Anti-encroachment drive intensified in Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir administration's anti-encroachment drive intensified on Saturday as the land illegally occupied by 'influential persons' was retrieved at many places in the Valley, officials......

GN Azad is 'Mir Jafar', 'vote-cutter' propped by BJP: Jairam Ramesh

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said he never thought former party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad would turn out to be a "Mir Jafar" and alleged that he had been propped up by the......

'There was a conspiracy in making Azadsaab quit Congress'

'The BJP had a big threat from the Congress in J&K, therefore they were threatened by us.' IMAGE: Ghulam Nabi Azad launches the Democratic Azad Party. Photograph: PTI Photo   After quitting......

SP manifesto promises major sops for workers, farmers, poor, women

The Samajwadi Party on Tuesday released its poll manifesto, promising an 'Urban Employment Guarantee Act' on the lines of MNREGA and 33 per cent reservation for women in government jobs, besides a......

Farmer's to get a bird's eye view: IFFCO to purchase 2,500 agri drones

At a time when climate change poses significant challenges and the need for sustainable and efficient farming practices has never been more critical, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) allow farmers......

Uttar Pradesh and its 'sugarcane politics'

Sugarcane has a bearing on 100-odd assembly seats in western UP; any let-up in this space could have a serious impact on any political party's chances of forming the government in  Lucknow.......

A case for raising defence FDI to 100%

Access to India's defence market must be made conditional -- available only to those who are ready to make a long-term commitment in India, argues Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath......

Can we ever keep China out of Indian industries?

Experts say while the increasing demand for a ban on Chinese goods might make for good optics, the reality is that India is still heavily dependent on that country in a wide range of industries......