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Farmer leader Dallewal ends 130-day hunger strike, says stir to continue

Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Sunday ended his hunger strike which he had started on November 26 last year to press for various demands of agitating farmers including a legal......

Nagpur violence premeditated, says Fadnavis; curfew in parts of city

More than 50 persons have been taken into custody and curfew imposed in parts of Nagpur, a day after protests against Aurangzeb's tomb triggered violence in the city, which Maharashtra Chief......

Will Miss World Raise Telangana's Profile?

Many states are realising that hosting mega events puts the spotlight on them and raises their profile. IMAGE: Miss World 2024 Krystyna Pyszkova speaks at the Miss World press conference in......

Kharge's 'thousands' killed in Kumbh stampede remark sparks row in Parl

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday paid tributes to "thousands" who died in the January 29 Maha Kumbh stampede, triggering an uproar from the treasury benches even as Chairman Jagdeep......

Forget about AI, talk only about...: Owaisi amid Ajmer Sharif row

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said if the petition over a Mughal-era mosque at Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh had prayed for the right to access, then why a court......

Why the US is to blame for India's farmer suicides

"Seven more farmers committed suicide yesterday," my brother said during our weekly phone check-in. A civil engineer who travels around the rural Vidarbha region, the bread basket of my native......

Maharashtra saw most farmer suicides in 2015

As many as 4,291 farmers in Maharashtra killed themselves in 2015, followed by Karnataka (1,559), Telangana (1,400), Madhya Pradesh (1,290), Chhattisgarh (954), and Andhra Pradesh (916), according......

Farmers' suicide, agri on priority list: Deshmukh

Improvement in power scenario, curbing farmers' suicide, growth in industrial and agriculture sector and bringing more investment to Maharashtra are the top priorities set for overall development......

Businessmen suicides outnumber farmers' for 2nd year in a row

The states recording the highest number of such deaths include Karnataka (14.3 per cent), Maharashtra (13.2 per cent), and Madhya Pradesh (11.3 per cent). Tamil Nadu (9.4 per cent) and Telangana......

Farmers' suicide: Jayati Ghosh to head probe panel

Professor Jayati Ghosh will head the 13-member Andhra Pradesh Commission on Farmers' Welfare constituted by the state government to 'probe further into the issue of agricultural development and......

'Nowhere In Empuraan Did They Mention Godhra'

'They just showed riots created by some political party. They never mentioned the name of the place or the political party.''I don't know why these people are agitated.' L2: Empuraan was supposed......

Where You Can Watch Saif's Son On OTT

From Saif Ali Khan's sabse bada beta's streaming debut to how to make potstickers with Prince Charles' chhoti bahu, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists everything coming up on OTT......

'A farmer's suicide will just remain a discussion for everybody'

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: As political parties continue to play the blame game over the death of farmer Gajendra Singh, several Bollywood celebrities......

Jawan Review: SRK Shows Who's Baap!

Jawan springs a real surprise when it boldly and directly points fingers at the ineffective government and appeals to recognise the power of the finger and vote. Just months before the next......

19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch

Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you. A lot has changed since the 2019......

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