium and expiry of safeguard against non-violation complaints against intellectual property policies. With no agreement, the e-commerce moratorium lapsed for the first time in 26 years, opening the door for countries to impose customs duties on digital transmissions. MC14 was one of the most inconclusive ministerial conferences in recent years. Despite WTO rem ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 30: The WTO ministerial conference in Yaounde, which concluded on Monday, failed to reach any agreement on key issues, including the extension of the moratorium on e-commerce and reforms of the global trade body. The 14th ministerial conference (MC), which concluded in the early hours on March 30 in the capital city of Cameroon, could not reach a consensus on a moratorium on non-violation complaints under the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (T ...Read More >
Chennai: The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) held in Cameroon ended without agreement on key issues, including e-commerce moratorium and expiry of safeguards against non-violation complaints against intellectual property policies. MC14 was one of the most inconclusive ministerial conferences in recent years. Despite WTO remaining ineffective in mitigating trade uncertainties, India to build coalitions to defend consensus-based decision-making at WTO, which is under threat due to growing ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa on Monday said that the state government has initiated steps to streamline the supply of commercial LPG cylinders and assured hotel owners that distribution would resume from Tuesday. He also urged the Centre to resolve the shortage. Addressing the media, Muniyappa said an order regarding the allocation of commercial cooking gas had already been issued on Sunday. "The order will reach distributors today, and from tomorrow onwards, LPG c ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The Union government has taken various steps to support farmers, including small and marginal, through increasing access to Kisan Credit Cards (KCC), and promoting their digital issuance in all States/UT. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Finance, "the Priority Sector Guidelines of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued to banks, and Ground Level Agriculture Credit (GLC) Target by the Government to banks act as key policy instruments in scaling ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) The WTO ministerial conference in Yaounde, which concluded on Monday, failed to reach any agreement on key issues, including the extension of the moratorium on e-commerce and reforms of the global trade body. The 14th ministerial conference (MC), which concluded in the early hours on March 30 in the capital city of Cameroon, could not reach a consensus on a moratorium on non-violation complaints under the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ...Read More >
Bengaluru: As the ongoing Gulf War entered its 30th day, its ripple effects have begun to impact daily life in Karnataka, with a severe shortage of LPG cylinders disrupting households, hotels, and industries across Bengaluru and other regions. The shortage of commercial LPG cylinders has particularly hit hotels, restaurants, and small food businesses, many of which have been forced to scale down operations or temporarily shut. Residents have been seen queuing up outside gas agencies with empty ...Read More >
BENGALURU: In line with Union govt directives to regulate commercial use of LPG amid the West Asia crisis, the state govt Sunday issued a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to manage supply and distribution.Under new guidelines, all commercial establishments must register for piped natural gas (PNG) connections with their respective distribution entities within seven days "to be considered under the allocation framework".The state has categorised commercial LPG distribution into four pr ...Read More >
Barwani (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 2 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav chaired an agriculture cabinet meeting in Nagalwadi in the Nimar region of Barwani district on Monday and said that cabinet meetings will be held in every region of the state during the declared Farmer Welfare Year 2026. CM Yadav announced while addressing the ministers ahead of the first agriculture cabinet meeting held in Nagalwadi, Barwani district, noting that the entire Malwa region, along with Nimar ...Read More >
The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The CM posted on X, "In order to bring Bihar into the league of developed states, we have decided to implement Saat Nishchay-3 programme for the coming five years 2025-2030." He said that Saat Nischay-3 includes - double employment, double income; prosperous industries, empowered Bihar; prosperity of the state through progress in agriculture; bright future through quality education; accessible healthcare, sec ...Read More >
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