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No plans to shut down Ceylon Fisheries Corporation: Deputy Minister

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- Deputy Minister of Fisheries Ratna Dhamija told Parliament today that there are no plans to shut down the Ceylon Fisheries Corporation, dismissing recent media reports claiming ... Read More


Minister of Women's Affairs insulted female MPs in Opposition

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- Minister of Women's Affairs Saroja Paulraj has insulted female MPs in the Opposition through the remarks she made yesterday, MP Chamindrani Kiriella told Parliament today. "The... Read More


Clashes erupt in Kittur PAC polls

Belagavi, Sept. 12 -- A tense stand-off between Congress and BJP workers over the election of directors to the Primary Agriculture Cooperative (PAC) Society in Kittur, Belagavi district, today spirall... Read More


CP Radhakrishnan takes oath as Vice-President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Guwahati, Sept. 12 -- Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was sworn in as India's 15th Vice-President on Friday, in a brief ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Droupadi Murmu administered the ... Read More


Consumer price inflation edges up from eight-year low

Mumbai, Sept. 12 -- India's consumer price index (CPI) inflation edged up from an eight-month low to 2.07% in August, data from Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation showed today. Year-on-... Read More


IIT Ropar empowers startups: SPRINT North Edition under '100 Startups 100 Days' initiative inaugurated at IILM University, Gurugram

Ropar, Sept. 12 -- A new chapter in India's startup journey was marked on Friday with the inauguration of the SPRINT North Edition under the "100 Startups 100 Days" initiative of IIT Ropar, powered by... Read More


Uproar in House over NCM refusal

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne adjourned Parliament for 10 minutes yesterday following a tense situation that arose in the House. The suspension was triggered by the tense situat... Read More


EU delays vote on 2040 climate emissions target, officials say

Brussels, Sept. 12 -- The European Union will not decide on the controversial 2040 climate emissions target at the ministerial level next week, as originally planned, Euro News reported. Member states... Read More


"This kind of discussion about mother not right,": Ashok Gehlot on Congress' AI video of PM Modi, his mother

Jaipur, Sept. 12 -- Amid the backlash from the BJP after the Bihar unit of the Congress party shared an AI-generated video mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother, former Rajasthan Ch... Read More


India's retail inflation rebounds in August but stays within RBI's target band

NEW DELHI, Sept. 12 -- India's retail inflation picked up in August after sliding to an eight-year low in July, though it stayed well within the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) target band, keeping the ... Read More