By Pervez Bari NEW DELHI: The Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), has condemned the Nitish-led Bihar Government for following in the footsteps of Yogi Adiyanath-led UP’s BJP Government in the arena of safety of womenfolk who continue to be ...
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Feed SubscriptionFarmers in Maharashtra’s Backward Regions Face New Challenge of White Grub Beetles
While Covid-19 continues to play havoc in the state’s least developed regions of Vidarbha and Marathwada, soyabean and cotton farmers are now confronting a new pest that threatens to destroy their crops Ashok Kumar | Mumbai Farmers in Vidarbha and Marathwada, ...
Read More »Muslims donate 33 ton wheat for Amritsar Golden Temple langar
The Muslims of Malerkotla in Sangrur district of Punjab donated 33 tons of wheat to the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The wheat was handed over to the temple authorities for human consumption in the langarkhana. Nasir Akhtar, president of Sikh-Muslim ...
Read More »Syrian gold coin with Arabic inscription unearthed in Madurai, Tamil Nadu
By Abdul Bari Masoud New Delhi: Syrians gold coin inscribed “There is no God, but GOD”, in Arabic has been unearthed at at Elandhakkarai near Kalaiyar Koil in Sivagangai district where excavations are being carried out by the Tamil Nadu ...
Read More »SEBI allows MFs, portfolio managers to invest in commodity derivatives
New Delhi : The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Friday allowed mutual funds (MFs) and portfolio managers to invest in commodity derivatives to strengthen the market offerings and attract more players. “The Board deliberated and approved the ...
Read More »Australia, Brazil launch WTO action against India
Canberra : Australia and Brazil have decided to escalate a trade dispute with India over sugar subsidies before the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Canberra said. Trade Minister Simon Birmingham announced this late Wednesday after it was decided that subsidies paid ...
Read More »Stocks of Motilal Oswal, IIFL fall over SEBI’s bar on commodity trading
Mumbai : A day after market regulator SEBI declared the commodity broking arms of Motilal Oswal and India Infoline (IIFL) as not “fit and proper” in the NSEL case, the scrip price of both the companies fell up to 5 ...
Read More »India’s January wholesale inflation eases to 2.76%
New Delhi : India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices eased to 2.76 per cent in January 2019 from 3.02 per cent reported for the corresponding month of 2018. —IANS
Read More »Need to move to responsible pricing in crude, balance interests: Modi
Greater Noida : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the world has seen crude prices on a roller-coaster ride for too long and there was a need to move to responsible pricing which balances the interests of both ...
Read More »Tea planters target higher export target, want incentives for full leaf tea production
By Bappaditya Chatterjee, Kolkata : Targetting 300 million kg of exports by 2020, tea planters have told the government that the key to this lies in incentivising production of orthodox (full leaf) tea and boosting the Merchandise Exports from India ...
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