On Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured the Central government’s support for a caste-based survey in Bihar, highlighting BJP’s past alliance with the state government. After avoiding encounters with PM Narendra Modi and Shah, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar attends the Eastern Zonal Council meeting. Nitish Kumar appealed for legal immunity for Bihar’s new...
Read MoreA father-son duo, two brothers, and a man with police ‘contacts’ are among the 15 people arrested by the National Investigation Agency in Thane district. They have been booked for promoting terror and activities of the proscribed organization, Islamic State. This case reveals a self-declared liberated IS territory in India. The arrested individuals include...
Read MoreMP high court holds Mohd Suleman, additional chief secretary of gas relief department, and two officials from National Informatics Centre (NIC) guilty for not complying with a 2012 Supreme Court order on a PIL for medical care of Bhopal gas victims. Amar Kumar Sinha and Vijay Kumar Vishwakarma, state information officers in NIC, are...
Read MoreThis article discusses the government’s new scheme for assured procurement of maize for ethanol production. In response to the expected decrease in sugar production in Maharashtra and Karnataka, the government plans to focus on grain-based ethanol production, particularly from maize. The scheme involves the registration and procurement of maize from farmers at MSP by...
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