Women farmers’ empowerment bill to be tabled in monsoon session: Maha CM
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) The Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Bill, 2026, will be introduced during the forthcoming Monsoon Session to provide legal recognition to women farmers as independent farmers in the state. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on…
‘After papa passed away, I only had mamma’: Daughter revisits AI-171 crash site on first anniversary
Ahmedabad, June 12 (IANS) When Honey Patel (Sharma) received a video call from her mother shortly before Air India flight AI-171 took off from Ahmedabad for London on June 12 last year, there was nothing to suggest it would be their final conversation.…
Ahmedabad crash: Husband who lost pregnant wife rejects final compensation
Ahmedabad, June 12 (IANS) A year after he lost both his wife and their unborn child in the Air India AI171 disaster, Gunjan Kumar Chaudhary returned to the Ahmedabad crash site carrying a photograph of the woman with whom he had spent 12 years of his…
Arunachal CM Khandu advocates funding reforms, hydropower push and infrastructure boost
Itanagar, June 12 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday sought special policy interventions and enhanced central support to address the state’s unique developmental and strategic challenges during a high-level interaction of…
Lightning strike kills deputy sarpanch, two others during MGNREGA work in Chhattisgarh village
Kanker (Chhattisgarh), June 12 (IANS) In a tragic incident, a deputy sarpanch and two other villagers were killed, while five others sustained injuries after lightning struck a tree under which they had taken shelter during a sudden downpour in Kalgav…
MoS Singh and Tajikistan FM discuss ways to further strengthen bilateral cooperation
Dushanbe, June 12 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, on Friday discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in the areas of mutual interest with Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of…
Trinamool split final? Rebel MPs to meet Speaker Om Birla on Monday, to seek recognition as ‘real TMC’
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Trinamool Congress (TMC), in the throes of crisis over rebellion in its Parliamentary unit, may be on the brink of a split as the rebel lawmakers are set to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday and seek recognition and…
Govt hikes onion procurement rate to Rs 16.5 per kg from Saturday
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) In a bid to ensure better returns for farmers, the government has raised the onion procurement price, under its buffer stock programme, to Rs 16.50 per kg from Rs 15.80 per kg, effective from Saturday. Union Food and Consumer…
Innovators, business leaders explore new collaborations between India and Slovakia
Ljubljana, June 12 (IANS) Business leaders and innovators explored new opportunities for collaboration between Slovenia and India on Friday at a curtain-raiser roadshow on ‘Slovenia–India: Strategic Partnership in Technology and Business’ in…
South Korea: Ex-election watchdog chief banned from leaving country amid ballot shortage probe
Seoul, June 12 (IANS) South Korea’s justice ministry has approved a request from investigators to impose a travel ban on the former head of the National Election Commission (NEC) amid a probe into shortages of ballots during last week’s local…