It is likely the government will divide the country into different zones during the proposed extended lockdown and may permit a few services to function in safe zones. IMAGE: People carry......
Wow -- 2020, huh? From the deadly coronavirus to lockdowns, wildfires to the Black Lives Matter movement, to the Bihar and US elections, it's been a year we won't forget. It's hard to believe it......
Rediff.com takes a look at the revamped Cabinet of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: Dr Manmohan Singh Prime Minister and also in-charge of the Ministries/ Departments not specifically allocated to......
In a surprise development, S Jaipal Reddy was on Wednesday made the petroleum and natural gas minister in the reshuffle and expansion of the Cabinet, which saw the elevation of three ministers to......
Government on Thursday decided to lift ban on export of onions after its prices almost crashed in the domestic market, which triggered farmers' protest.The decision to this effect was taken by an......
In a concerted bid to fight the near double digit inflation, the government on Thursday banned onion exports and continued crude and refined cooking oil imports at zero and 7.5 per cent duty......
The government on Friday decided to allocate five million tonnes of additional wheat and rice for distribution through ration shops to BPL families, giving them some relief from high food......
Days after onion prices crashed by almost 56 per cent in the wholesale markets, the Centre lifted the ban on exports of a certain variety grown in Karnataka and allowed exports of 150,000 tonnes of......
Prime Minister's key economic advisor C Rangarajan on Thursday attributed the spiralling prices of onions to supply constraints and said it will have only a temporary impact on inflation. "In case......