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Centre’s Millet Scheme Is Boosting Farmers’ Incomes: Minister

New Delhi: The Centre’s scheme to promote millet-based products has boosted local production and procurement of agricultural produce, which has benefited farmers, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Ravneet Singh Bittu informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.Thirty beneficiaries were initially enrolled in the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Millet-Based Products. Following the withdrawal of…

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Ex-Bangladeshi army personnel threaten to capture Kolkata and Assam

Kolkata/Dhaka: In a recent development on the unrest in Bangladesh, ex-Bangladeshi army personnel have threatened to capture Kolkata and Assam. A video has been issued in this regard.A number of retired army officers of Bangladesh have claimed that they want to capture Kolkata and Assam. The entire act will take just “four days”. The clips and…

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Over 40 Delhi schools receive bomb threats with ransom of $30,000, students sent back home

New Delhi: More than 40 schools in the national capital received bomb threats via e-mail and demanded a ransom of USD 30,000, Delhi Police said on Monday.“I planted multiple bombs (lead azide, explosive compound used in detonators) inside the building. I planted multiple bombs inside the building. The bombs are small and hidden very well. It…

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CBI arrests Group General Manager, M/s Bridge and Roof Co. (India) in a Rs 10 lakh bribery case

Bhubaneswar, 12/8: CBI Arrests Group General Manager, M/s Bridge and Roof Co. (India) in a Rs 10 lakh bribery case   Apart from Chanchal Mukherjee, Group General Manager, M/s Bridge and Roof Co. (India) Limited, two other individuals are also arrested in this bribery case   (1)Santosh Moharana, Director of M/s Penta A Studio Private…

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Sonia Gandhi linked to organisation financed by George Soros Foundation: BJP

New Delhi, 8/12: The BJP on Sunday alleged that former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has links to an organisation financed by the George Soros Foundation and which has backed the idea of Kashmir as an independent nation. This association shows the influence of foreign entities in India’s internal affairs, the ruling party said in a…

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