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The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Saturday (October 25, 2025) decided to extend the terms of Mayors and Deputy Mayors of municipal corporations from two-and-a-half years to five years. The decision will benefit the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Shimla Municipal Corporation, whose two-and-a-half-year term is expiring in November 2025. Briefing media persons in Shimla, Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan said a two-and-a-half-year term was raising apprehensions of horse-trading and pointed out th ...Read More >
Nellore: Former Minister and YSRCP leader Kakani Govardhan Reddy has criticised the Chandrababu Naidu government for its negligence amid an impending cyclone, particularly for failing to support farmers in Nellore, Kurnool and Ongole districts. He highlighted the government's failure to issue warnings or implement preventive measures, leaving farmers vulnerable as heavy rains devastated crops. Over two lakh acres in Nellore and one lakh acres in Kurnool, Ongole, and nearby areas have been dama ...Read More >
Nellore: Former Minister and YSRCP leader Kakani Govardhan Reddy has criticised the Chandrababu Naidu government for its negligence amid an impending cyclone, particularly for failing to support farmers in Nellore, Kurnool and Ongole districts. He highlighted the government's failure to issue warnings or implement preventive measures, leaving farmers vulnerable as heavy rains devastated crops. Over two lakh acres in Nellore and one lakh acres in Kurnool, Ongole, and nearby areas have been dama ...Read More >
Gurgaon: At just 58, Haryana's early farm count may be low - the lowest, in fact, recorded in the state in six years - but the number by itself doesn't quite reflect the reality.Forty-nine of these recorded fire incidents have taken place since Oct 13, showing crop stubble burning is picking up in the state and will test ground enforcement over the next fortnight. Typically, early Nov is when stubble burning peaks.The district that has reported the most fires, according to data compiled by India ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday sharply criticised the Congress-led Karnataka government, stating that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) issue is being highlighted by the state government to cover its own failures. Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, he said that the RSS cannot be banned, and questioned why the government constantly talks about the organisation. "What have they achieved? Why waste time discussing ...Read More >
Haryana: Govt subsidy on agri equipments contained stubble burning to great deal, say farmers Karnal: While the Delhi-NCR region braces for stubble-burning and subsequent air pollution every year, Haryana's farming community has thrown up a 'national model' for sustainable crop residue management, as it has recorded a remarkable 95 per cent reduction in paddy stubble-burning incidents during the 2025 harvest season. According to data sourced from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (IC ...Read More >
Patna: Taking a cue from NDA's Mukhya Mantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana scheme to reach out to the vast women voter base across Bihar, RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Wednesday promised permanent govt jobs to Jeevika didis with a monthly salary of Rs 30,000 and interest-free loan, if the INDIA bloc is voted to power.While it remains to be seen how the voters react to the announcement, political commentators see this as an attempt to smartly counter PM Narendra Modi-launched scheme where Rs 10,000 ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 22 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday offered prayers to Gau Mata (holy cow) at the cowshed situated at his official residence on the occasion of Govardhan Puja. Marking the festival, the Chief Minister prayed for the happiness, prosperity and well-being of the people of the state. Speaking on the significance of the occasion, the Chief Minister said Govardhan Puja symbolises harmony between humans, animals and nature. He n ...Read More >
China has filed a complaint against India in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over New Delhi's subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries. The Chinese Commerce Ministry has alleged that the measures by India violate several WTO obligations, including the principle of national treatment, and constitute import substitution subsidies, which are explicitly prohibited under the multi-lateral trade rules. These measures unfairly benefit India's domestic industries and undermine China's le ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Riding on the success of the electric two- and three-wheeler revolution, Karnataka is now accelerating efforts to electrify heavy vehicles, particularly buses and trucks. The govt is preparing to submit a detailed proposal under the Centre's PM E-Drive scheme to establish 1,500 high-capacity EV charging stations across the state, each supporting fast charging in the 60kW to 240kW range -- sufficient to power heavy vehicles for long-distance operations.The move marks the next phase in ...Read More >
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday, announced the distribution of ₹403 crore as compensation to farmers affected by excessive rainfall, ₹138 crore for Agar-Malwa district and ₹265 crore for Ujjain district. The announcement brought a major relief and development program for farmers and residents in Ujjain and Agar-Malwa districts. Addressing a public event in Tarana Tehsil, the Chief Minister highlighted that the state government is working continuousl ...Read More >
President Trump plans to announce a policy proposal on Thursday to make in vitro fertilization more accessible, according to several administration officials, the first concrete step from the White House on an issue that Mr. Trump repeatedly promised to address on the campaign trail. The White House will issue guidance on what it is calling an employer benefit option to encourage employers to offer I.V.F. and broader infertility coverage directly to workers, in the same way they would with visi ...Read More >
"Our farmer brothers are the backbone of Madhya Pradesh's economy. Every government decision is taken with their welfare in mind," Yadav said while addressing a farmers' thanksgiving event linked to the 'Bhavantar' scheme for soybean farmers. The state government is making all efforts to increase farmers' income and strengthen their financial condition, he said. "Crop turns into gold if water reaches a dry field. We will ensure that every farm in the state gets water," he said. " The farmers ...Read More >
New Delhi: As part of its clean energy push, Delhi govt is stepping up efforts to promote rooftop solar panels in the city's villages under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, leveraging the abundant roof space in rural areas to help achieve its renewable energy targets. To support this drive, Tata Power has launched the 'Solar Sakhi' campaign in north Delhi, training around 100 women to act as community ambassadors and educate villagers about the benefits of solar energy and guide them in ava ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said the farmers will get 90% of subsidy on solar pumps instead of 40%. He made the statement at a Kisan Sammelan (farmers' conference) in Bhopal on Saturday. Yadav advised the farmers to install solar pumps in their fields, saying they would get the solar pumps with one-step more power capacity. The farmers who have three HP pumps will get five-HP pumps and those who have five-HP pumps will get 7.7-HP power pumps, he said. The Bhavantar ...Read More >
MUMBAI: A delegation of citizens representing Aamchi Mumbai, Aamchi BEST and other organisations met BEST general manager Sonia Sethi on Friday. They demanded that the undertaking immediately stop selling (monetising) its land holdings to private builders in the name of generating "non-fare revenue." Hussain Indorewala, co-convenor of AMAB, said that in the name of "cutting losses," BEST increasingly brought in private contractors, doubled bus fares recently from a minimum of Rs 5 to Rs 10, redu ...Read More >
Global capability centres (GCCs) are set to lease 50-55 million sq ft of Grade A office space across India's top six cities by FY27, contributing nearly 40% to overall demand, as global firms expand R&D and innovation hubs. Global capability centres (GCCs) are projected to incrementally lease 50-55 million square feet (msf) of Grade A office space during FY2026-FY2027, potentially contributing 38-40% to the top six markets' overall office demand, according to a statement by ICRA. These six mar ...Read More >
Bathinda: With stubble-burning again on the rise, Punjab govt has decided to take stricter action against farmers beyond registering FIRs and imposing 'environmental compensation' fines. District officials have been told to take drastic steps, such as withdrawing benefits of govt schemes to dissuade farmers from burning crop residue.Farmers who burn stubble may also have their arms licences cancelled.Deputy commissioners are writing to subdivisional magistrates (SDM) to direct heads of various d ...Read More >
Pune: A total of 3,079 public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations will be up and running in different parts of the state by Nov this year, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik told TOI.However, with Maharashtra being second highest in the country for EV registrations, only behind Uttar Pradesh, the number of charging stations is still very low and a constant reason for concern among those owning EVs, highlighted experts."At present, state govt has set up 1,180 high-speed EV charging stati ...Read More >
Nagpur: During interrogation, surrendered Maoist top gun Bhupathi, alias Sonu or Abhay, revealed fractures within Communist Party of India (Maoist) and a secret collusion between a faction of the guerrillas and some Telangana politicians.The seniormost politburo member detailed how the once-formidable Maoist organisation is disintegrating due to internal strife, declining public support, and opportunistic ties with govt authorities. These revelations are part of Bhupathi's statement to interroga ...Read More >
I will not react to the statements of Nara Lokesh or someone else. There are 25 lakh IT professionals and 2 lakh foreigners working in Bengaluru. Bengaluru's contribution to the country is immense, says Karnataka Deputy CM. Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh took a veiled jibe at Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar amid their banter over Google's pledge to invest $15 billion over the next five years to establish a one-gigawatt-scale Artificial Intelligence (AI) hub in Visakhapatna ...Read More >
Bengaluru/Vijayawada: Google's proposed $15 billion AI data centre in Visakhapatnam sparked a war of words between the IT ministers from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, with both trading barbs over each other's investment climate.Terming the Andhra model of offering economic largesse to entrepreneurs an "economic disaster in disguise", Karnataka IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge said Andhra's incentives have come at a steep cost. "They are boasting of Google's investment, but hiding the ma ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh took a subtle dig at Karnataka IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge on X, saying, "They say Andhra food is spicy -- looks like some of our investments have also turned out to be too hot for them to handle," adding a chilli emoji for effect. The remark came amid an ongoing war of words between Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka over Google's ₹1.3 lakh crore investment in Visakhapatnam, which is expected to generate around 30,000 jobs. Recently, Priyank Kharg ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are expected to lease an additional 50-55 million square feet (msf) of Grade A office space across India's top six markets during FY2026-FY2027, contributing 38-40% of the overall office demand, according to a report by rating agency ICRA. The rating agency said that the surge in GCC activity is expected to significantly boost commercial real estate in Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, and ...Read More >
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adtiyanath on Wednesday gave a terse warning to hoodlums who indulge in eve-teasing. He said: "Agar Yamraj ka ticket chahiye to beti ko cher kar dekh lo (Try teasing a daughter only if you want a meet Yamraj - the Hindu God of death).The CM made the statement at an event where he distributed free LPG gas cylinder refills to 1.86 crore beneficiaries of the Ujjwala Yojana ahead of Diwali."BJP's double engine govt has ensured that if someone dared to tease or harass a g ...Read More >
India's trade deficit with China has widened to USD 99.2 billion during 2024-25. Beijing/New Delhi: China has filed a complaint against India in the World Trade Organization (WTO) over New Delhi's subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries. Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said that the ministry will look at the detailed submissions made by China. Confirming the move, an official said that China has also filed similar applications against Turkiye, Canada and the EU. "They have sou ...Read More >
They are aimed at transforming the industries sector in the State by positioning it an attractive destination for sustainable initiatives. Industries Minister P. Rajeeve on Wednesday unveiled three policies -- Kerala Export Promotion Policy; Kerala Logistics Policy; and Kerala Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Policy as well as the Kerala Hi-Tech Framework, aimed at transforming the industries sector in the State by positioning it an attractive destination for sustainable initiatives. ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: State govt on Wednesday launched new policies on export promotion, logistics and ESG (environment, social and governance), along with a Hi-Tech Framework. These initiatives are part of efforts to strengthen state's industrial base and attract investments aligned with its New Industrial Policy (NIP).Industries minister P Rajeeve said the initiatives are intended to consolidate Kerala's position as a destination for sustainable and technology-driven industries. He addressed a n ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 9 (PTI) Volume growth of complex fertilisers is expected to slow down to 2-4 per cent in this financial year from 9 per cent last year amid import constraints, geopolitical headwinds and a high-base effect, a report said on Thursday. Crisil Ratings in the report stated that supply disruptions have also led to a rise in raw material prices, which in turn may increase the subsidy requirement. However, credit profiles are seen stable because of steady profitability, expected additiona ...Read More >
Surat: After Maharashtra approved its Gem and Jewellery Policy 2025 on Tuesday -- a major move to boost gem and jewellery manufacturing -- business leaders in Diamond City have urged the govt to introduce a similar policy. Industry insiders describe Maharashtra's initiative as the first of its kind in India.The policy to attract investments worth Rs 1 lakh crore and generate five lakh jobs, offering financial incentives, facilities and support to manufacturers. "We will study the Maharashtra pol ...Read More >
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