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July 17, 2026 12:35 AM
Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday unveiled a roadmap for 'Viksit Krishi and Samruddh Kisan' as a key pillar of Viksit Bharat 2047, announcing a series of initiatives aimed at making Indian agriculture m...
July 17, 2026 12:30 AM
The Indian Navy will commission Malvan, the second of the Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), on July 22, marking another milestone in India's indigenous naval shipbuilding programme. The commissioning ceremony will be p...
July 16, 2026 5:12 PM
India's food processing sector is entering a value-led growth phase and has the potential to become a USD 600 billion industry by 2030, driven by higher value addition, innovation, technology adoption and export-led growth, according to a joint repor...
July 16, 2026 5:22 PM
The 335th historic Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath was taken out in Ranchi on Thursday amid an atmosphere of deep faith, tradition, and communal harmony. The grand procession, which began from the historic Jagannathpur Temple, drew lakhs of devotees fr...
July 16, 2026 5:10 PM
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed 386 improved crop varieties across 44 crops over the past year, with 94 per cent being climate-resilient and 29 biofortified, said Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivra...
July 16, 2026 4:46 PM
Indian stock markets ended flat on Thursday as investors remained cautious amid geopolitical uncertainties, fluctuating crude oil prices and weak Asian market trends, while financial stocks dragged the benchmarks lower. Sensex settled at 77,186.87, ...
July 16, 2026 4:23 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended greetings to the global Kutchi community on the occasion of Ashadhi Bij, which marks the Kutchi New Year. In a post on X, the Prime Minister shared a traditional Kutchi saying that reflects the c...
July 16, 2026 4:09 PM
Every year, the temple town of Puri in Odisha becomes the centre of one of the world's oldest and largest religious gatherings as millions of devotees assemble for the Jagannath Rath Yatra, or the Festival of Chariots. During this annual celebration,...
July 16, 2026 4:00 PM
President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, will pay an official visit to India from July 17 to 20 at the invitation of Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced ...
July 16, 2026 4:02 PM
The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is a historic pact that will boost exports, improve the competitiveness of Indian industries and further strengthen economic ties between the two democracies, NABARD Chairman Dr. Shaji Krishnan V said on Thursd...
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