New Delhi: The govt may consider allowing export of wheat as the stock of the foodgrain with Food Corporation of India is now almost double of the required buffer and the prospect of a bumper harvest this year.As per govt data, the overall wheat sown area this year is at a record 33.4 million hectare,…
NEW DELHI: Delay in municipal elections in cities like Mumbai and Bengaluru has deprived their civic bodies from getting grants earmarked as per the 15th Finance Commission. The tenure of the current commission ends on Saturday. All grants under the commission were linked to the timely election for municipal entities.Considering that the civic election in…
KURUKSHETRA: Former chief minister and leader of the opposition in Haryana Vidhan Sabha Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said the BJP is committing a great betrayal against the poor people of Haryana. This government took the votes of the poor by issuing ration cards during the elections, and now their ration cards are being arbitrarily canceled.Hooda…
NEW DELHI: Shaheen Malik does not call it a victory. When her petition came up before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the Bench made observations that could reshape how acid attack cases are treated—flagging the need for “extraordinary punitive measures”, questioning why the assets of convicted attackers cannot be seized and auctioned to compensate victims,…
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh has received the national award for ‘Most Proactive State’ under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)–UDAN in the Non-Priority Area category, state officials said on Thursday.The award recognises states that are neither hill states nor part of the North-East and marks a major milestone for Uttar Pradesh’s aviation push under chief minister Yogi…
CJ Roy, founder and chairman of real estate firm Confident Group, was found dead at his Bengaluru office on Friday, police said.Authorities believe it may be a case of suicide, but the final determination would be made after the post-mortem examination.According to police, Roy sustained bullet injuries from his licensed firearm at his office near…
Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5, your weekly round-up of top international news. This week we are covering developments in Syria between Damascus and the Kurds, the signing of the India-EU FTA, Russia-Ukraine war negotiations, China’s purging of its top general, and EU’s recognition of Morocco’s position on the Moroccan Sahara. So,…
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has proposed raising the value cap to Rs 50 crore for a project to get clearance at the ministry level, an official statement said on Friday. The initiative is aimed at easing and fast-tracking the approval process for high-value projects in the state. Adityanath said that departmental ministers…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated a new Electric Receiving Sub Station (RSS) of the Delhi Metro near the Central Vista Project Area, at Park Street on Friday. Speaking to reporters, the Delhi CM stated that the newly commissioned sub-station was built using the latest technology and will supply power to various stations…
Who will be Ajit Pawar’s political successor? NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday that it is up to the NCP to choose its next leader following the untimely demise of party chief and Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar.The BJP leader added that both his party and the state government would support…