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Farmers shift to maize as biofuel push drives sales

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- A longstanding trend of farmers preferring cereal crops over scarce pulses and oilseeds has been bolstered by a craze for maize and its area shows a meteoric rise over the past f... Read More


Three killed, 8 hurt in New York shooting

India, Aug. 18 -- Three people were killed and eight others injured after multiple gunmen opened fire inside a restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, in the early hours of Sunday (local time), according to... Read More


Wang Yi to meet PM during visit to India

India, Aug. 18 -- Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two-day visit to India beginning on Monday, according to the external affairs ministry. The meeting... Read More


Centre orders probe into herbicide toxicity

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The Centre on Sunday ordered a probe into alleged reports of toxicity resulting from the use of herbicide in soyabean fields, which could be linked to agricultural chemicals not ... Read More


3 held for assaulting Muslim man: Police

Dehradun, Aug. 18 -- Three men have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a Muslim man and forcing him to chant religious slogan in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district, a senior police officer said ... Read More


eci on 'vote theft'

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday called the Opposition's allegations of "vote theft" during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and discrepancies in the Special Intensiv... Read More


States to ease off-budget borrowings

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- After a year of sharp increases, Indian states are expected to keep their off-budget borrowings largely flat in FY26, signalling a shift towards tighter fiscal discipline even am... Read More


India may lower its Chinese trade wall

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China, India is weighing easier rules for Chinese investments in select sectors, two people aware of the matter said, in another ... Read More


A revamped two-slab GST could end bizarre disputes

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Businesses will be spared courtroom drama around product tax rates, as revamping the goods and services tax (GST) into a mainly two-rate structure will prevent quirky disputes su... Read More


Beniwal helps Superstarz beat Purani Dilli 6 in DPL

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- South Delhi Superstarz beat Purani Dilli 6 by 46 runs to hand them their third loss in a row in the Delhi Premier League at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. The win could prov... Read More