Campaigning ends for first phase of Lok Sabha polls

Campaigning ended on Wednesday evening for 102 Lok Sabha seats across 21 states and Union territories which will go to polls in the first phase on April 19 with top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata......

BJP releases manifesto for LS polls: No NRC in 'Modi ki guarantee'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a pitch for electing a strong and stable government in an uncertain world beset by geopolitical tensions as the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday released its......

Free ration, healthcare: What BJP's manifesto promises

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha poll manifesto in New Delhi on Sunday in the presence of party president J P Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence......

Rahul woos farmers with loan waiver if Cong voted to power

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said loans of farmers will be waived if his party comes to power at the Centre. IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi being felicitated with a plough by......

Will legalising MSP reduce the import bill for edible oils and pulses?

The protesting farmers’ main demand to legalise the minimum support price (MSP) regime has divided opinion. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters One school of thought says it would lead to crop......

Polls Over, BJP, Congress Faced With MSP Hike Promise

If states have to fall in line with MSPs declared by political parties, they will have to do so in violation of central order or bear the full expense of the surplus procured at above MSP rates.......

Kharif crop prices will guide inflation fight in coming mths

The Centre recently released the first advance estimates of kharif crops that, barring tur dal, showed a dip in production due to uneven monsoon and other natural calamities including pest attacks......

India to advocate for food security, WTO reforms at upcoming Geneva meeting

Commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal is set to attend a two-day meeting from October 23 at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, that would focus on finding solutions and giving......

You have to ask Amit Shah, why Brij Bhushan is not being arrested, lashes out Vinesh Phogat

IMAGE: The protesting wrestlers said the government was protecting Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The protesting wrestlers are sensing that WFI chief won't be......