Tomatoes give farmers seat in Crorepati ClubIn Karnataka’s Jalabiganapalli village, 35-year-old Aravind has earned Rs 1.4 crore from his 5-acre field and is buying a “posh house” for ...
06 Aug, 2023, 09.06 AM IST
From rags to riches: Andhra farmer earns Rs 4 crore in just 45 days from 'expensive' tomatoesHe had previously suffered losses due to plummeting tomato prices last year, which left him in a debt of Rs 1.5 crore. Through enhanced pow...
29 Jul, 2023, 03.36 PM IST
Pricey tomatoes turning farmers into crorepatis in TelanganaTomato growers from Telangana are becoming crorepati farmers due to the recent high prices. Mahipal Reddy, from Medak, made an impressive R...
25 Jul, 2023, 05.17 PM IST
Bihar farmer turns 'crorepati' with Rs 52 crore in accountThe incident came to light on Friday when Shah went to the CSP outlet in Katra to inquire whether the elderly pension was credited to his a...
19 Sep, 2021, 09.05 AM IST
Centre's farm laws are meant to help BJP capitalists: Mamata BanerjeeThese businessmen are BJP capitalists and once the three farm laws are introduced, they will try to forcibly purchase crops from the farmer...
09 Feb, 2021, 06.34 PM IST
View: Use iron fist in a velvet glove for farmer agitationFreedom to sell anywhere in India should be seen as a fundamental farm right, and stock limits should be seen as socialist dinosaurs thwart...
13 Dec, 2020, 10.38 AM IST
Onions make debt-ridden Karnataka farmer crorepatiOnion grower Mallikarjuna is now a celebrity in the farming circles in Chitradurga, 200km from Bengaluru, after local media reported his su...
15 Dec, 2019, 06.05 PM IST
Specially-abled UP girl, who was declared 'born dead', wins Rs 12.5 lakh in KBCThe 29-year-old girl grew up as a physically challenged person due to the negligence of doctors.
28 Aug, 2019, 12.31 PM IST
Loan defaulters used to carry Congress 'taveej' as shield against law: PM Narendra ModiModi alleged that banks were "looted" by "naamdaar" who used to make telephone calls to the lenders to sanction loans.
03 Dec, 2018, 09.51 PM IST
Millers, tillers, miners – all in the mix in MP's poll race134 of 167 re-contesting MLAs, including chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, have declared agriculture as main source of income.
28 Nov, 2018, 06.59 AM IST
K Chandrashekar Rao is a crorepati farmer with assets worth Rs 22 croreWhen he contested Telengana’s first election in 2014, KCR had said he didn’t own a car. On taking office in 2014, he had changed the colour...
15 Nov, 2018, 11.41 AM IST
Daily wager digs up diamond worth Rs 1.5 crore in MP’s PannaThe 30-year-old, Motilal Prajapati, who toils on minimum wages to feed his family, has dug up the second biggest diamond ever to be found i...
10 Oct, 2018, 10.46 AM IST
Resident philanthropist: Big B to donate Rs 2.5 cr to waive off loans of farmers and families of martyrsThe actor said he was also pained by the farmers' suicide and has decided to pitch in.
28 Aug, 2018, 04.33 PM IST
YSR Congress promises liquor ban in Andhra Pradesh if voted to power in 2019The YSR Congress president asked the party rank and file to take the newly-coined slogan "Anna Vastunnadu...Bhavishyattu Manade" to every h...
10 Jul, 2017, 10.57 AM IST
Budget 2017: 3 new taxes that Modi government could introduce, but won'tVarious committees over the years have advocated widening of the tax base. The govt could explore three potential avenues. But will it?
31 Jan, 2017, 10.16 AM IST
Income Tax department probes 'crorepati' agriculturists for evasionOfficers have been asked to 'verify' a select number of cases of over Rs 1 crore agricultural income declaration between 2011-12 to 2013-14.
13 Mar, 2016, 01.50 PM IST
- Can quiz programmes like KBC help the economically disadvantaged?
KBC need not just be about money even if the questions are denominated in first thousands of rupees, then lakhs and finally crores.
05 Dec, 2010, 05.24 AM IST