Farmers' protest against canal turns violent in K'taka, 11 FIRs registered

At least 11 FIRs have been registered in Gubbi police station in Tumakuru district, after a farmers' protest turned violent, the police said on Sunday. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been......

Pune trader gets threat from Pak after Turkish apple boycott call

Days after a group of fruit traders in Pune decided to stop importing apples from Turkiye to protest against that country's support to Pakistan, a trader on Thursday claimed he received a......

Punjab border districts on high alert, villagers move to safer areas

People in some border villages of Ferozepur district in Punjab began moving to safer areas amid soaring tensions between India and Pakistan. IMAGE: Punjab Police stand guard after the closure of......

Indus Water Treaty suspended: How will it impact Pak?

India on Wednesday announced that the Indus Water Treaty of 1960 with Pakistan will be held in abeyance with immediate effect, until Islamabad credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for......

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......

Does US face agricultural terrorism?

Are Americans really threatened by imported foods fearing `agricultural terrorism'? The theme could very well make a Hollywood thriller. The recent visit of Michael O Leavitt, US Secretary of......

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......

G-20 to meet EU Trade Commissioner next month

In a bid to break the deadlock on multilateral trade issues after the collapse of World Trade Organisation's Cancun Ministerial, G-20 developing countries on agriculture will hold a meeting with EU......