India's latest agricultural reform legislations will empower farmers and give them more options to sell their produce and earn maximum profits, Israeli envoy to India Ron Malka has said, citing his country's experience. He said the Indian farmers would realise the real benefits of these reform measures once "the dust settles".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the physical distribution of property cards under the 'SVAMITVA' (ownership) scheme via video conferencing. Modi said his government has done more for villages and its residents in the last six years than what was done in the six decades before that.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday claimed restaurants in the city face harassment due to 'licence raj' and hoped the municipal corporations will soon comply with the FSSAI directive to discontinue issuing food licences. 
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned that his country would “fully mobilize” its nuclear force if threatened as he took center stage at a military parade that unveiled what appeared to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile and other weapons.
Congress leader Tara Yadav was thrashed by party workers in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria on Saturday. Yadav alleged that she was manhandled for questioning the party's decision to give ticket to a rapist for the upcoming by-polls. I'm waiting for Priyanka Gandhi to take action, she said after being thrashed by party cadre.
Several research scholars, postgraduates and engineering students in West Bengal have applied to the post of forest assistants, the qualification required for which is class 8 pass, a senior official said on Sunday. The West Bengal government is hiring 2,000 'Bana Sahayaks' or forest assistants on a contractual basis to protect wildlife and prevent man-animal conflict.
Former chairman and CEO of the city-based Karnataka Bank, Ananthakrishna, died at a private hospital here on Sunday after a brief illness, family sources said. He was 74.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
