NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday lowered its wheat purchase estimate for the current Rabi procurement season to 19.5 million tonnes — the lowest in the past 13 years. It said wheat production is estimated to be around 105 MTs, nearly 6% less than original estimate. Union food secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said the sharp decline
JAMMU: BSF on Wednesday detected a suspected underground cross-border tunnel in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, nearly a fortnight after security forces gunned down two suicide bombers of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit who had infiltrated from Pakistan, officials said. Deputy Inspector General of BSF (Jammu) SPS Sandhu said a small opening, believed to be a
NEW DELHI: India has fallen eight places from 142 to 150 in the 2022 World Press Freedom Index of 180 countries. The index, published on Tuesday by Reporters Without Borders, points to an overall two-fold increase in media polarisation creating divisions within countries, and between countries at the international level. India’s ranking, as per the
NEW DELHI: Covid-19 infections continued to inch up in India for the third week running but, crucially, there was no increase in deaths in the week ending Sunday. India reported over 22,200 fresh Covid cases in the week (April 25-May 1), up 41% from the previous week’s tally of nearly 15,800. Last week, cases had
Workers use their helmets to pour water to cool themselves off near a construction site on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Ahmedabad (Reuters) NEW DELHI: Northwest and central India recorded average maximum temperatures of 35.9 and 37.78 degrees Celsius in April, the highest since keeping records began 122 years ago. On the
NEW DELHI: Battered by relentless heatwaves and parched conditions, northwest and central India experienced the hottest month of April ever recorded in terms of day temperatures in weather data going back to 1901. Across India, this was the fourth hottest April on record, the India Meteorological Department said on Saturday. April was the second month
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana on Saturday said the Constitution of India provides separation of power among the three organs of the state and while discharging duty, one should be mindful of the ‘Lakshman Rekha’. CJI Ramana was speaking at the Joint Conference of chief ministers and chief justices of
NEW DELHI: Space agency Isro has shown the first glimpse of the country’s third lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 in a documentary. Chandrayaan-3, which is in the assembly phase and is expected to be launched in August this year. The photos of the moon mission were part of a documentary titled ‘Space on Wheels’ that Isro has
Covid-19 cases have begun inching up in at least 12 states, rising from three last week, even as the country reported nearly twice as many cases in the week ending Sunday as in the previous seven days. India reported more than 15,700 fresh cases in the week (April 18-24) as compared to 8,050 last week,
JAGDISHPUR (BIHAR): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday was a proud witness to more than 75,000 people simultaneously waving the Indian national flag at this semi-urban town in Bihar, where the BJP sought to make history by breaking Pakistan’s record set 18 years ago. The occasion was the 163rd birth anniversary of Veer Kunwar
