DH Evening Brief | India prohibits wheat exports with immediate effect; Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb resigns
India prohibits wheat exports with immediate effect
In the backdrop of spiralling prices, India has banned the export of wheat with immediate effect.
In a late Friday night notification, the ministry of commerce said the exports of the commodity will only be allowed on the basis of permission already granted to other countries to meet their food security needs.
Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb resigns
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday said he has submitted his resignation to Governor SN Arya.
Deb made the announcement after meeting the governor at the Raj Bhavan.
Death toll from fire in west Delhi's Mundka rises to 27
The death toll in a massive fire that broke out in a building near Delhi's Mundka metro station on May 13 rose to 27.
Congress considering appointing 'anti-Sangh' workers to counter RSS
Congress is considering a proposal to appoint “anti-Sangh” pointsmen at block level across the country to counter RSS ‘pracharaks’ working at the local level and attract them to the party and politicise them, sources said on Friday.
'Good luck and goodbye Congress', says former PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar as he quits party
“Good luck and goodbye Congress”, former PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar said on Saturday while announcing his decision to quit the Congress that last month removed him from all party positions for alleged anti-party activities.