MUMBAI: A group of young farmers from Nashik were in Mumbai for the first time this week, that too at the home of the Australian Consul-General’s residence in Breach Candy where they spoke candidly on how they are now no longer waiting for the rains to decide their future. Until recently, most of them depended…
Bengaluru: South Western Railway (SWR) has dismissed as “false and factually incorrect” a social media claim that a passenger died of suffocation due to overcrowding in a train at Tumakuru railway station.The clarification came after a video showing an unconscious man being carried on a stretcher at a station went viral on social media. The…
2020 Delhi riots case: Court allows Umar Khalid 2 family video meetings every week NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday allowed activist Umar Khalid’s plea seeking restoration of two video meetings with his family every week in jail. The court observed that Khalid had been using the facility for the past six years without…
A major anti-terror search operation was launched in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Shopian district on Saturday after security forces received intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area, prompting a massive cordon and search exercise, officials said.According to PTI, the operation was launched in the Meemandar area of Shopian after security agencies received specific…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rashid Alvi, on Sunday, criticised the Centre over its recent order asking the Delhi Gymkhana Club to vacate its premises. He alleged that the move was linked to Rahul Gandhi‘s membership of the club located in central Delhi.Alvi said that the move is unfortunate. “It is such an old club and…
Panaji: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has found violations on Varca and Cavelossim beaches in Salcete, where illegal construction was carried out destroying sand dunes and sand dune vegetation.The tourism department made a complaint to the GCZMA last year, stating that vehicles are plying illegally on Varca beach and extracting sand, altering natural…
Hyderabad: The Telangana govt on Tuesday constituted a high-level committee to undertake a review of the framework governing execution of govt engineering works across departments. The move is aimed at tightening financial discipline and curbing delays in infrastructure projects.The decision comes amid growing concerns over frequent requests for revised administrative sanctions, extensions of time and…
This week begins on a pleasant note, Virgo, with support close at hand. Your spouse, partner, or someone who stands firmly in your corner can make the start of the week feel easier than expected. There is warmth around you, a more romantic frame of mind, and a practical sense that useful alliances can be…
A growing population and finite phosphorus reserves have made efficient nutrient management one of the biggest challenges facing modern agriculture. Scientists have now uncovered new details about a little-known form of phosphorus hidden within living soil microbes. The findings, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, come from an international team of researchers…
MUMBAI: Hindustan Unilever (HUL) will take more price increases in the coming months as shaky peace prospects in West Asia continue to keep commodity costs volatile, the consumer goods giant said on Tuesday.It projected inflation to stay in the range of 2-5% in the Sept quarter. The maker of Dove shampoos and Knorr soups said…
