9 Kanwariyas electrocuted to death in Bihar

At least nine Kanwar Yatra pilgrims were electrocuted to death and two others sustained injuries when the vehicle they were travelling in came in contact with a high-tension overhead wire in......

'I Would Have Even Defeated Modi In Ayodhya'

'The 2024 general elections proved that UP is not Gujarat.' IMAGE: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav with Awadhesh Prasad in Ayodhya. Photograph: ANI Photo If there is one defeat that the......

Hooch Tragedy: Will TN Go Dry?

Rival governments in Tamil Nadu expend the most on social welfare schemes, especially targeting women and youth and children, but that money comes only by selling more liquor. There is always the......

Rajnath Singh: A constant feature of Modi cabinets

A strategist and a quintessential political leader with grassroots connect, Rajnath Singh is credited with expanding the Bharatiya Janata Party's organisational network in the Hindi heartland state......

Heat wave hurting farmers' income as yields drop across several crops

Santosh Patkar of Devgadh Taluka Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra is a worried man these days. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Devgadh, which is known as the home to world famous Alphonso......

From Mata to Menace: How the holy cow may end up 'eating' votes

Thanks to the increased thrust on cow protection, the enforcement of the ban on cow slaughter and the relentless crusade by cow vigilantes, the agrarian ecosystem from Haryana to Uttar Pradesh has......

FSSAI proposes double ash content in noodles

Ash content is now allowed up to 1%, the new notification has proposed to increase it to 2% for seasonings or tastemakers. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a......

Nestle once again in court over 'sub-standard' Maggi

In Uttar Pradesh, standards for 'Macaroni products' are being applied for 'Instant Noodles with seasoning' which is erroneous and misleading, alleges Nestle Nestle India and its two sellers have......