-TheWire.in In an application seeking to implead itself in the 'freebies' petition, the party said in its first three years, the Narendra Modi government wrote off loans worth Rs 72,000 crore of the Adani Group. New Delhi: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the ruling party of Tamil Nadu, said the petition on “freebies” is politically motivated and asked if the BJP-led Union government’s move to waive off loans of companies is not...
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No plan to import wheat into India, have sufficient stock, confirms govt
-Livemint.com The following confirmation from the government arrived after a LiveMint report, which – citing FCI – said that wheat reserves have declined in August to the lowest level for the month in 14 years, while wheat inflation is running at close to 12% The Department of Food and Public Distribution on 21 August confirmed that the government is not planning to import wheat from overseas. It also said that India has...
More »Odisha floods lead to rise in prices of vegetables, supply chain disruptions -Devesh Kumar
-Livemint.com * Odisha have been reeling under flood, leading to crop damage and supply chain disruption * Vegetables prices have shot up in the markets of Bhubaneswar as several districts of Odisha Recurrent floods in several districts of Odisha have led to crop damage and supply chain disruptions which further hiked the prices of vegetables in the state. Tomatoes are sold at ₹25 per kg in downtown Bhubaneswar, a jump of around five rupees...
More »On What Are 'Freebies', MK Stalin's DMK In Court: "Yardstick Can't Be..."
-PTI/ NDTV.com Supreme Court: "If such a meaning is applied, it would render all government facilities such as education, healthcare to be freebies, which is unconscionable," submissions filed by senior advocate P Wilson on behalf of DMK, said. New Delhi: Welfare schemes provide uplift of weaker sections and cannot be described as "freebies", the DMK has told the Supreme Court. Opposing the plea filed by lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay seeking action against political parties...
More »Himachal Pradesh: 22 dead in flash floods, landslides
-PTI/ India Today As many as 22 people have died in flash floods and landslides in the state of Himachal Pradesh. At least 743 roads have been blocked due to unprecedented rainfall. * 22 people have died in landslides and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh * The maximum damage has been reported from Mandi, Kangra and Chamba districts * 2 people were killed as boulders hit their car in Shimla's Theog on Friday Twenty two...
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