Maha farmer urges PM to ensure MSP, kills self over onion price crash

A 42-year-old farmer from Maharashtra's Pune district allegedly killed himself over not getting the minimum support price for onions and left behind a suicide note in which he purportedly extended......

Trade margins capped at 70% for oximeters, BP meters, other medical devices

The medical devices, which have been in high demand during the Covid-19 pandemic, will now see a drop in prices, as the earlier margins were up to 709 per cent for some of these products. IMAGE:......

BJP Move in Delhi: Will AAP Profit?

If AAP dominates both state and local elections, the move for unification may become the illness for the BJP instead of the medicine it was supposed to have been, reports Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE:......

Covid surge in India heartbreaking, US determined to help: Kamala Harris

Describing the surge of COVID-19 infections and deaths in India as 'nothing short of heartbreaking', Vice President Kamala Harris said on Friday that India's welfare is critically important to the......

Imports of pulses may dip in FY25 on good monsoon

After climbing to the highest level in more than five years to 4.7 million tonnes in FY24, India might import fewer quantities of pulses this financial year at 4-4.5 mt on the back of good monsoon......

Maha govt may exempt pulses importers from stock holding limit

To ensure smooth supply of imported pulses and check prices, the Maharashtra government is working out a mechanism for exempting importers of pulses from the ambit of stock holding limits. Last......

India to import 400,000 tonnes of pulses

With half of the area under pulses witnessing a failure during the current sowing season due to lack of rain, India is planning to import 400,000 tonnes of different varieties of pulses in the next......

Pulses may douse the inflation fire

Annual food inflation has picked up for the second consecutive week, with the food price index rising 17.56 per cent in the 12 months till January 23, higher than an annual rise of 17.40 percent in......

'People say the ghosts in my films were not scary'

Veteran film director Shyam Ramsay of the Ramsay Brothers passed into the ages. We reproduce a fascinating interview of the director, first published in March 2014. 'Films were made on a very low......

Domestic Diary: Curious case of Ranji's journeymen coaches

IMAGE: Coach Praveen Amre (right) gives tips to India and Mumbai batsman Ajinkya Rahane. One of Australia's finest ever captain Ian Chappell never ever believed that a professional cricket team......