Mahalaya, though essentially about the goddess, wasn't religious for us. And it isn't for most Bengalis. Mahalaya is an emotion. It's gooseflesh for a memory. A welling up of happy tears. A celebration of what is to come.
Rural dvelopment mnister C P Joshi said there will not be any shortage of resources to execute the plans announced on Thursday.
Super Rice, the newly-developed hybrid rice breed by Chinese scientists, has set a new world record in output, officials said.
Appearing to change the tone after tough talk on Mumbai attacks, the US on Thursday said Pakistan "understands its responsibilities" to respond to terrorism wherever it exists and sounded convinced that Islamabad would act against those responsible for the strikes in India.
Now you can enjoy Egg Rice, Chicken Sandwiches and tasty Rice Rotis with Coconut Chutney at work.
United States President-elect Barack Obama called up Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice again on the morning of Thanksgiving Day, to get the latest update on the Mumbai terror attacks.A spokesman for the President-elect said, "This morning, President-elect Obama spoke with Secretary Rice by phone to get an update on the situation in Mumbai."The President-elect also called Indian Ambassador Ronen Sen to condole the loss of innocent lives and to convey his deepest sympathies.
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The rice purchases of the Centre has gone up by 18 per cent to 248.98 lakh tonnes as till on Tuesday, compared with 210.43 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period, according to data available with Food Corporation of India, which is government's nodal agency for procurement and distribution of the foodgrain. If the purchases go on at this speed, FCI may procure another bumper amount of rice as production is estimated to be 989 lakh tonnes this year, a government official said.
Procurement by the end of this season is likely to touch a new record of 29-30 million tonnes, surpassing the earlier high of 28.4 million tonnes. The country's rice output in 2008-09 is also estimated at an all-time record of 98.89 million tonnes. Punjab has been the largest contributor to the rice stock at 8.38 million tonnes, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Chattisgarh. Procurement is up in all top-producing states except in Haryana and Chattisgarh.
While the days are still not that warm, nourish your soul with two unusual khichdis.
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice has withdrawn herself from the race of Secretary of State, considering the stiff opposition she might have faced from the opposition Republican Senators during the confirmation process.
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, hours before arriving in New Delhi, was circumspect when asked if US intelligence had warned India that a deadly terror attack in Mumbai is likely, as reported by the media, which is quoting unnamed counter-terrorism officials.Rice said that "We've been through that in the United States. It's a tough business, particularly, for a democracy, and so I have to tell you, I have a lot of empathy for what they're going through."
'They just say we agree to your demands in the meetings, which is lip service. But on the ground they do not implement anything.'
"I am not giving you any date or I am not promising you any thing but things will ease and we will be able to remove these temporary restrictions," the minister said. He further said for the first time three crisis in global economy -- fuel, food and financial - caused certain strains in Indian economy and forced the government to put certain restrictions on export of non-basmati rice.
Inder Singh and his three accomplices were arrested on Sunday night on the charge of murdering Jhagoo.
One of the reasons why food prices are increasing all across the world is the shortfall in agricultural output.
The searing heat pushed the city's peak power demand to its highest for May, while the Delhi government directed the schools that have not closed for summer vacations to do so with immediate effect.
'Modi knows the people here are opposed to this project, but he is using the might of government to push this port down our throats.'
Terming the waiver granted to India by the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers group as a 'huge step' in the relationship between the United States and India, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has complimented the role played by the Indian government in Vienna.In comments made to the traveling press in Algiers on Saturday, Rice said India showed a lot of leadership skills in Vienna, where everybody took everyone else's concerns seriously and found the ways to bridge it.
In a state where thin margins and minor swings decide electoral outcomes, nothing can be left to chance, even for those relishing the cocooned life, observes Shyam G Memon.
Make use of Shimla mirchis in the tastiest of ways.
Sean McCormack, spokesman for Rice, said that the US Secretary of State would return to Stanford University, where she was a tenured professor.
Former women militants are being trained in making sanitary napkins by the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) administration, with commercial production of a unit expected to commence soon.
Stephanie Rice doesn't seem to be making any friends on Celebrity Apprentice.
Reader Rama Muralidharan has sent us this recipe made from kidney beans and black beans.
In a recent call to Filipinos, president Arroyo said they should boil rice with sweet potatoes or they should go for cheaper cereals to avoid going hungry as rice prices soared to record levels. "This is a once-a-millennium global crisis. We have an action plan," Arroyo said, noting that residents of the central island of Cebu are already using cheap sweet potatoes to beat the crisis.
Sikhs have more in the way of domestic clout and electoral representation in Canada than they do in India. No politician in Ottawa can ignore the concerns of a community with this level of representation, notes Devangshu Datta.
Sowing of winter rice and oilseeds has started along with the progress of the monsoon over India's southern and northeastern regions, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday.\n\n\n\n
The government said on Monday that it would continue to allow exports of rice, wheat and wheat products without quantitative restrictions as long as there were enough stocks for domestic consumption.\n\n
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According to the first advance estimate released by the ministry last month, rice production was projected to rise to 80.41 million tonnes in Kharif season of 2010-11 crop year (July-June) against 75.91 million tonnes in the last Kharif.
Moscow had earlier claimed to have found several consignments of Indian rice, groundnuts and sesame seeds contaminated with pests. In January, it had intercepted 54 tons of Indian groundnut infested with pests dangerous for grain crops.
Rising rupee, local freight make export less competitive.
Suryakumar Yadav is looking leaner and fitter than ever since his comeback to competitive cricket.
The government has already implemented one of its five poll guarantees, "Shakti", by providing free services for women in public transport buses.
Eyeing diabetics and health conscious people, Taj Mahal Agro Industries Pvt Ltd recently launched a low glycemic rice brand - Moolgiri.
'If we can't celebrate life itself, it is not a festival anymore, but one's ignorance of what's happening around us.'
