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Opposing power bill, farmers rip out meters across Sangrur

Sangrur, Dec. 11 -- Up in arms against central government's draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2025, farmers under the banner of Bhartiya Kisan Union Ekta Azad have started removing smart power meters... Read More


Haryana releases rRs.r116 crore to 53,821 farmers for crop loss due to heavy rains

Chandigarh, Dec. 11 -- Providing financial relief to farmers, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday released a crop compensation of Rs.116.15 crore to 53,821 farmers for losses suffere... Read More


CM Nitish Kumar interacts with women, takes feedback on rRs.r10K grant used for start-ups

BETTIAH, Dec. 11 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday interacted with rural women and Jeevika Didis, the self-help workers, in the Kesariya block of East Champaran district tocollect feedb... Read More


Delhi Ridge gets new statutory board to oversee protection, permissions

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- The Union environment ministry has reconstituted the Delhi Ridge Management Board (DRMB) with statutory powers, as directed by the Supreme Court in November, in a move that will ... Read More


Detention centres: Amid confusion in Lucknow, departments pass the buck

LUCKNOW, Dec. 11 -- After shrill rhetoric on setting up temporary detention centres for illegal immigrants across the state and a high-decibel verification campaign not yielding much of a result, a re... Read More


Nobel laureate Maria Machado hails Trump, says US govt helped her leave Venezuela

India, Dec. 11 -- nobel Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Thursday hailed US President Donald Trump and said that the US government helped her leave Venezuela to get to Norway after... Read More


Karnataka govt tables anti-hate speech bill, BJP apprehends 'misuse'

Bengaluru, Dec. 11 -- The Karnataka government on Wednesday tabled in the assembly a contentious bill that ministers say will curb hate speech against marginalised communities but opponents say will c... Read More


'Moment Shubman Gill came in as vice-captain...': Ashwin flags the inevitable in Sanju Samson's omission from playing XI

India, Dec. 11 -- Ravichandran Ashwin spoke about Sanju Samson missing out on India's XI for the first T20I against South Africa in Cuttack, a call that drew plenty of discussion. Samson has been in g... Read More


Sponge left in Prayagraj woman's stomach after surgery, FIR registered on court order

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 11 -- A woman in Prayagraj was left fighting for her life after a cotton sponge was allegedly left inside her stomach during surgery at SRN Hospital, an associated hospital of MLN Medi... Read More


Golden nectar of Ramban: GI-tagged Sulai honey to sweeten beekeepers' fortunes

JAMMU, Dec. 11 -- Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned about Sulai honey of Ramban district during his "Mann Ki Baat" programme on Sunday, the 100% organic product has not only evoked int... Read More