Can the water crisis hurt India's growth?

Water shortage is likely to lead to political tensions and instability in the future, warns Simon George, President, Cargill India. IMAGE: Local residents fill their empty containers with water......

World Food India: Traffic woes, high entry fee fail to deter foodies

Many were seen digging into Kebabs from Kashmir, Dosas from Tamil Nadu and everything in the middle. Subhayan Chakraborty reports. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Armenian......

Priyanka is chief of staff in Rahul's office, says Pitroda

"The mood in the country is the challenge. Everything is going well, but nobody is feeling good. Why? I don't know. Maybe aspirations are too high." "Rahul is a wonderful person. He is a thinking......

Farewell, farmers' messiah

The greatest legacy that the erudite Professor M D Nanjundaswamy gave the people of Karnataka is the ubiquitous green scarf.You see them everywhere, farmers wearing green scarves: on the streets of......

Farm reforms may help Cargill's expansion plans in India

Cargill believes the reforms would act as a catalyst in attracting private sector investment in building supply chains for taking Indian farm produce to national and global markets. The farm......

A 4-point formula to boost farm economy

The formula for success of farm economy is very simple -- farmers should be able to produce more from the same piece of land at reduced cost while minimising risk and be connected to market to get......

Basmati Billionaires: 'We are born in rice'

The promoter family of KRBL reaps gains from high demand for the rice variety in India and overseas. The promoters of KRBL, which makes the popular India Gate basmati rice, raised Rs 15 crores......

Remember Dalda? It's back to a New India!

In its latest campaign, Dalda is stressing that it’s now a refined oil brand and no longer just a vanaspati offering. Dalda, once a household name in India’s kitchens, is reinventing......

Trailblazer basketball player Satnam to try hand at pro-wrestling

IMAGE: Satnam Singh Bhamara created history when he was picked in the NBA draft by Dallas Mavericks in 2015. Photograph: Kind courtesy Satnam Singh Bhamara/Instagram  Basketball player Satnam......

Rodgers reckons Liverpool getting back to their best

- 'We're starting to see signs of getting back to where we were' Brendan Rodgers, manager of Liverpool. Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Liverpool are showing signs of reproducing their......

Sterling shines for Liverpool, Spurs thump Newcastle

Raheem Sterling (left) of Liverpool shoots past Baily Cargill of Bournemouth. Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters Liverpool's Raheem Sterling netted a sharply-taken double in a 3-1 win over......

Graf loses twice on return

Germany's Steffi Graf was beaten twice in her one-off return to competitive tennis on Tuesday before salvaging some pride by ending the night on a winning note in a World Team Tennis (WTT) event in......

Agassi, Philippoussis shatter Asian hopes

Andre Agassi and Mark Philippoussis silenced Asian euphoria with contrasting second-round victories at the Australian Open on Wednesday.Agassi stopped South Korean Lee Hyung-taik dead in his tracks......