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Bengal's jute industry is hit by historic crisis as prices skyrocket and farmers lose hope

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Bengal's jute industry, once celebrated as the "golden fibre" industry, is now facing one of its worst crises in decades. Raw jute prices have risen to more than Rs 9,000 a quin... Read More


Bihar Dy CM Choudhary visits general store, scooter showroom to review consumer benefits after GST rate cut

Patna, Sept. 22 -- Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Samrat Choudhary today reviewed the impact of the newly-reduced Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates by visiting a general merchandise... Read More


A 25 bps rate cut best possible option for RBI, says SBI study

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- A SBI study released on Monday stated that there is merit and rationale for the RBI to reduce the key benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points (bps) in the forthcoming monetary... Read More


Punjab: Sukhbir seeks immediate crop loss compensation

Jalandhar, Sept. 22 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday demanded that the Punjab government immediately provide compensation to farmers for crop losses caused by recen... Read More


'Let's not be doomsayers on H-1B': Cong's Shashi Tharoor pins hope on Trump-Modi ties

India, Sept. 22 -- Congress leader and former global diplomat Shashi Tharoor believes the huge fee imposed by President Donald Trump on H-1B visa, by which high-skilled Indians worked in the US, may b... Read More


"Will you give up all foreign goods you use?": Arvind Kejriwal takes jibe over PM Modi's call for 'swadeshi'

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his address to the nation and asked him to use 'swadeshi' bef... Read More


Cameroon: Amnesty calls for release of 36 activists, five years after crackdown

France, Sept. 22 -- Cameroon on Monday is marking ​​five years since protests organised by the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) were violently repressed by the authorities.More than 500... Read More


Madhopur floodgates collapse: Randhawa writes to CM, calls for high-level probe

AMRITSAR, Sept. 22 -- Gurdaspur member of Parliament (MP) Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has called for a high-level investigation into the collapse of three floodgates at Madhopur headworks, following the... Read More


Ministry of Culture is celebrating

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 22 -- The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, is celebrating the SewaParv 2025 from 17th September to 2nd October 2025 as a nationwide festival of service, creativity, and cul... Read More


BMC faces staff crisis, six city wards without full-time ward officers

India, Sept. 22 -- Six administrative wards in Mumbai, including the high-profile A Ward, are currently functioning without full-time ward officers. The wards in question have acting ward officials, p... Read More