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Centre doubles down on reducing urea usage with alternative fertilisers

August 6, 2025

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: To encourage the concept of balanced and judicious use of fertilisers, the Government has notified alternative...

RBI leaves repo rate unchanged at 5.5 pc

August 6, 2025

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced on August 6 that the monetary policy committee has decided to...

‘If Jaiswal didn’t score a ton, Siraj wouldn’t have runs to defend’

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Mohammed Kaif has said that alongside Mohammed Siraj, young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal also...

India, Philippines conduct first bilateral maritime exercise, strengthen naval ties

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The navies of India and the Philippines successfully conducted their first-ever bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA)...

Aadhaar checks have plugged diversion of LPG subsidy to false claimers

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The Aadhaar-based authentication under the PAHAL scheme for the direct benefit transfer of LPG subsidy has...

Rejection rate of India’s goods exports fell by over 12 per cent in June

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada told the Parliament on August 5 that...

Djokovic withdraws from Cincinnati Open for non-medical reasons

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: World number six and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open,...

Indian service sector remains strong in July: HSBC

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Ongoing improvements in demand for the Indian services continued to support the growth of total new...

Philippines President Marcos Jr accorded ceremonial welcome

Philippines Prez Marcos Jr accorded ceremonial welcome

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr on August 5 was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the...

Daily UPI-based transactions surpass 700 million for first time