Some opposition parties are not comfortable with the idea of a common minimum programme when there are no seat pacts between the constituents at national level

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has approved a proposal of INR 62.30 crore to provide financial assistance to around 6,000 research scholars in the state.

India's Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers is set to propose a cash incentive scheme called PM-Pranam, which rewards states for reducing their consumption of chemical soil nutrients. The move is part of a wider policy designed to limit fertilizer subsidies and promote natural and organic farming. The scheme is expected to save the government INR190bn ($2.5bn) in subsidies and will be calculated at 50% of fertilizer subsidy savings by way of reduced consumption for a given year based on a baseline average consumption of the past three years.

The US and India sought the listing of Mir under 1267 al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee so that he would be subjected to an assets freeze, travel ban, arms embargo.

Bengal panchayat elections: At least seven people have died in political violence ever since the poll date was announced on June 8.

Conduct of elections cannot be a license to commit violence, the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday, as it approved of deployment of central forces for the upcoming panchayat elections in West Bengal.

The Bihar heat action plan also focuses on closing shops during intense heat days

The Bombay high court has granted Wankhede interim protection from arrest till June 23.

Differences have emerged among BJP legislators on Singh’s handling of the issue and some of them want him to quit to ensure an early resolution of the crisis