New Delhi: The government has taken several measures to ensure that farmers, including small and marginal farmers, receive the benefits of the Minimum Support Price (MSP), with the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM AASHA) being a key initiative. Launched in September 2018, PM AASHA aims to provide remunerative prices to farmers while maintaining Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on today interacted with CEOs and founders of 20 Indian space startups at Seva Teerth, highlighting the rapid growth of the country’s private space sector. The startups are working across areas including rockets, reusable launch vehicles, satellites, advanced propulsion, space intelligence, space debris removal and AI-based weather technology. Modi Read More…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has upheld the requirement of prior legal practice for candidates seeking entry into the judicial service, while providing a limited transitional relaxation. Candidates applying under notifications issued between May 25, 2025 and March 31, 2027 can appear without prior practice. Those selected will undergo one year of Judicial Academy training Read More…
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday night said its answer key challenge system is designed to ensure fairness for all candidates and rejected concerns that the process is expensive. The answer key challenge is an online process through which candidates appearing for examinations such as JEE Main, NEET and UGC-NET can raise Read More…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that revenue authorities cannot review their own concluded quasi-judicial orders unless such a power is specifically conferred on them by law. The ruling came in State of West Bengal v. Jai Hind Pvt. Ltd. (2026), where the court examined whether revenue authorities empowered under Section 57A of the Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress on Wednesday stepped up its attack over the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) findings concerning Veena T, daughter of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, describing the agency’s observations as “extremely serious”. KPCC president Sunny Joseph said the ED’s findings raised questions over alleged unauthorised financial transactions linked to Veena Vijayan and called for Read More…
Washington: Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot successfully removed a faulty space-to-ground antenna from the International Space Station (ISS) during a spacewalk, but ran out of time to install its replacement. The astronauts completed the removal and safely stowed the failed antenna during their six-hour and 23-minute spacewalk, which began at 8:29 a.m. The installation Read More…
New Delhi: Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said the vision of a developed India cannot be achieved without transforming the agriculture sector and improving farmers’ incomes. Addressing the 97th Annual General Meeting of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Society at the National Agricultural Science Read More…
New Delhi: Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday led a commitment programme in New Delhi to translate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Shakti Ki Saptadhara’ vision into action. The programme, held at the C. Subramaniam Auditorium in Pusa, brought together officials, scientists, farmers, Lakhpati Didis, food processors, exporters and Farmer Producer Read More…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would constitute a high-powered committee to examine allegations of police excesses against student protesters during a recent NEET protest in Delhi, as well as allegations of violence against police personnel. The committee is expected to comprise retired Supreme Court and High Court judges, a former Director Read More…