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Centre's olive branch on perishable agri products

UNION Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the Centre is ready to bear the cost of transportation and storage of perishable agri-commodities like tomato, onion and potato (TOP) to bridge the price gap between the producing and consuming states.

Send a trolley from each village to stir site: Dallewal

FASTING farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Saturday urged farmers to send one trolley from each Punjab village to the Khanauri border where the agitation seeking legally-guaranteed MSP (minimum support price) for crops and loan waiver for farmers continues.

Ministries to be Allotted Space in New Secretariat Buildings by January End

STONE cladding has caused considerable delay in finishing work of three Common Central Secretariat (CCS) buildings, where ministries including home, finance and defence are to be shifted from North and South blocks.

Indian Economy: Betwixt Questions And Half Answers

IT is that time of the year when public attention coalesces around the economy—and the second quarter GDP growth of 5.4 percent has catalysed angst among the public. The issue merits attention and urgency. The winter session of parliament would have been an appropriate forum for a discussion.

The Growing Need to Regulate Crypto

One of the biggest gainers of 2024 was cryptocurrency.

Devaluing Death of an Unsung Singh

When obituary becomes opprobrium, history takes a step back. The malicious mudslinging against Manmohan Singh, who passed away last week at 92, by political pygmies and self-serving sycophants exposed all that is wrong with Indian public life.

A POLYMATH IN UNIFORM

A decorated Assam cop has etched his name in the cultural landscape with his vast body of literary works, documentaries and short films, writes Prasanta Mazumdar

SCHOOL TO FORESTS: LOVE FOR SPECIES

Meet Ruchi Dave, a trailblazing forest officer inspiring environmental change through education, conservation, and community empowerment; Dilip Singh Kshatriya shares the inspiring story

Digging into Sikh heritage in West Bengal

JS Gill, an entrepreneur, is blending his passion for Sikh history with his roots in Bengal, writes Sulagna Sengupta

Vizag AP's economic capital: Naidu

CM lauds the Indian Navy's pivotal role in disaster management and national defence

Contractor suicide: 80 BJP workers detained in march

AROUND 80 BJP activists, including leaders of opposition in the Assembly and Council R Ashoka and Chelavadi Narayana Swamy, were taken into police custody for attempting to lay siege to RDPR Minister Priyank Kharge's house here on Saturday, seeking his resignation over Bidar contractor Sachin Panchala's suicide.

Manoj Sahoo appointed CM's private secretary

ODISHA government on Saturday appointed 2006-batch IAS officer Manoj Kumar Sahoo as private secretary to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.

Madhugiri DySP Caught in Compromising Act at Office, Sent to Judicial Custody

FIFTY-EIGHT-year-old Ramachandrappa, deputy superintendent of police (DySP), Madhugiri sub-division in Karnataka, who was arrested after a video in which he is seen in a compromising position with a woman at his office went viral, was remanded in judicial custody on Saturday.

6 dead, one injured in TN cracker factory blast

SIX workers died and one sustained injury in an explosion at Sainath Fireworks Industries, a licensed firecracker manufacturing unit at Kottaiyur village near Virudhunagar, on Saturday.

In a first, life sprouts in space on ISRO's mission

MARKING a first for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), seeds of the popular 'alasande kalu' (or cowpea) have sprouted in microgravity conditions in space in just four days on board the space agency's PS4-Orbital Experiment Module (POEM-4) platform, which is part of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission launched on December 30 from Sriharikota.

A Facelift: Kerala's First-Ever Parklet to Come Up on Ayyankali Hall Road

The busy one-way stretch linking Ayyankali Hall and the Palayam Underpass Road is set for a vibrant transformation with the introduction of the state's first-ever parklet.

HC Clears Doctor Accused of Foetal Gender Disclosure, Cites Lack of Proof

The High Court has dismissed charges against a doctor accused of illegally revealing a foetus's gender, ruling that there was insufficient evidence to support the claims.

IGI Airport: 19 Flights Diverted, 200 Flights Delayed Due to Dense Fog

As many as 19 flights were diverted at the Delhi airport early Saturday morning, and over 200 flights were delayed as low visibility due to dense fog impacted operations.

23-yr-old cyber con nabbed for duping hundreds of women on dating apps

A 23-year-old man identified as Tushar Bisht was arrested in Delhi's Shakarpur area for duping hundreds of women via dating apps by impersonating a US-based freelance model, the police revealed on Saturday.

Cops Cancel CM's Event for No Prior Permission

The Delhi Police on Saturday disallowed Chief Minister Atishi to hold a musical event in her constituency for allegedly not taking requisite permission from them.

Student stabbed to death, seven held

A 14-year-old student died after he was beaten and stabbed outside Government Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya in Shakarpur by seven people, including five juveniles, as an act of revenge over a petty issue, police said on Saturday.

UAPA Tribunal Upholds Centre's 5-Year Ban on SFJ

Investigation reveals Pannun-led outfit's links with Khalistanis

Pant strikes, Bumrah injury scare as Test goes to the wire

FIFTEEN wickets fell. India took four-run lead. The pitch is still assisting seamers. The match is evenly poised, may be tilting towards India, but the day was dominated by two players, one on the field and the other off it. The Sydney crowd for the fifth and final Test couldn't have expected such a gripping day. And the third day would be as thrilling with the match and series poised for a photo finish.

Day after journalist's death in C'garh, 3 held amid bulldozer justice

A day after the police found the body of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, the authorities resorted to bulldozer justice banned by the Supreme Court a few weeks ago, as they demolished the \"illegal\" property owned by the accused.

Toxic waste processing on hold as MP set to lob ball back into the judiciary

In an attempt to tamp down the agitation at Pithampur in Dhar district against Union Carbide's toxic waste, the state government on Saturday sought to lob the ball back into the judicial domain, seeking fresh court orders.

Delhi to Meerut in 40 minutes for ₹150 from today

THE much-awaited metro train RRTS, also called Namo Bharat, connecting Delhi to Meerut in Uttar Pradesh will be made operational on Sunday evening.

BJP List of 29 Names Out, Parvesh Varma to Take on Kejriwal

A day after PM Narendra Modi virtually launched Delhi Dangal 2025, the BJP on Saturday released its first list of 29 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections.

After Modi, Shah slams former CM on 'sheeshmahal'

A day after PM Narendra Modi referred to the ruling AAP as 'AAPda', Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched a fresh attack on Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of constructing a 'sheeshmahal'.

Jake Sullivan Arriving for Final Round of Talks Today

To meet his counterpart Doval; address young bizmen at IIT, Delhi

NEW SOUNDS IN THE HAVELI

Indo-French experimental duo Pen Pal talks about their musical journey and the Delhi gig at the first edition of Music In The Haveli’, to be held today