Centre asks traders, wholesales, retailers to declare wheat stock every Friday from 1 April

The central government asked traders, wholesalers, retailers, chain retailers and processors in all states and union territories to declare their stock position of wheat starting 1 April 2025 as part of its effort to manage food security and prevent unscrupulous speculation. The government has mandated that all wheat stocking entities register on the designated portal …

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DCGI asks TB vaccine candidates to submit more safety data after reviewing phase-3 trial results

New Delhi: The expert panel of the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has asked for more safety data from the makers of two tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidates—VPM1002 and Immuvac—after reviewing the results of their phase-3 trials. VPM1002 is a recombinant BCG vaccine (a modified version of the BCG vaccine) being developed by Serum Institute …

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States Say Trump Violating Order to Release Federal Spending

A group of Democratic-led states is again accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of violating a court order by failing to release hundreds of millions of dollars in federal disaster funds, the latest fallout from a lawsuit over the White House’s chaotic January spending freeze. In a court filing late Monday, a group of state attorneys …

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Trump Pick Pledges to Protect Social Security During DOGE Cuts

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration on Tuesday billed himself as an “efficiency guy” and said he’s given no thought to privatizing the agency, which has become a prime target of Elon Musk’s dramatic cost-cutting crusade.  Frank Bisignano, a financial technology executive, faced tough questions from Senate Democrats concerned that the …

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Trump’s Judicial Foe Was Kavanaugh’s Roommate, Had GOP’s Backing

President Donald Trump says the judge is a “Radical Left Lunatic” who should be impeached. The attorney general says he’s protecting terrorists. Justice Department lawyers say his rulings are undermining a vital effort to deport Venezuelan gang members. But to those who know Judge James “Jeb” Boasberg personally, through his early work as a homicide …

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New income tax bill to be tabled in monsoon session: Sitharaman

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the new Income Tax Bill, currently under review by a select committee, will be taken up for discussion in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament. Speaking in the Lok Sabha during a discussion of the Finance Bill, Sitharaman said the select committee has been mandated to …

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Will AIADMK rejoin BJP-led NDA ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly polls 2026? Speculation rife as EPS visits Delhi

Tamil Nadu: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) is in the national capital today, March 25, fueling speculations about the party’s return to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) fold. EPS may meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital, according to sources. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam …

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Need for institutional reforms, improved workplace facilities for women in security forces: RS MP

New Delhi, Mar 25 (PTI) Rajya Sabha MP Fauzia Khan (NCP-SCP) on Tuesday pitched for institutional reforms and improved workplace facilities, including creche, to address challenges faced by women in security forces. Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, the NCP-SCP member recalled that after the tragic stampede at the New …

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Kunal Kamra row: ‘Who are they?’ Kangana Ranaut reacts to comedian’s ‘traitor’ jibe at Eknath Shinde

Bharatiya Janata Party MP and actor Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday lashed out at comedian Kunal Kamra over his ‘traitor’ joke aimed at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Disgracing anyone in the name of comedy is in bad taste, she said while talking to reporters outside the Parliament. “You may be anyone but disrespecting anyone …

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