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Congress on Tuesday alleged that India's farmers have faced 10 years of «anyay-kaal» with the agriculture ministry being a «complete failure» in every basic responsibility, and asserted that farmers now need the party's «Kisaan Nyay» guarantees. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh claimed that of all the various «failures» of the Narendra Modi government, the «sheer incompetence and maliciousness» of the agriculture and farmers welfare ministry is among the most harmful and self-evident. In a detailed post on X, Ramesh listed the various «failures» of the government in ensuring development of farmers. He claimed that the «eight major failures» of the Modi government's agriculture ministry are — «extortionate GST on agricultural inputs, non-utilisation of ministry funds, failure to double farmers' income; inadequate MSP increases and non-implementation of the Swaminathan Commission Report, failure to diversify crops, dependence on imports for edible oils, failures on trade policy, and rising indebtedness and farmer suicides».

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wrapped up his whirlwind tour of South India by holding a roadshow in Kerala and a public rally in Tamil Nadu, marking the continuation of the BJP's southern outreach, as he made a strong election pitch for the party, a month ahead of Lok Sabha polls. Over the last five days, Modi visited all of south, held roadshows, made an aggressive bid for his party, and took on the rivals with full gusto, especially the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, and the BRS in Telangana that was in power for 10 years. He also stepped up his attack on the opposition bloc India over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'Shakti' remark. Not just through the week, but PM Modi had made repeated stopovers in multiple southern destinations in the past few months, crisscrossing the region, in a bid to get a firmer foothold for the saffron party. He combined official engagements with visits to places of Hindu religious significance. But for Karnataka, the region has eluded the BJP of many electoral gains. Kerala and Tamil Nadu even bucked the national trend in 2014 and 2019, cold-shouldering an otherwise resurgent and powerful BJP that swept across the country in the polls.

₹29 lakh) from the current 70-110% to 15% for five years but comes with a number of caveats. The reduced tariff is valid only for 8,000 cars per year and can be availed only if companies make an investment of ₹4,150 crore or $500 million towards setting up a factory within three years. There is also a clause on domestic value addition –30% domestic value addition within three years going up to 50% by the fifth year.

NEW DELHI : Hindustan Unilever Ltd on Tuesday said it is “evaluating various options" for its India ice cream business following parent Unilever’s decision to demerge its €7.9 billion ice cream unit by the end of 2025. “The ice cream business has an inherently different business model, including a cold-chain go-to-market operating model, seasonality, and a different innovation rhythm compared to the rest of Unilever's business. As far as the Indian ice cream business is concerned, we are evaluating the various options in light of this announcement," an HUL spokesperson said in response to Mint’s queries.

New data on Canada’s housing market out yesterday suggested prices might be nearing a bottom, but the recovery won’t be all smooth sailing, say economists.

People banking on an interest rate cut may not like the direction Canadian inflation is heading if analyst expectations prove correct.

Hanuman Bhajans at a loud volume near Siddanna Layout, in Bengaluru, which led to an altercation between a group of people and the shopkeeper. Earlier on Sunday, during the 'Azaan' time, a shopkeeper was playing Hanuman Bhajans loudly near Siddanna Layout, in Bengaluru, which led to an altercation between a group of people and the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper stated that a group of four to five men approached his shop on Sunday and questioned him about playing the Hanuman Bhajans at a high volume after which an argument took place.

The Federal Reserve, meeting tomorrow, is expected to maintain current interest rates. Persistent inflation, indicated by last week’s U.S. consumer and producer price data, has diminished expectations for a rate cut by June.

The Dodgers are paying $700 million for Shohei Ohtani

The U.N. labor agency says illegal profits from forced labor globally have risen to the “obscene” amount of $236 billion per year

Global rideshare giant Uber will pay $178 million to settle a long-running dispute with Australian taxi and hire car drivers who lost out when the company entered the Australian market

South Korean authorities will suspend the licenses of two senior doctors for allegedly inciting the weekslong walkouts by medical interns and residents that have disrupted hospital operations

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said that the party's manifesto for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections will focus on five guarantees including «Kisan Nyay, Yuva Nyay, Naari Nyay, Shramik Nyay and Hissedari Nyay.» In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kharge wrote, «The Congress Working Committee (CWC) deliberated thoroughly on the Congress Manifesto, today. The 5 pillars of #BharatJodoNyayYatra — Kisan Nyay, Yuva Nyay, Naari Nyay, Shramik Nyay and Hissedari Nyay have 5 guarantees each.»

Nayab Singh Saini government in Haryana carried out the first cabinet expansion on Tuesday by inducting eight MLAs as ministers. Saini and five ministers took oath last week. Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers at the Raj Bhavan here. BJP MLA from Hisar Kamal Gupta was the first one to be administered oath as cabinet minister.

Pashupati Paras claimed injustice to his party and said, "Yesterday, the NDA alliance announced the list of 40 candidates for Bihar Lok Sabha...Our party had five MPs & I worked with utmost sincerity...Injustice has been done with us and our party. Therefore, I resign from the post of Union Minister." The rift in the Bihar NDA started showing when Pashupati Paswan hinted at going solo in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, declaring that the existing MLAs of his party will recontest from their seats. However, speculation is rife that smelling the RLJP's sidelining, some of his MLAs are allegedly actively pursuing pre-poll deals with other parties.

NEW DELHI : Two large paintings by Sayed Haider Raza sold at two separate auctions last week for a cumulative value of ₹86 crore—both artworks emerging out of the shadows to turn the spotlight on the artist during his centenary celebrations. Raza’s 1959 painting titled Kallisté, which is Greek for ‘most beautiful’, sold on March 19 at the iconic auction house Sotheby’s for $5,619,900, or ₹46 crore. Another artwork, Paysage Agreste, which was presented at the Métayer-Mermoz auction house in Antibes, France on 17 March, sold for €4.75 million, or ₹40 crore, including the buyer's premium.

India's real GDP growth at 6-quarter high in Q3FY24 driven by indirect taxes, lower subsidies: RBI “In India, real GDP growth was at a six-quarter high in Q3:2023-24, powered by strong momentum, robust indirect taxes, and lower subsidies. The high visibility of structural demand and healthier corporate and bank balance sheets will likely be the galvanising forces for growth going forward.

SoftBank India has elevated its investment director Sarthak Misra to a partner, per sources in the know of the matter. The technology-focussed investment fund’s India portfolio companies are also being informed of the same on Tuesday, according to people aware of the matter. Misra, who joined the fund in 2019 from Matrix Partners India, sits on the board of ecommerce firm Meesho and business-to-business etailer OfBusiness along with working closely with companies like Swiggy and Lenskart.

₹1,000 crore), let me share something that you should probably print and pin on your wall. It’s a quote by Charlie Munger: The world is not driven by greed. It’s driven by envy. And complement this with another one (I am not sure of its origins): Return of capital is more important than return on capital. The first quote is the root cause of perhaps all irrational adventures that investors are willing to undertake in their desire to beat competing standards of living.

Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana Account (SSA) is designed to provide a bright future for your girl child and to promote welfare of Girl Child. Interest rate on Sukanya Samridhi Yojana (SSY) is revised every quarter by the government.

market slowdown, the Financial Times reported. The firm will streamline its primary business divisions from five to four, a source told the paper. These include the audit and assurance, strategy, risk and transactions, technology and transformation, and tax and legal units.