Food Corporation of India NEW DELHI: Food Corporation of India (FCI) has tightened safeguards for the lifting and use of subsidised rice supplied to distilleries under govt’s ethanol blending programme, making distilleries directly accountable for any diversion or misuse of the released grain. In case of misuse or diversion, FCI will file criminal cases.The move…
Drake’s Island, a 6.4-acre island in Plymouth Sound, is being offered for more than £2 million, with plans for heritage-led regeneration. (Photo: Getty Images) A tiny historic island off the coast of Plymouth, England, featuring a Grade-II listed house, a vast underground tunnel network and former military buildings, has gone on the market for offers…
Principal secretary to PM PK Mishra NEW DELHI: India must increasingly build an “antifragile system” that emerges stronger through uncertainties and disruptions, principal secretary to PM, PK Mishra said on Saturday while highlighting that the nature of risks and vulnerability is changing. He also stressed on the need to “introspect and analyse” why all ideas…
NEW DELHI: Identifying agriculture and food production as the “second strength” of the seven streams (Sapta Dhara) of power that can take India to “new heights” in the next 5-7 years, PM Narendra Modi Saturday pitched for transitioning to chemical-free farming and creating integrated farm-to-export supply chains for millets, spices and fruits.“We have to move…
India’s Chirag Shetty, left, and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached the men’s doubles final of the Singapore Open Super 750 tournament after defeating top seeds and world No. 1 pair Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae of South Korea in straight games on Saturday. The fourth-seeded Indian duo beat the reigning…
The meeting came days after the BJP announced its 65-member national team under party president Nitin Nabin. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met the BJP’s newly appointed team of national office-bearers at the party headquarters in the national capital and posed for a group photograph with them.The meeting was the first introductory…
Swatantra Bharadwaj detained; NSE gets Sebi nod for mega IPO Swatantra Bharadwaj detained in Bulandshahr over Jantar Mantar assault Army kills one terrorist in Budgam, search for another continues Belgium backs India partnership as PM De Wever flags trade dependency risks Sebi clears NSE IPO, proposed issue could be worth Rs 30,000 crore Russian strike…
Smoke from the passenger ferry that caught fire while traveling from the tourist island of Bali to neighboring island of Lombok, AP Crews rescued 106 people after a passenger ferry caught fire in rough seas off Indonesia’s Bali island on Wednesday, with rescuers continuing efforts to evacuate those still aboard, authorities said.The Putri Yasmin ferry…
JAMMU: Three members of a family died, and two others were injured after an SUV skidded off a hilly road and plunged into a gorge in J&K’s Reasi district, officials said Wednesday.“The accident occurred near Panasa village late Tuesday night when the driver of a Sumo lost control while negotiating a curve on the road…
Amit Shah and Suvendu Adhikari (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: Pitting Suvendu Adhikari — who defeated CM Mamata Banerjee in his turf, Nandigram, in 2021 — against her in Bhabanipur was only the beginning of Union minister Amit Shah’s determined bid to take down the TMC supremo in her backyard. What followed was precise execution of gruelling…