UP sugar industry again threatens a shutdown over cane pricing
NEW DELHI: After facing the ire on law & order issues, UP government might face the closure of its sole and the largest agriculture based Rs35,000 crore sugar industry. UP sugar industry, the second largest in the country, has for the second time since the commencement of the sugar season... read more »
Weak monsoon intensifies drought-like conditions in India
NEW DELHI: Drought-like conditions are intensifying as the monsoon hasn’t moved an inch for 10 days now, leaving oilseeds, pulses and paddy fields parched and posing the threat of food inflation and weak rural demand in the first year of the Narendra Modi government. Prices of vegetables and... read more »
Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express mishap: 4 killed, Railway Minister reaches...
New Delhi/Patna: Twelve coaches of New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (12236) derailed near Golden Ganj station in Bihar early Wednesday. At least four passengers were killed and eight injured in the incident. Five coaches – B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4 and pantry car – overturned as a result... read more »
Narendra Modi junks UPA’s communal violence bill?
The Communal Violence Bill, an initiative of the previous UPA regime, seems to have been put on the back burner by the NDA government with the Home Ministry unlikely to push the controversial legislation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had dubbed the bill as a “recipe for disaster” when... read more »
Dalit girl raped and murdered in Karur
A Dalit girl was allegedly raped and murdered in K. Pichampatti village near Krishnarayapuram in Karur district on Monday night. Police have picked up four persons in connection with the... read more »
Acche din derailed? Mumbai locals fare hike may be staggered not rolled back
With public anger mounting over an unprecedented fare hike on suburban Mumbai trains, the government is now reportedly considering staggering the hike for local trains. a top government... read more »
Second high level Cabinet meeting on gas price today
New Delhi: The second high level Cabinet meeting on gas prices is scheduled to be held on Tuesday. Principal Secretary Nripendra Misra will be chairing the meeting. Earlier on Sunday, Prime... read more »
Iraq crisis: NATO to convene after Kerry pledges support to Baghdad against militant threa...
NATO foreign ministers convene on Tuesday to discuss the Iraq crisis after US Secretary of State John Kerry pledged “intense” support to Baghdad in the fight against militants... read more »
PM Modi’s journey to ‘achhe din’ may involve brief pe...
To his admirers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who completes a month in office Tuesday, has made a great start – from reinvigorating the ossified hand of a government system that hobbled progress... read more »
