Despite rainfall, El Nino concerns; paddy acreage up by 79,000 acres farmer, india, paddy field, crop sprayer, non organic, herbicide, pesticides Hyderabad: Telangana farmers have expanded paddy cultivation this kharif despite repeated warnings from the state govt and agricultural experts against growing water-intensive crops amid a weak monsoon and El Nino-linked weather concerns.Official data shows…
Kumar was produced before a local court, which remanded him to six days of police custody Gurgaon: A cook employed at a five-star hotel in south Delhi allegedly strangled his pregnant wife and staged the crime scene to resemble a robbery in an attempt to divert investigators.Ranjeet Kumar was arrested two days after Namita, 29,…
Masks of Iron Man, Captain America, Batman and other Avengers characters were a hit among protesters on Friday Kolkata: Friday’s protest rally stood out for the way demonstrators used social media, particularly Instagram and WhatsApp, to mobilise support, circulate information and share dos and don’ts to keep the gathering peaceful. Pop culture, too, became part…
Durgesh and Jitendra, two civil service aspirants, joined the protest for a transparent examination system Abhilash Kumar sits quietly on the footpath on his fourth consecutive night at the protest site Shivpriya from Agra said she had been pursuing a govt job for six years Sandeep came seeking justice for his late wife, Anjali, who…
At 29, Chiki is coming to India in the prime of his career Panaji: FC Goa have added two more foreign players to their contingent for this season and are unlikely to add more players in a hurry.After the signings of Argentinian playmaker Francisco Feuillassier Abalo (Franchu), and Alex Vallejo, a former junior international with…
Varanasi: A special Pocso court in Azamgarh on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a minor girl.The court also imposed a fine of ₹83,000 on Jeetu alias Jitendra Yadav, a resident of Sikraur Sahbari in Azamgarh district.According to the prosecution, the case was registered at Sarai Mir police…
Surat/Palanpur/Rajkot: Intense rain-battering has claimed at least 31 lives in Gujarat as receding floodwaters brought to fore tragic scenes of floating bodies, mostly in the southern districts of Valsad and Navsari, on Friday.Fifteen deaths were confirmed in Navsari, seven in Valsad, four in Kheda, two each in Amreli and Surat, and one in Anand. Most…
The Thailand tournament, held from July 18 to 22, marked Wadhwa’s 20th international medal Ludhiana: Eight years after a spine injury left him bedridden, Indian para table-tennis player Shubham Wadhwa has claimed the bronze medal at the ITTF world elite event in Thailand.He secured this victory in the mixed doubles XD-7 category alongside Bhavina Patel…
NEW DELHI: The Punjab government has spent Rs 20.22 crore on cashless cancer treatment for 8,069 patients under the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana till July 18, 2026, according to data released by the State Health Agency (SHA).The data showed that 4,285 beneficiaries, or more than half of those treated, were aged between 36 and 60…
Daily commuters waiting for PMPML buses near the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) main building are facing severe inconvenience as a lack of a proper bus shelter leaves them exposed to heavy rains Pune: A proposal has been tabled before PMC to get possession of 24 land plots reserved for PMPML to develop bus depots, said…
