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Govt approves plan to turn surplus rice into sanitizer

The government on Monday approved that surplus rice available with Food Corporation of India can be converted into ethanol in order to manufacture alcohol-based hand sanitisers and also for......

Dawoodi Bohra leader carried by followers

Head of the Dawoodi Bohra sub-sect of Islam Dr Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin is carried by followers after offering prayers in Ahmedabad late on Tuesday. The Dawoodi Bohras are a sub-sect of the......

SC stays death sentence in Mumbai blasts case

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of death sentence awarded to Abdul Ghani Isma Turk in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. A Bench headed by Chief Justice K G......

13 UP distilleries to shut down for 3 months during Ardh Kumbh

'The government is of the view that distilleries around Hapur and Bijnor would pollute groundwater in the vicinity and its spill over into the sacred Ganga. Hence, we are looking to close these......

REVEALED: The 'barbaric' man behind the Paris attacks

Belgian-born Abdelhamid Abaaoud has been identified as the alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks, a French official has revealed. The 28-year-old is known to authorities as an......

Sugar industry relieved as Centre allows 1.5 mt import

Amid the political push and pull, the Centre's decision to allow sugar exports and remove the 50 per cent duty on molasses exports has rekindled hope in the industry that more relief may follow.......

Low-income groups to drive branded sugar demand

The demand is expected to be driven mainly by packaged branded sugar as well as traditionally consumed gur (jaggery) and khandsari. Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters Even as India's overall......

Reduce sugar production, focus on ethanol: Gadkari tells sugar mills

Increasing sugar production shall create problems for the industry, whereas boosting ethanol output can bring rich returns, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari told sugar mills on Wednesday. Photograph:......

ISMA: Include sugar in additional duties of Excise Act

India the world's largest sugar consumer and second largest producer is a key player in the global sugar supply/demand dynamics. The Indian Sugar Industry is distributed with roughly around 550......

India's sugar production to cross record 30 million tonne

Sugar prices in October were Rs 36-37 a kg, from where they fell by Rs 8-9 per kg. Sugar production in India is set to far exceed 30 million tonnes (mt) in 2017-18 (October-September). Till......

U-19 Women's World Cup: Vaishnavi's hat-trick powers India to big win!

IMAGE: Vaishnavi Sharma, centre, celebrates with team-mates after picking up a wicket against Malaysia during the Under-19 Women's World Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. Photograph: ICC/X Debutant......

ISL: 10-man East Bengal hold Chennaiyin to draw

IMAGE: East Bengal's Debjit Majumdar pullb off a save during their match against Chennaiyin FC at Bambolim on Monday. Photograph: ISL/Twitter A resolute Debjit Majumder stood tall under the bar as......

La Liga: Ronaldo scores brace as Real ride luck to beat Sporting

IMAGE: Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring against Sporting Gijon during their La Liga match at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on Saturday. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters......