Miscellaneous

The average retail cost of wheat is about 19% higher than a year ago while flour prices have jumped 20%. After an extraordinary heat wave smothered much of India last year and forced the country to restrict wheat exports, farmers…

There is a strong cry for opposition unity at the national level to counter the BJP and Narendra Modi in the 2024 parliamentary elections. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is getting impatient. Last week he said he was waiting for a signal…

<!-- --> Pratapgarh, UP: The body of a 65-year-old woman who was murdered using a sharp-edged weapon was found in a village in this district, police said on Wednesday. Additional Superintendent of Police (West)…

राज्य सरकार ने पांचवें प्रोग्रेसिव पंजाब समिट की तैयारी पूरी कर ली है। पंजाब की भगवंत मान सरकार ने अब तक 38,175 करोड़ रुपए का निवेश तय करने का दावा किया है। इंडियन स्कूल ऑफ बिजनेस मोहाली में 23 से 24 फरवरी तक होने वाले आगामी…

Washington: Observing that the security landscape of the UN peacekeeping missions today is more complex, violent and riskier, India has told the United Nations that such missions should not exist in perpetuity. Exit strategies…

Venice: Gondolas lay beached along a series of Venice's famed canals this week, as low tides and a lack of rain left would-be punters high and dry. Tourists out on the deeper, busier canals sailed passed exposed foundations of…

Billionaire Elon Musk acquired a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter, making him the microblogging site's largest stakeholder. On Wednesday, the Tesla CEO poked fun at himself and referred to the platform as "the world's largest non-profit."…

<!-- --> Patna: An upwardly mobile farmer in Bihar was on Tuesday reprimanded by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for using too many "English words" while narrating his exciting life journey. The speaker identified…

This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History! On this day, 22 Feb.... 1630 - Popcorn was introduced to the English colonists by an Indian named Quadequina who brought it in deerskin bags as his contribution at…

नयी दिल्ली। भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम के पूर्व विस्फोटक सलामी बल्लेबाज वीरेंद्र सहवाग ने अपने अंतरराष्ट्रीय करियर की शुरुआत मध्य क्रम के बल्लेबाज के साथ की थी। मिडिल ऑर्डर से ओपनर कैसे बने सहवाग? यह सवाल हर किसी के मन में है। वीरू ने एक शो में…

New Delhi: Music icon Javed Akhtar, whose comment about 26/11 attackers roaming free in Pakistan went viral on social media, told NDTV today that his response was extremely well-received by the audience across the border too. Mr…

Kanpur: IIT Kanpur on Tuesday released the answer key for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) exam on its website. The official website gate.iitk.ac.in has the link to download the answer key for all papers of GATE 2023…

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said he joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) as he felt it was the right party at the right time for India's rise and progress. Speaking in an exclusive interview…

Srinagar: An injured snowboarder of Himachal Pradesh who had got stuck in the upper reaches of Gulmarg was rescued by the ski petrol team of the Tourism Department, an official spokesperson said on Monday. According to reports, the Ski…

Una (HP): Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri inaugurated Himachal Road Transport Corporation's Ride with Pride - electric taxi service from Haroli to Una Monday. During this, he also traveled in an e-taxi from Haroli to Rampur bridge.…

<!-- --> London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday unveiled tougher new measures to crack down on domestic abusers, including electronic tags for the most dangerous offenders who subject women and girls…

New Delhi:  Singapore's High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong on Monday said that the launch and linkage of cross-border connectivity between the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) of India and PayNow of Singapore is a "milestone…

<!-- --> Erode, Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief K Annamalai on Monday attacked DMK and Congress over the alleged distribution of pressure cookers for attracting voters. The BJP state…

<!-- --> Mumbai: A colleague of Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam was injured when he was manhandled during an alleged brawl over taking a selfie with the latter at an event in Mumbai on Monday night, police said. The…

<!-- --> Pune: No claim will be laid on any party property post the Election Commission decision on the real Shiv Sena as "we are heirs of Balasaheb Thackeray's ideology and have no temptations", Maharashtra Chief…