India should try lentil cropsAustralian and Brazilian farmers are experimenting with crops such as arhar, urad and tur daal as they look to target the staple Indian die...
17 Jul, 2023, 12.18 PM IST
Missing the Gucci for the kaftanPerhaps also bothering the desi lot is the model shown wearing the kaftan - not their usual leggie Melania Trump blonde, but someone who ap...
04 Jun, 2021, 11.46 PM IST
View: How the concept of 'financial inclusion' must be revisited with an emphasis on the poorA key decision variable when you decide whether or not to accept the EMI plan is the effective interest rate charged. Car loans at 10-15% a...
09 Dec, 2020, 11.08 PM IST
Government caps toor daal imports to 2 lakh MT per annumIndia is world's largest importer of lentils and buys pigeon pea from Tanzania, Mozambique, Myanmar and Malawi.
05 Aug, 2017, 10.10 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath's government mulls 'thaali' at Rs 5 for the poorUP minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said,"The thaali will consist of rice, chapattis, daal, a vegetable dish and papad. All this will be ma...
22 May, 2017, 05.48 PM IST
Government slaps 10% import duty on wheat, tur dalThe move will help curb sharp fall in the wholesale prices of these two commodities and ensure support price to farmers who are expecting a...
28 Mar, 2017, 05.36 PM IST
Prices of agricultural goods surge 25% post Sebi-FMC mergerSebi officials as well as some economists, however, blame deficient monsoon rains and its impact on pro duction for the rise in prices in t...
19 Nov, 2015, 12.16 PM IST
Shiv Sena uses beef unrest to attack Modi governmentUddhav Thackeray on Thursday severely slammed the BJP for the recent spate of killings in north India over consumption of beef.
23 Oct, 2015, 12.24 PM IST
Time to hold 'Daal Par Charcha': Congress leader Jitin PrasadaIn a jibe at BJP's 'Chai par charcha' campaign, Prasada, while talking to the reporters in Haridaspur village, said, "Time has come now to ...
21 Oct, 2015, 06.07 PM IST
Dal ka tadka after gai pe charcha in BiharAfter beef and quota controversies, the issue of escalating pulse prices has taken centre stage in campaigning for the Bihar assembly elect...
21 Oct, 2015, 10.47 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi has turned 'unlucky' for economy: Congress on sensex crashWith the benchmark sensex witnessing the biggest single day drop ever, Congress today took a swipe at PM Modi saying he has turned "unlucky...
24 Aug, 2015, 10.11 PM IST
Full meal available in Mumbai at Rs 12: Raj BabbarBabbar said this at the AICC briefing in response to a volley of questions as he tried to explain that poverty has come down even as prices...
24 Jul, 2013, 10.07 PM IST
- Punjab government announces Rs 10,000 crore development plan for villages
Punjab government today announced a development plan of Rs 10,000 crore for 13,047 villages in the state.
19 Jul, 2013, 06.20 PM IST
- Urad dal cheaper by Rs 500 as weak trend grips Chennai market
A weak trend prevailed as prices of the most of the major foodgrains led by urad dal fell sharply in the wholesale market here during the w...
19 Jun, 2010, 12.28 PM IST
- Appoint Pawar cricket minister: Gadkari
With commencement of the budget session of Parliament less than a fortnight away, BJP has hit the streets to mobilise public opinion agains...
11 Feb, 2010, 06.40 AM IST
- Will weak monsoon hit GDP, fuel inflation?
The meteorological department has admitted that 2009 will certainly be a drought year with total rainfall during June 1-August 12 at just a...
17 Aug, 2009, 04.52 AM IST
- Nation-wide strike today by BJP, allies
Continuing with its efforts to bring price-rise to the centre of political discourse, the BJP and its alliance partners have organised a co...
02 May, 2008, 04.30 AM IST