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Centre to release Rs 3,200 crore under PM Fasal Bima Yojana for 30 lakh disaster-hit farmers

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said a second instalment of Rs 8,000 crore will be released later, & insurers delaying payouts to farmers will pay 12% interest directly to them.

Agra man axed father to settle scores with neighbour who assaulted him and wife, say police

Victim's wife identified four people as attackers. Later, probe revealed some of these men had thrashed her son and daughter-in-law two months earlier.

Farmer leader Pandher appeals to people of Punjab to join ‘Rail Roko’ on Dec 18

A tractor march will also be organised Monday, the leader says. The announcement came after a group of 101 farmers, blocked by police at Shambhu border, was withdrawn for the day.

Armed with land papers, Agra farmer tills park with sunset view of Taj, proposed as ‘cultural hub’

Farmer Munna Lal says his father & uncle were registered cultivators of the land, but it was taken away in urban ceiling action in 1976. However, court ruled in family's favour in 1998.

British beetroot farmers gain access to US market

Beetroot growers to benefit from an additional market opportunity worth an estimated £150,000 per year.

How biofortified crops being tested by India can boost food security, reduce impact of climate change

The IARI has been working on climate-resilient seeds since 2014. Currently, it is testing 2,380 varieties of field crops and 487 varieties of horticulture crops, ThePrint has learnt.

Haryana pushes for stay of HC-ordered probe into protesting farmer’s death, SC refuses

Haryana govt tells SC it's not function of judges to investigate such incidents, says inquiry into police's use of force could demoralise cops.

Why Modi govt running away from giving legal guarantee of MSP: Cong

New Delhi: Hitting out at the Centre over the farmers' protests, the Congress on Wednesday asked why it is "running away" from giving legal...

UP farmer demands damages from state after being injured by stray bull

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s strict instructions to stop animals from straying have fallen on deaf ears so far.

India’s wheat procurement jumps above last year’s buying despite unseasonal rain, hail

Wheat procurement jumped to 19.5 million tonnes as of 26 April, exceeding 18.8 million tonnes procured last year. India plans to buy 34.15 million tonnes of new-season wheat from farmers.

On Camera

RSS is warming up to Yogi Adityanath. CM has many more boxes to tick

It’s not just the Opposition parties Yogi Adityanath has to contend with. His detractors within the BJP are no less formidable.

Modi govt’s PM internship scheme saw high attrition in Year 1. Just 30% joined, 41% quit midway

According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.