Farmer leaders detained in Punjab, protesters evicted from border

Several farmer leaders including Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal were detained in Mohali while returning from a meeting with a central delegation, as the Punjab police also began......

Punjab govt cracks down on farmer leaders ahead of protest

Ahead of their planned protest in Chandigarh on March 5, several Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) leaders were detained in early morning raids at their residences on Tuesday and Chief Minister Bhagwant......

'Trump Won't Hesitate To Use Hard Power'

'The touchstone is reciprocity which will be applied to friends and foes alike.''It will be a bitter pill to swallow.' IMAGE: US President Donald Trump delivers a speech to a joint session of the......

Pune bus rape accused sent to police custody till Mar 12

The police on Friday arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly raping a woman inside a parked state transport bus at Swargate depot in Pune city after mounting a massive manhunt involving drones,......

Plans afoot to develop Noida-like industrial city in UP's Bundelkhand

The Uttar Pradesh government has started work on its plan to set up new industrial, residential and commercial townships in Bundelkhand to develop the sparsely-populated region synonymous with......

Impact of untimely rain on wheat crop marginal

There has not been a large impact of untimely rain and hailstorm so far in several major wheat-growing areas, and those might have damaged around 3 per cent of the standing crop -- not enough to......

Record foodgrains production likely in 2022

India achieved record foodgrains production this year but the withdrawal of three agri-reform laws and spike in cooking oil prices cast a shadow on the country's resilient agriculture sector that......

This Budget Is Harder Than Last Year's

The challenges before the Budget are more daunting than those in 2021, observes A K Bhattacharya. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented......