Varanasi: The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the govt of Uttarakhand (GoUK) through the Uttarakhand Gramya Vikas Samiti (UGVS) on Aug 10 to strengthen specialty rice value chains and enhance the productivity, profitability, and livelihoods of smallholder farmers across the state.UGVS, a specialized society promoted and overseen by…
Gandhinagar: Four BJP leaders from Gujarat have been named in the list of national office-bearers of Bharatiya Janata Party. While Varsha Doshi has been named national vice-president, Jagdish Patel and Rohan Gupta have been appointed as national secretaries, and Hemang Joshi has been named the new national Yuva Morcha president. Varsha Doshi from Gujarat has…
Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) functionary and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday criticised Punjab govt over a finance department order concerning implementation of court directions in cases related to the pending dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) of govt employees and…
Passengers booking cabs via aggregators like Uber, Ola and Rapido in advance for flights, trains, and inter-city journeys are increasingly finding themselves stranded when drivers cancel the trips at the last minute Pune: Nitesh Singh, a Hadapsar resident, almost missed a flight after his scheduled cab to the airport cancelled five minutes before arrival. “I…
State govt said the proposal complied with Supreme Court directives Guwahati: Assam has proposed an eco-sensitive zone extending up to one to three kilometres from Kaziranga National Park’s boundary, replacing the default 10km limit.State govt said the proposal complied with Supreme Court directives and would not alter the boundaries of the Unesco World Heritage Site,…
So far in the Kharif 2026 season, 10.83 lakh metric tonnes of fertilisers have been distributed. Lucknow: State govt on Monday said it would strengthen monitoring and distribution systems to ensure the availability of fertilisers to farmers during the ongoing Kharif 2026 season.Chairing a review meeting on fertiliser availability and distribution, chief secretary SP Goyal…
A corner being used as community bin for waste dumping QR code stuck outside homes by JMC officials for residents to address civic grievances garbage lined streets of Shyam Vatika Several weeks worth household waste dumped on the streets of Shyam Vatika A corner being used as community bin for waste dumping QR code stuck…
Trump cited a recent conversation with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and highlighted India’s use of photo identification for voters. President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised India’s election system and called for the passage of the SAVE America Act, which seeks to require proof of citizenship and voter identification in US elections.In a post on…
Aerial view of El Ojo island. Image Credit: Argentina Government El Ojo, a remarkably circular floating island in Argentina’s Paraná Delta, has become one of the region’s strangest natural sights. Measuring about 120 metres across, the island sits inside an almost perfectly circular body of water and appears to move independently of the surrounding wetlands….
Emraan Hashmi’s ‘Awarapan 2’ has made an impressive start at the box office, living up to the enormous anticipation surrounding the sequel. Although the first film did not perform strongly in theatres, its music and emotional appeal helped it gain cult status over the years. That nostalgia translated into strong audience interest in the sequel,…
