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One killed in Assam-Meghalaya border clash over paddy harvesting

One person was killed and several others reportedly injured on Thursday following a clash between two groups over paddy harvesting in Assam's West Karbi Anglong district along the border with......

Saudi clerics to attend TMC rebel Kabir's Murshidabad 'Babri' mosque event

The venue for suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir's foundation-stone ceremony for a Babri Masjid-style' mosque at Beldanga in West Bengal's Murshidabad on December 6 turned into a......

3K personnel deployed as Kabir's mosque plan heightens Dec 6 heat in Bengal

West Bengal braces for a politically fraught Saturday as suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir pushes ahead with the foundation-laying ceremony for a 'Babri Masjid-style' mosque in......

Rs 30K one-time aid for women, bonus for farmers: RJD's last-minute sops

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday announced that they will provide the entire annual financial aid of Rs 30,000 to women in January next year, if the INDIA bloc comes to power......

Cyclone Montha: Andhra prepares action plan for relief, essential supplies

The Andhra Pradesh government has prepared an action plan for relief and essential supplies in pre-cyclone preparedness for Cyclone Montha. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

Paddy sowing up 13% to 4.53 lakh hectare

Paddy sowing so far this Kharif season is higher by 13 per cent at 4.53 lakh hectares, according to the government data. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Sowing of paddy stood at 4 lakh hectares in......

India's NCDEX eyes 20% stake in Sri Lanka's first commodity exchange

India’s leading agriculture commodity exchange, the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), has decided to acquire around a 20 per cent stake in a new commodities and financial......

Rice Output May Hit Record High Of 149m Tonnes

This would be due to early monsoon onset, abundant precipitation in the soil and the government's higher minimum support price (MSP) for farmers, the USDA said in its assessment. IMAGE: Women......

Govt raises paddy MSP by Rs 117 to Rs 2,300 per quintal for 2024-25

The government on Wednesday raised the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy by 5.35 per cent to Rs 2,300 per quintal for the 2024-25 kharif marketing season. Photograph: Rajendra Jadhav/Reuters......

India Rolls Out Next-Gen Rice Varieties

The varieties will take at least 4 to 5 years to reach farmers after they complete the usual cycle of breeder, foundation and certified seeds. Kindly note the image has only been published for......

At 59, Shah Rukh Wins 1st National Award

Hindi cinema dominated the 71st National Film Awards on Friday with superstar Shah Rukh Khan winning his career's first best actor award for Jawan alongside Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail, which was......

'Abhishek Has Gone Through A Lot'

'It's a tremendous accomplishment to have a father like Amitabh Bachchan and still be so sorted, to not taste the kind of success that he should have and yet be so balanced.' Photograph: Kind......

Goodbye Paddy!

No article on Paddy can be complete without a reference to his not getting to wear the India cap. Having known the man for more than two decades, it was not Paddy who was the unfortunate one but......

Asia Cup Final Fever Grips Kashmir

As excitement builds for Sunday's India-Pakistan Asia Cup final, cricket fever has spread to the Kashmir Valley. On the outskirts of Srinagar, boys were seen playing an impromptu cricket match in a......

Confirmation from coach: Cummins out of Ashes opener

McDonald also said the selectors would consider a Test recall for Mitch Marsh, even if Australia's white-ball captain said last week he would be watching the Ashes series beer in hand. IMAGE:......

Fulton banks on experience as India target Asia Cup, WC spot

'We haven't won the tournament for a while and the objective is to be No.1 in Asia and we will be pushing hard for the next 10 days.' IMAGE: India's Coach Craig Fulton said he has worked on the......

'Paddy deserved the India cap far more than some...': Gavaskar

IMAGE: Padmakar Shivalkar was awarded the C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award at the BCCI Annual Awards in Bengaluru, on March 8, 2017. Photograph: BCCI Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar mourned the......