Tamil Nadu agriculture minister R Vinoth at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple on Saturday CHENNAI: A controversy erupted on Saturday after Tamil Nadu agriculture minister R Vinoth offered prayers at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple holding an “agriculture budget document.” Vinoth is to present TVK govt’s maiden agricultural budget in the Tamil Nadu assembly on Aug 6….
Schools, colleges in Ahmedabad closed today Ahmedabad: In view of the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast of heavy to very heavy rainfall in Ahmedabad, authorities have declared a holiday for all schools and colleges in the city on Saturday.The decision comes after the Ahmedabad Municipal School Board had earlier announced holidays on July 31 and…
Kolkata: Centre on Saturday released Rs 7,866 crore to Bengal as an additional instalment of tax devolution, part of a broader Rs 1,09,019 crore release to state govts on August 1 — ahead of the normal monthly devolution due on August 10.The Union finance ministry said the release was in line with the govt’s commitment…
Pune: Following the death of a 17-year-old two-wheeler rider in a hit-and-run accident at Narhe on July 11, the Pune police on Thursday registered a case against the unidentified car driver and the owner of the two-wheeler that the minor was riding.An officer from the Narhe police said the accident occurred around 9.30pm on July…
NEW DELHI: Centre’s fiscal deficit hovered around 18% of the full year’s estimate at the end of the first quarter, despite elevated capex and a slower growth in tax revenue due to the impact of GST rationalisation.During April-June, the Centre’s tax revenue was 3.7% higher at just over Rs 9 lakh crore, compared with a…
Rajat Patidar (PTI Photo) RCB’ title winning captain Rajat Patidar has been appointed captain of the Central Zone squad for the 2026 Duleep Trophy, with Rinku Singh named his deputy for the prestigious domestic tournament, scheduled to be held at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru from August 23 to September 10.The leadership duo…
Allu Arjun has been surprising the audience with every new film and has made a name for himself. Whether it is his stylish makeover in ‘Arya’ or his rugged appearance in the ‘Pushpa’ franchise, the actor has always reinvented himself for every role. Now, fans have another reason to get excited as fresh reports suggest…
Few quotes have stood the test of time as powerfully as Martin Luther King Jr.’s words: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Spoken during one of the most turbulent periods in American history, the quote continues to resonate across cultures and…
The Massachusetts project is an example of agrivoltaics, a nascent farming practice that combines agriculture with solar energy generation on the same land. Farmers have relied on sunshine to grow healthy crops for generations. But as they say, excess of anything is bad and with climate change causing hotter summers, longer droughts and erratic weather,…
If you’ve ever stood in a nursery holding a packet of seeds, unsure whether now is the right time to plant them, you’re not alone. Turns out, the answer isn’t really a guess; India’s own agricultural institutions have been mapping this out for decades. The country’s growing calendar is split into three official seasons: Kharif,…
