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PM Kisan 21st installment likely this month; government may announce release date today after key Cabinet meeting.

Cabinet raises paddy MSP by Rs 69 per quintal to Rs 2,369 for 2025-26 Kharif season

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "..MSP has been approved by the Cabinet for the Kharif marketing season 2025-26. The total amount is estimated to be around Rs 2,07,000 Crores. For every crop, cost plus 50 percent has been taken into consideration."

Two rail infra projects worth Rs 3,200 crore get Cabinet nod

It approved construction of a six-lane access controlled Zirakpur bypass with a length of 19.2 km worth Rs 1,878.31 crore in Punjab and Haryana on 'hybrid annuity mode'

Breaking News Updates: Cabinet approves PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Breaking News Updates: Cabinet on Friday approved Rs 8,800 crore more for Skill India Programme.

PAN card with QR code soon as govt approves Rs 1,400-crore revamp project

Under PAN 2.0, a new card will be issued to taxpayers with a QR code, Vaishnaw said, adding that the whole upgradation exercise will be free of cost

Cabinet okays ‘One Nation One Subscription’ scheme to help students access international research articles

A total of almost Rs 6,000 crore has been allocated for the scheme for 3 calendar years, 2025, 2026 and 2027

Omar Abdullah chairs first cabinet meeting in Jammu, discusses reservation, employment, recruitments

The cabinet, which discussed the growing demand for revising the reservation limit in government jobs in Jammu and Kashmir, decided to form a sub-committee to engage with all stakeholders on the issue

Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves new industrial, MSME, and food processing policies

All the policies are designed to be forward-looking, aiming to boost industrial growth by focusing on job creation, fostering entrepreneurship, addressing climate change, and ultimately generating wealth for the state, the Andhra government said.

Women's Reservation Bill is a game changer in India’s political landscape

Even if the reservation is going to come into effect only in 2029, the reverberations of the historic legislation will be felt in 2024 itself. With women voter turnout higher than males in many states, parties that oppose or fail to uphold the spirit of the law could face a backlash from the women constituency 

Digital India project gets Cabinet nod for extension with Rs 14,903 crore outlay

Under the project, 5.25 lakh IT professionals will be reskilled and upskilled and 2.65 lakh persons will be trained in information technology

Finance ministry Updates: Increased TCS rates on international credit card transactions to now apply from October 1 instead of July 1.

Finance ministry Updates: The Finance Ministry said that there will be no change in the rate of TCS for all purposes under LRS and for overseas travel tour packages, regardless of mode of payment, for amounts up to Rs 7 lakh per individual per annum. It has also been decided to give more time for the implementation of the revised TCS rates and for inclusion of credit card payments in LRS.

Conrad Sangma chairs first cabinet meeting of MDA 2.0, approves 2 bills

Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma chaired the cabinet meeting which also approved an amendment of the contingency fund bill 2023, an ordinance of which was approved by the cabinet earlier this year.

Live: Cabinet Approves MSP Hike For 6 Rabi Crops | Watch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a union cabinet meeting today at his residence. The minimum support price of rice and other Rabi crops was on the agenda for the meet. Stay tuned for the measures announced at the briefing.

Govt raises minimum support prices for six Rabi crops

Minimum support price refers to state-set price at which government agencies procure select crops from farmers to shield them from typical price volatilities. About 23 crops are currently covered under MSP.

Concor selloff decision soon as Cabinet to discuss railway land reforms today

The Narendra Modi-led government is likely to increase the lease period and reduce the licence fees for railway land. The move is expected to speed up the privatisation of Concor

PM Modi chairs cabinet committee meeting to review India's security preparedness

An official statement said that Modi was briefed on latest developments and different aspects of India's security preparedness in the border areas as well as in the maritime and air domain.

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Fertiliser stocks rally ahead of Cabinet meeting on changes in urea subsidy

Shares of Zuari Agro, RCF, GSFC, and National Fertilisers, among others, were up between 4 and 14 percent intraday on Friday.

PM calls Cabinet meet, may take up penalty on high deposits

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called Cabinet meeting tonight, possibly to discuss the penal 200 percent tax that is keeping away the scrapped Rs 500 and 1,000 notes from entering the formal system.

'Cabinet rejig, if it happens, must be substantive not cosmetic'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commenced a meeting with top secretaries as well as council of ministers as part of his PRAGATI initiative in which he takes stock of performance of various ministries.

Govt extends control order to regulate pulses trade

Government today extended by one year the control order under the Essential Commodities Act to allow the states to take steps to curb unscrupulous trading and hoarding of pulses, edible oils and oilseeds.

AAP govt to depts: Send proposals to cut power bills by 50%

The decision was taken in the first cabinet meeting of the AAP government chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Announcement of Bharat Ratna for AB Vajpayee likely today

Sources said that the announcement could be made post the Cabinet meeting that will take place in the morning.

Sad at TN govt decision to free Rajiv assassins: Rahul

The Congress Vice President, who was 21 when Rajiv was killed by a suicide bomber at an election rally in Sriperumbedur, near Chennai, on May 21, 1991, at the same time said he was not in favour of death penalty.