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......

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......

Rescue ops in full swing in flood-hit Kodagu; Prez, PM speak to CM

IMAGE: People walk past a damaged road caused due to heavy monsoon rainfall in Kodagu on Sunday. Photograph: PTI Photo More than 3,500 people have been rescued till Sunday in Kodagu district of......

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......

Budget 2020 has failed to live up to expectation

The immediate need is to put more money in the hands of agriculture-based and rural households to improve their purchasing power, says S Mahendra Dev. The Indian economy has been slowing down in......

'India needs businessmen in Parliament'

'When you come through the hassles and struggles of business life, your mind is wired differently.''You are more connected to reality,' Akali Dal MP Naresh Gujral tells Rahul Jacob and Archis......

Budget 2018: States may get more say in farm pricing

Rural budget set to increase; likely to enhance market linkages for agri commodities The Union Budget for 2018-19 is likely to emphasise quickening the market intervention scheme to give states......