Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the Goods and Services Tax reforms would usher in a countrywide "GST Bachat Utsav," benefiting poor, middle-class, farmers, traders, and entrepreneurs alike.

Karnataka's Health, Education, and Urban Development departments may face a 10 per cent budget cut as Siddaramaiah's government tries to raise up to Rs 75,000 crore - spread over four years - for the Upper Krishna irrrigation project (Phase III).

The opposition Congress on Wednesday announced to bring No Confidence Motion against the BJP-led state government during the upcoming monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly, scheduled to begin from Thursday.

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court disposed of a petition filed by farmer leader P Ayyakannu, who alleged repeated obstruction of his travel to New Delhi to participate in protests.

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately ensure the supply of fertilisers to the State, warning that farmers could face a severe shortage during the crucial Kharif season.

Thousands of tons of apples are rotting in trucks stranded along the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, with distressed farmers protesting the government's failure to restore the highway for the last 20 days.

YSRCP President and former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday hit out at Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, alleging he is neglecting the plight of farmers in Andhra Pradesh.

As thousands of tons of apple rot in trucks stranded along the Srinagar-Jammu National highway, distressed farmers launched protests and shut fruit markets across Jammu and Kashmir.

Makhana or fox nuts -- the labour-intensive superfood for which Bihar is the world capital -- has firmly placed itself in the food map, especially with the Central boost in the Union budget.

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain Bollywood actor and Lok Sabha MP Kangana Ranaut's plea seeking quashing of a criminal defamation case filed against her by Mahinder Kaur, an elderly woman who was part of the farmers' protest in 2021

Denied relief by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has moved the Supreme Court for cancelling a case against her in connection with alleged defamatory remarks made during the 2020-21 protests.

Voting has ended for the vice presidential election, with the lawmakers choosing between the BJP-led ruling alliance's pick of Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan and the INDIA bloc's ex-Supreme Court judge, Justice B Sudershan Reddy.

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) will abstain from voting in the Vice Presidential election today owing to the farmers' crisis in Telangana.

A police head constable was suspended in Bhind in Madhya Pradesh after he "lathi charged" farmers standing in queue for fertilisers, a video of which went viral on social media.

Union Minister and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy on Monday strongly criticised Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, accusing him of displaying "arrogance and insensitivity" towards a farmer.

A farmer who came to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to complain about his crop, got an earful recently. The man had visited Mr Kharge's home in Kalaburagi -- a region still reeling under rain which has taken a massive toll on the crops.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has assured farmers that there is no dearth of fertilisers in the state and directed officials to take immediate measures to ensure a seamless supply to all farmers.

GST reforms are not just for rationalising rates but structural too, Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, adding that the decision of the GST Council has been taken with full consensus and all ministers supported rate rationalisation.

In a historic step toward overhauling India's indirect tax system, the GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Wednesday approved sweeping rate rationalisation reforms.

It is the season of sowing, but there's anger and despair across Madhya Pradesh. Farmers in several districts are facing a deepening fertilizer crisis.

The complicated GST slabs that gave headaches to small traders after the flagship tax overhaul came into effect eight years ago, was cleaned up by the government today, leaving only two slabs -- 5 and 18 per cent.

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A man who had climbed the roof of a two-story building tried to jump off today - creating a massive commotion outside the Ghanapuram mandal centre in Telangana's Wanaparthy district.