Fadnavis gets home, finance; BJP bags key portfolios in Maha cabinet

Five days after the induction of 18 ministers into his cabinet, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday distributed portfolios, with the Bharatiya Janata Party getting several key......

43 ministers in Mamata's cabinet take oath

At least 43 members of the third cabinet of the Mamata Banerjee government were on Monday sworn-in as ministers during a low-key ceremony at the Raj Bhawan, amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic.......

Kerala announces complete lockdown from May 8

The Kerala government on Thursday announced a nine-day complete lockdown in the state from the morning of May 8 to arrest the massive spread of COVID-19 in the state.   Chief Minister......

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......

India's horticulture sector eyes European mart

Westward ho! That seems to be the new slogan of India's horticulture sector now. Seeing a good market in the European Union countries, India's horticulture sector is now busy tapping this......

India, Thailand sign free trade agreement

India and Thailand on Thursday signed a landmark free trade agreement and four other accords for enhancing cooperation in agriculture, tourism and science.Also ReadIndo-Thai FTA looks good: PM'FTA......

Govt needs to prioritise crop diversification: Survey

The farm sector has been resilient to the COVID-19 shock and is estimated to grow at 3.9 per cent this fiscal, the Economic Survey said on Monday, while suggesting to the government to give......

Farm exports touched record Rs 3 lakh cr in 2020-21: Prez

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said the country's farm production and procurement increased during 2020-21 crop year despite the pandemic and agricultural exports reached a record level of Rs......