'Left in the lurch', Lakhimpur farmers to choose NOTA

Farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri, who are yet to come to terms with the infamous October incident, are considering using the 'NOTA' option in the upcoming assembly polls. IMAGE: A farmer immerses the......

We're portrayed as a 'villain': SC during pollution hearing

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and the states in the National Capital Region (NCR) to implement the orders of the panel on air quality management to curb air pollution while ruing......

Won't accept government assurance, protest to continue, say farmers

Chaos prevailed at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border on Tuesday as thousands of protesting farmers attempted to enter the national capital, prompting the police to resort to water cannons and tear-gas......

Farmers step up agitation, block another highway

Scaling up their stir against the Centre's new farm laws, thousands of protesting farmers from Uttar Pradesh blocked National Highway-9 near the UP gate on Thursday while those from Punjab and......

Cabinet approves Rs 8,500-cr bailout package for sugar industry

Days after the Bharatiya Janata Party lost by-election in sugarcane belt of Uttar Pradesh, the Centre on Wednesday announced a Rs 8,500 crore package to boost farmers' income by creating a buffer......

Why this business community seeks Licence Raj

The sugar industry clamouring for control and intervention should set the alarm bells ringing in the corridors of power, notes Bhupesh Bhandari. If you thought price controls, compulsory exports,......