NEW DELHI: The country has reported higher acreage of summer-sown Kharif crops in June compared to the corresponding period in 2023, despite a bigger deficit in monsoon rainfall for the month. The good show in sowing can be attributed to focus on sowing of less water-consuming crops such as pulses and oilseeds.Though both the years…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad on Friday asked his party workers to be ready for elections which he claimed “can happen anytime”. “I appeal to all party workers to be ready, as elections can happen anytime. Modi’s government in Delhi is very weak and it can fall by August,” he said.The…
BHUBANESWAR: The Mohan Majhi govt on Thursday constituted a new committee to supervise the inventory of Puri Jagannath Temple’s Ratna Bhandar (treasury), dissolving a 12-member panel that was set up by the previous govt in February this year.Retired Orissa high court judge Biswanath Rath will head the new committee to supervise the inventory, which was…
NEW DELHI: Just weeks after the NDA govt was sworn in, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who heads TDP, the second largest member of the coalition, came calling to the Capital with a long wish list — from short-term funds to additional capex support for infrastructure, money for the capital city of Amaravati…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Zoo authorities are using ayurvedic methods, including neem oil, turmeric and quicklime, to keep the animals healthy and free from bacterial and viral infections during the rainy season. As the monsoon season sets in, Delhi Zoo is taking innovative steps to ensure the health and safety of its animals by incorporating traditional…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met labourers at GTB Nagar in the national capital and discussed their problems.Sharing pictures of the meet, Congress on X wrote, “These hardworking laborers are the backbone of India’s economy.”“It is our responsibility to make their lives simpler and secure their future”, it added. Congress in its…
Hathras: Surajpal Singh has several cases filed against him including those of sexual assault. These cases were filed in various cities including Agra, Etawah, Kasganj, Farrukhabad as well as towns in Rajasthan. Singh also spent some time in jail and reinvented himself as ‘Sakar Vishwa Hari Bhole Baba’ after his release and began attracting devotees…
BENGALURU: Wealthtech platform MyFi, a subsidiary of TIFIN, has launched a conversational AI assistant for long-term wealth creation. MyFi leverages research-driven, fact-based investment intelligence and AI models to generate personalized investment guidance based on the user’s investment portfolio. MyFi is registered with SEBI as a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and operates in strict accordance with…
NEW DELHI: A Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader on Wednesday said the state’s newly introduced women welfare scheme ‘Ladki Bahin’ should not be given to communities with two wives, “especially people from the Muslim community“.Speaking about the scheme on a Marathi news channel, MNS leader Prakash Mahajan criticised the new initiative and sought clarification from…
NEW DELHI: Members of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Firdos Khan and Kiran Negi accused Swati Maliwal of making “malicious” and “fictitious” claims. Maliwal on Tuesday wrote a letter to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, accusing the Delhi government of systematically dismantling the state women’s rights body since her resignation in January.The DCW members criticized…
