Many of Punjab's political and religious leaders set to lose security coverThose who will lose the security cover include Giani Harpreet Singh, Jathedar of Takht Damdama Sahib in Bathinda. He also holds the charge ...
28 May, 2022, 02.43 PM IST
Will the light shine on India's economy? Tracking the Diwali spend and looking at post-festival recoveryYou can call it retail therapy or pin it on the festive spirit, or believe what the government is saying — that the Indian economy, which h...
11 Nov, 2020, 08.00 PM IST
Farm leaders disappointed with no increase in PM Kisan pay out in Budget 2020With agriculture credit increased from Rs 87,000 crore in 2003 to 15 lakh crore in Budget 2020, Ramandeep Mann a farm activist said that th...
01 Feb, 2020, 08.42 PM IST
Settling inheritance cases of godmen has never been easyWith Dera Sacha Sauda chief incarcerated for 20 years, speculations on his successor are doing the rounds among his followers at Sirsa head...
03 Sep, 2017, 10.18 AM IST
These unsung Dalit writers fuelled BSP's culture politicsSome writers allege that under Mayawati, the party has deviated from the principles of its founder Kanshi Ram. Bharti says that bahujan pol...
31 Oct, 2016, 01.02 PM IST
BJP MP Vijay Goel says Narendra Modi a 'saint' like Mahatma GandhiBJP MP Vijay Goel today likened Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Mahatma Gandhi, a day ahead of the latter's birth anniversary.
01 Oct, 2015, 07.01 PM IST
Samajwadi Party fields Uttar Pradesh minister from Jaunpur Lok Sabha seatThe party has not cited any reason for changing the candidate though.
26 Nov, 2013, 04.46 PM IST
UP sugarcane farmers lean on data, demand better support priceFarming leaders said that they have informed Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav their demands, backed by scientific and agricultural data.
02 Oct, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- UP government eyes 40 lakh cane farmers family for vote with steep hike in sugarcane SAP
The steep hike by the Akhilesh Yadav government with an eye on the 40 lakh cane farmers vote in the crucial 2014 Lok Sabha polls, caught th...
07 Dec, 2012, 07.14 PM IST
- UP government yet to announce SAP of sugar cane farmers
Despite the sugar cane crushing at its peak the Akhilesh Yadav government has yet to announce the State Advised Price (SAP) of cane making ...
30 Nov, 2012, 01.19 PM IST
- No decision on sugar cane 'state advised price' in UP
Sugar cane crushing is at season's peak in Uttar Pradesh but the Akhilesh Yadav government is yet to announce the state advised price (SAP)...
30 Nov, 2012, 05.00 AM IST
Akhilesh waives Rs 1,650 crore farm loans on dad Mulayam's birthdayChief minister Akhilesh Yadav said 7.2 lakh farmers, who've taken loans of up to Rs 50,000 from rural cooperative banks, will benefit from ...
23 Nov, 2012, 03.00 AM IST
UP assembly elections 2012: UP dons brace for battle of ballots todaySP is a serious contender for power in Lucknow but seems to have shown scant regard for popular opinion against fielding history-sheeters.
15 Feb, 2012, 10.41 AM IST
UP assembly elections 2012: Mayawati's divide & rule strategy turns out a dudMayawati's demand to split UP has figured just perfunctorily in her poll campaign so far, highlighting her inability to turn it into an ele...
15 Feb, 2012, 10.40 AM IST
UP elections: UP gears up for third phase of polling tomorrowThird phase held in 56 seats in 10 districts will decide the fate of three cabinet minister, a minister of state, 29 sitting MLAs and 14 fo...
14 Feb, 2012, 11.02 AM IST
UP elections: A look at the jailed mafia dons contesting the electionsSome among the dons enjoy a Robin Hood kind of image in their areas of influence, encouraging them to contest as independent candidates.
06 Feb, 2012, 02.07 AM IST
- Centre refuses to be drawn into sugar SAP controversy
Sugar politics just refuses to die down. The Centre on Friday referred the issue of state advisory price-related arrears to farmers back to...
22 Dec, 2007, 01.44 AM IST