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Business and Commerce

Centre approves increase in MSP for all mandated Kharif crops for marketing season 2021-22

ION correspondentJune 10, 2021

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved increase in the Minimum Support Price for all mandated Kharif crops for marketing season 2021-22. Briefing...

Entertainment & Arts

Bengali filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta dies at 77 in Kolkata

ION correspondentJune 10, 2021

Legendary Bengali filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta died at the age of 77 this morning, June 10, of age-related complications. He was in his South Kolkata residence when he breathed his...

States

Jharkhand govt extends lockdown till June 17

ION correspondentJune 10, 2021

The existing lockdown which ended this morning in Jharkhand has been further extended for a period of one week till June 17, following certain relaxations in Unlock-2 guidelines issued...

India reports 94,052 fresh cases, 6,148 fatalities in 24 hours

ION correspondentJune 10, 2021

India on Thursday reported 94,052 new COVID-19 cases and 6148 new deaths today. The country has so far reported a total of 2,91,83,121 cases and 3,59,676 deaths. Meanwhile the...

World

El Salvador becomes first country in world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender

ION correspondentJune 10, 2021

El Salvador has become the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. President Nayib Bukele proposed the bill last week to embrace cryptocurrency. Sixty two...

World

First edition of 2-day Arab-India Energy Forum concludes

ION correspondentJune 10, 2021

The first edition of the two day Arab-India Energy Forum which was held in a virtual format concluded today. The Forum was held under the co-chairship of India and...

Russia Ukraine War World

Joe Biden begins his first trip abroad after becoming President of America

ION correspondentJune 10, 2021March 5, 2022

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday began his first trip abroad after becoming the President of America. Biden said he would deliver a clear message to Russian President Vladimir...

Sports Top Stories

Asian Games gold medallist boxer Dingko Singh passes away, aged 42

ION correspondentJune 10, 2021June 10, 2021

Asian Games gold medal-winning former boxer Dingko Singh died on Thursday after a long battle with liver cancer. He was 42 and had been fighting the disease since 2017....

States

Telangana govt extends ongoing lockdown till June 19

ION correspondentJune 9, 2021June 9, 2021

The Telangana government has extended the ongoing lockdown by another ten days till 19th of this month. However, the state Cabinet which met Tuesday evening in Hyderabad, has decided...

Jitin Prasada leaves Congress to join BJP

ION correspondentJune 9, 2021

Former Union minister Jitin Prasada joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, a move that comes on the back of his long-running differences with the Congress leadership. The...

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