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Sugar industry seeks 100% exemption from mandatory jute packaging

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Millers have asked the government for a total exemption of sugar from compulsory jute packaging during Jute Year 2026-27, claiming serious public health risks, quality incompatib... Read More


Navy chief Admiral Swaminathan leaves for Mauritius

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan has embarked on a four-day official visit to Mauritius from Monday to strengthen bilateral maritime cooperation and deepen defenc... Read More


Gov notifies 9 land ports and 2 more airports, enabling foreigners holding E-visas' entry into India

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- The government has notified nine land ports and two more airports, enabling foreigners holding E-visa to enter into India through them. The newly added land ports are at Agartal... Read More


Consumers & small merchants will not have to pay any charges on UPI transactions, says FM Sitharaman

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman clarified on Monday that consumers and small merchants, including vegetable vendors and tea stall owners, will not incur any fees for UPI tran... Read More


For the first time Vande Mataram to be sung from Red Fort ramparts

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- This time the Independence Day celebrations will mark a historic first -- singing of Vande Mataram directly from the ramparts when Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Red... Read More


GeM posts increase in GMV to Rs.1.55 lakh crore from Rs.422 crore in a decade

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has recorded a sharp increase in its gross merchandise value (GMV) to over Rs.1.55 lakh crore from Rs.422 crore a decade ago, Commerce and Indu... Read More


Ravi Gupta re-appointed as Executive Director of Shree Renuka Sugars till 2031

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- , August 10 Ravi Gupta has been re-appointed as Executive Director of Shree Renuka Sugars for a further term of five years, effective from October 28, 2026, to October 27, 2031,... Read More


Bangalore Metro could not achieve the projected ridership against the year 2007 even by 2023, says CAG

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- A report by Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) has said that Bangalore Metro could not attract enough private vehicle users that can result in an overall increase in publ... Read More


Years after Group Captain's arrest, IAF Wing Commander nabbed in ISI honey-trap probe

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- More than eight years after Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain was arrested after being honey trapped, the Delhi police has also rounded up a Wing Commander on similar charges, ... Read More


To avoid 5th-gen lag, India moves to co-join French-led FCAS 6th-gen fighter development initiative

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has initiated "concerted" efforts to join the French-led Future Combat Air System (FCAS), a 6th-generation fighter aircraft development programme, at... Read More