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arhar dal shoot up, the government wants you to eat at least a fistful of chana dal every day. Chana and aalu (potato) together can help cook nutritious meals on all 365 days of the year, says consumer affairs minister Piyush Goyal in a promotional video, where he has appealed to all Indians to increase the consumption of chana dal.

opposition parties formed an alliance of parties and named it 'INDIA' (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) to fight the upcoming Loksabha elections in 2024, a police complaint has been registered against 26 Opposition parties «for improper use of the name of INDIA and for the undue influence.» A police complaint has been lodged at Barakhamba Police Station in Delhi, against 26 Opposition parties «for improper use of the name of INDIA and use of the said name for the undue influence and personation at elections.» The complainant, Dr Avinish Mishra requests for necessary action against these parties. Notably, the Opposition with 26 parties came up with a name for the alliance for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, announcing that it would be called the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, or INDIA.

Alliance has been renamed as Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.  “The coalition of opposition parties is a reflection of India! Now BJP will feel pain Now even naming INDIA will be painful for the BJP!" the Rashtriya Janata Dal wrote in a now deleted post. “So 2024 will be Team INDIA vs Team NDA.

India's masoor/lentil dal imports are set to soar as this cheaper substitute is being used to replace arhar/pigeon peas in sambar and dals at restaurants, dhabas and canteens. Being 60-70% cheaper and comparable in taste and texture to arhar, masoor has become a popular substitute for arhar in institutional setups. When eating dal or sambar at a restaurant, the chances are high that it is made either fully or partially using masoor dal instead of the traditional recipe of using arhar dal.

2024 Lok Sabha polls. While the first day of the meeting saw informal discussions followed by a dinner meeting, Tuesday will see formal deliberations. All political parties were asked at the dinner meeting on Monday night to suggest names for the alliance and the same would be discussed and consensus would be arrived at during the deliberations.

NDA meeting in Delhi LIVE updates: BJP National President JP Nadda has announced that that 38 National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners have confirmed their attendance to the meeting to be held in the national capital today. The NDA meeting in the national capital will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Narendra Modi-led NDA will convene a mega meet in New Delhi. Ahead of the 2024 General election, both groups will flex numbers.

BJP on Monday said 38 parties will attend the National Democratic Alliance meeting in Delhi on Tuesday. Several top BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah are expected to attend the meeting, which comes in the backdrop of 24 Opposition parties holding a conclave in Bengaluru to take on the BJP-led NDA in the run-up to the next year's Lok Sabha election.

Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday launched the sale of subsidised chana dal at Rs 60 per kg under a brand name ‘Bharat Dal’ to provide pulses at an affordable rate to consumers.Chana dal is being sold in Delhi-NCR through the retail outlets of National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED).

Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday launched the sale of subsidised chana dal at Rs 60 per kg under a brand name 'Bharat Dal' to provide pulses at an affordable rate to consumers. Chana dal is being sold in Delhi-NCR through the retail outlets of National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED). It will also be available at retail stores of NCCF, Kendriya Bhandar and Mother Dairy's Safal.

₹60 per kg for a 1-kg pack and ₹55/kg for a 30kg pack. The initiative, aimed at providing pulses to consumers at reasonable rates, involves converting the government’s chana stock into chana dal.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday asserted that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) will win the Lok Sabha election next year, and the BJP's downfall has started from Karnataka, where the party lost the Assembly elections in May. Siddaramaiah claimed the BJP will lose the Parliamentary elections as the party will not get a clear mandate.

Lok Sabha Elections">Lok Sabha Elections, with the aim to defeat the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.  According to reports, a total of twenty six parties are likely to attend the Opposition meet. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar will not attend the Opposition meet on the first day.  Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge informed that Sharad pawar will be attending the meet in Bengaluru on Tuesday.  The Opposition alliance that includes parties like Indian National Congress, Trinamool Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) among others will be conferred a new name, different from the existing United Progressive Alliance (UPA).  According to a report by India Today, the new name will be on the agenda for the Opposition meet on Monday.  The UPA name was given to the Congress-led alliance that remained in power at the Centre for two terms between 2004 and 2014.

MPs in Rajya Sabha the Centre is in a good position to get the bill passed, but a lot will depend on the regional parties like Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and YSR Congress Party of Jagan Reddy. The BJP is likely to get its number of MPs raised to 93 after the recent round of elections in the upper house. The bill which is likely to be introduced in the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament, seven seats will remain vacant in the 245-member Rajya Sabha.

alliance with either opposition or ruling coalition. JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Monday told news agency ANI, "Opposition never considered JD(S) a part of them. So, there is no question of JD(S) being a party of any Mahagathbandhan." On any invitation from NDA, he commented, "NDA has not invited our party for any meeting.

Opposition meeting in Bengaluru, several prominent parties such as Congress, Trinamool Congress (TMC), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Samajwadi Party, DMK, etc will sit together to form a strategy to defeat the BJP in the next year's general election. Around 24 top leaders of political parties will be attending the meeting.

Congress has rallied support from a total of 25 parties for the second Opposition Unity meeting in Karnataka's Bengaluru beginning on Monday. Leaders of at least 26 Opposition parties will converge at a hotel in Bengaluru on July 17-18 as part of their efforts to present a united front against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the Centre. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar, has been deputed as in-charge to monitor all the preparations for the meeting.

Opposition has seized on a host of issues, including OBC census, to corner it in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. With the main opposition party Congress joining several regional parties to push for caste census as part of wider efforts to increase the OBC reservation and project the BJP as inimical to their interests, the ruling party has been making sharp counter-moves.

Alliance (NDA) led by the BJP. The letter added, " Your party Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas Paswan) is an important partner of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). As an important partner of the NDA, you are also a major ally in the journey of service, good governance, and poor welfare by the NDA government under the leadership of respected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji.

Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has been extended until July 28 by the Law Commission. The law panel had earlier asked the public and organisations to submit their views on June 14. The last date to fill in your views was Friday which was later extended.

Australia and Brazil are set to experiment with growing arhar (pigeon peas) for consumers in India, where demand for the popular yellow lentil--the main ingredient of 'dal tadka' and 'sambhar'--has been outpacing domestic production for some years now. At a recent meeting between Australian Agriculture Minister Murray Watt, top officials of India's food ministry and representatives of the Indian Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), it was decided that IPGA will facilitate pigeon pea farming in Queensland with the help of the Australian trade body Pulse Australia, according to officials.