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NEW DELHI: Potato and tomato prices saw their inflation jump to 23.86% and 158.78% in June even as the red vegetable has now again become more affordable this month. The price instability comes at a time when the price for LPG cylinder has become costlier by another Rs 50, taking its price to Rs 1100/kg […]

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday wished the people of the state on the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima, and appealed to them to celebrate the festival while observing all Covid-related protocols. In his message to the citizens, CM Yogi, who is also the chief priest of the famous Gorakhpur temple, said […]

CHENNAI: India’s refusal to cow down to China’s aggressive posture at Galwan in 2020 has taken many aback. Though in the coming days, China’s aggression along the LAC has increased, experts at a panel discussion opined that India should engage more with the neighbourhood to confront China. Joining a panel discussion on ‘China’s aggression Unabated’ […]

DEHRADUN:  Possession of tiger hide from four suspected poachers on Thursday in Uttarakhand has wounded India’s conservation programme with the death toll of tigers rising to 89 after a prima facie probe has pointed at the big cats’ origin and their absence from the Rajaji Tiger Reserve  (RTR) . “These tigers were killed in the […]

BENGALURU: 2000 was arguably the toughest year for Indian cricket. The team and the public were reeling under the shock of the match-fixing saga which enveloped many prominent names such as Mohd. Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and Nayan Mongia. All three of them were convicted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and banned by the […]

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to a strategic partnership between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) for knowledge sharing in green energy. The agreement was signed in January this year. The agreement will benefit India’s efforts in the transition to cleaner […]

Shooting your own foot Let us begin with a clip from an article in CBS titled “Russia’s Ruble is the strongest currency in the world this year”: “Commodity prices are currently sky-high, and even though there is a drop in the volume of Russian exports… the increase in commodity prices more than compensates for these […]

NEW DELHI: Tears rolled down the cheeks of Ajmeet Singh as Farid Mamundzay, the Afghan Ambassador to India, hugged him after giving him a photo of his father Sawinder Singh Kakkar on Monday. It was a poignant moment that overwhelmed the occasion as the Antim Ardas for Sawinder Singh Kakkar, the 55-year-old who was killed […]

NEW DELHI: India has given Rs 3,250-crore credit for the defence to Vietnam as the two nations forge a relationship to strengthen ties in the Asia-Pacific region that may also control China’s imminent threat, a year after the QUAD summit was held between other nations. The announcement on the line of credit was made by […]

BENGALURU: Former Indian captain Kapil Dev on Monday took a swipe at senior Indian batsmen such as Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul for their approach in the T20I format. India failed to qualify for the semi-finals in the last World T20, played in 2021, and crashed out in the group stage. The failure […]