Indian women's team knocked out of Table Tennis World ChampionshipThe trio of Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula and Diya Chitale lost their respective singles to concede the Round of 16 tie. Manika, whose form ha...
05 Oct, 2022, 04.17 PM IST
India beat Australia by six wickets in 3rd T20I, clinch series 2-1Daniel Sams (2/33) claimed two wickets, while Josh Hazlewood (1/40) and Pat Cummins (1/40) accounted for one wicket each. For India, Axar P...
26 Sep, 2022, 12.33 AM IST
India beat West Indies by six wickets in first ODIEarlier, former skipper Jason Holder's 57 off 71 was the only saving grace for the Windies as spin duo of Washington Sundar (3/30) and Yuzv...
06 Feb, 2022, 08.02 PM IST
Paddler Bhavinaben Patel scripts history, enters final of women's singles class 4 event in Tokyo ParalympicsThe 34-year-old Patel beat her world no. 3 Chinese opponent 7-11 11-7 11-4 9-11 11-8 in the semifinal showdown that lasted 34 minutes. She ...
28 Aug, 2021, 08.47 AM IST
PV Sindhu stresses on importance of professional coaching, says it's key to successThe Olympian said that coaching can help sportswomen do better at International events.
12 Aug, 2021, 08.30 AM IST
Neeraj's gold medal is defining moment of Indian athletics, say former greatsThe 23-year-old, son of a farmer from Khandra village near Panipat in Haryana, produced a second round throw of 87.58m in the finals to stu...
07 Aug, 2021, 08.11 PM IST
Government keeps selling price of PDS grains unchanged for 1 more year: Ram Vilas PaswanFoodgrains via ration shops are supplied at a highly subsidised rate of Rs 3/kg for rice, Rs 2/kg for wheat and Rs 1/kg for coarse grains v...
18 May, 2018, 04.18 PM IST
Centre looking at selling pulses via PDSAlready some states like Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh are distributing pulses through PDS at a subsidised rate.
11 Jan, 2017, 08.31 PM IST
Priority to keep food inflation in check during 2017: Ram Vilas PaswanThe Minister, who is also in charge of consumer affairs department, said the government will make efforts to pass the new Consumer Protecti...
03 Jan, 2017, 04.41 PM IST
West Bengal to launch food law in 3 districts from June 1The food law, passed by Parliament in September 2013 during the previous UPA regime, has so far been rolled out in 11 states/UTs.
25 May, 2015, 10.09 PM IST
BJP mishandling food law, says former food minister K V ThomasCongress leader and former Food Minister K V Thomas alleged BJP is "mishandling" the programme and the move will make make the poor more vu...
23 Jan, 2015, 10.32 PM IST
BPL category may get free medicines; PDS may exclude tax payers, top officialsThe new moves are aimed at better targeting of subsidies which the government wants should reach the needy and the deserving.
12 Oct, 2014, 12.36 PM IST
Government to consider if tax payers should be out of PDSThe Modi government has asked states to try such a scheme and Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan will be discussing the issue with them.
09 Oct, 2014, 01.53 PM IST
Government finalises new name 'Indiramma Anna Yojana' for PDSA move is afoot to rename the public distribution system after Indira Gandhi as 'Indiramma Anna Yojana' in a bid to reap political gains.
29 Oct, 2013, 03.39 PM IST
Centre calls 2-day meeting to discuss food law with statesTo ensure food security law is rolled out smoothly in most states before the next general elections, the Centre has called a meeting of sta...
04 Sep, 2013, 02.45 PM IST
DMK may support UPA on crucial Food BillFormer Congress ally DMK today indicated its support to the UPA's 'game-changer' Food Security Bill even though it has wanted a few changes...
22 Jul, 2013, 04.34 PM IST
- Food Bill: Government may raise general quota if output improves
Govt has decided to redraft the National Food Security Bill for supplying more than 3 kg of subsidised foodgrains to general households.
30 Oct, 2011, 01.45 PM IST