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World food prices at 2-year high on rising meat and edible oils, FAO says

World food commodity prices rose in July to their highest in over two years, as a jump for vegetable oils and record levels for meat outweighed falling cereal, dairy and sugar prices, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said. The F...

August 8, 2025 4:19 PM

Trump doesn’t know what’s happening in Asia and India: Jim Rogers on US tariffs

Veteran American investor Jim Rogers said on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump “doesn't understand what's happening in Asia and India,” after Washington imposed a 25% tariff on Indian goods, with another 25% expected from August 27. In an ...

August 8, 2025 3:55 PM

Home Minister Amit Shah lays foundation stone for Janki Mata temple in Sitamarhi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Janki Mata Temple at Punaura Dham in Sitamarhi in Bihar. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary were also present during the event. On Thurs...

August 8, 2025 3:26 PM

India moves towards inclusivity through tribal empowerment, budget tripled in 10 years

The annual budget of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has nearly tripled, going from ₹4,497.96 crore to ₹13,000 crore, and total tribal spending across 42 ministries grew five-fold to ₹1,24,908 crore under the Development Action Plan for Schedule...

August 8, 2025 2:57 PM

Rajya Sabha adjourned till Monday amid Oppn uproar

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till Monday following persistent disruptions by Opposition members demanding a debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. The issue, which has sparked widespread concern over alleged pot...

August 8, 2025 3:28 PM

India leading global millet production, new revolution catches pace

Guddu Dongare, a farmer from Betul district in Madhya Pradesh, is inspiring a quiet revolution — one millet seed at a time. Once faced with an unproductive patch of fallow land, Guddu’s fortune took a turn after he attended a farmer field school ...

August 8, 2025 2:02 PM

NSA Doval, Russian Security Chief Shoigu discuss strengthening strategic partnership

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Russia’s Secretary of the Security Council, Sergei Shoigu, in Moscow to discuss ways to further strengthen the strategic partnership between India-Russia. “We have now established very good relations, whi...

August 8, 2025 2:01 PM

ICMR’s SHINE initiative engages over 13,000 students nationwide in health and science outreach

In an effort to spark scientific curiosity and inspire the next generation of health researchers, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Department of Health Research (DHR) organised a nationwide open day under the S.H.I.N.E. (Science,...

August 8, 2025 1:59 PM

Huge push to agri-sector under PMKSY, ₹1,920 cr additional budget approved

The Union Cabinet has approved a total outlay of ₹6,520 crore for Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) to support the farmers and strengthen farm-to-market infrastructure in India. This budget also includes an additional ₹1,920 crore. Tra...

August 8, 2025 1:11 PM

Bihar: Preparations in full swing ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to ‘Punaura Dham’ in Sitamarhi

Ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit today, preparations are in full swing at 'Punaura Dham Temple' in Bihar's Sitamarhi district. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Janaki Mandir in Punaura...

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