Shivamoga: The Karnataka unit of the Congress on Wednesday launched a 10-day statewide outreach campaign titled ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0’, marking four years since Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra entered the state. The campaign was inaugurated in Shivamogga district and will cover 84 Assembly constituencies where the Congress suffered defeats in the 2023 elections. Karnataka Read More…
New Delhi: The Centre has sanctioned more than ₹1,200 crore to 10 states under the Prime Minister Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY) to support agricultural development and improve farmers’ livelihoods. The sanction letters were handed over by Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan during the second day of the National Agriculture Conference Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian athletes for their medal-winning performances at the Asian Games, praising their determination, consistency and teamwork. Modi congratulated Dharmveer Chaudhary, Manu TS, Jay Kumar and Vishal TK for winning the bronze medal in the men’s 4x400m relay, noting their impressive timing. He expressed hope that their success would Read More…
New Delhi: The Centre has set a foodgrain production target of 373.93 million tonnes for the 2026-27 crop year, slightly below the record production achieved in the previous year amid concerns over possible El Niño-related weather conditions. The target is 2.63 million tonnes lower than the actual foodgrain output of 376.56 million tonnes recorded in Read More…
New Delhi: A multicentre clinical trial has found that daily use of a standardised Ashwagandha root extract for 24 weeks was well tolerated, with no evidence of treatment-related liver or kidney injury. Published in Frontiers in Medicine on August 20, 2026, the randomised, double-blind study involved 1,200 adults across seven centres in India. Participants received Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar and freedom fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh on their birth anniversaries, recalling their contributions to the nation. Remembering Lata Mangeshkar, popularly known as Lata Didi, Modi said her exceptional singing talent brought recognition and glory to India across the world. He Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated a number of Indian athletes after their medal-winning performances at the Asian Games 2026. Modi congratulated Vithya Ramraj on winning the bronze medal in the women’s 400m hurdles and praised her performance. He wished the athlete continued success in the coming years. The Prime Minister also congratulated Gulveer Read More…
Agra: Two Congress leaders were arrested on Monday following a protest outside Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s residence in Agra, where the main gate and a wall of the house were allegedly defaced with spray paint. The protest was held by Congress workers at Kumar’s residence in Vijay Nagar. During the demonstration, protesters raised slogans Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Former Kerala Chief Minister and opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan has urged the Centre and the Kerala government to take steps to ensure the safety of students from Kerala studying at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab following violent incidents on the campus. Vijayan said the situation at the university needs to be viewed seriously Read More…
The Centre has launched an initiative to create a national digital public infrastructure for the tourism sector, aimed at bringing travel-related products and services onto a common digital platform. The Ministry of Tourism has partnered with the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to develop the National Digital Tourism Stack, officials said. The initiative seeks Read More…