Sangrur : Rejecting the waiver of crop loan as announced by the state government, the BKU (Sidhupur) today demanded a complete debt waiver. Union activists held a protest in front of the Sangrur Deputy Commissioner’s office. BKU leaders announced to intensify their agitation if the government failed to take the required steps. “Before the elections, […]
New Delhi, August 4 : Apex auditor CAG has found that over Rs 700 crore worth of FCI wheat stock got “deteriorated” in Punjab till March 2016 as the grain was stored in open areas due to lack of storage facility. The damaged wheat stock could not be supplied through the ration shops, the Comptroller […]
Washington, August 4 : Rajiv Gandhi was “genuinely interested” in developing military ties with the US and the former Indian prime minister had shown he could move India’s foreign policy in new directions, according to a declassified CIA document. Gandhi’s visits to then Soviet Union, the Middle East, France, and the US from May 1985 […]
Colombo, August 4 : India virtually batted Sri Lanka out of the second Test by crossing the 600-run mark for the second game in a row, setting themselves up for another big win on a pitch that is offering plenty to the spinners.India, resuming the day at 344 for three, went on to declare at […]
Dhanera (Banaskantha), August 4 : Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday faced hostile black flag-waving crowds shouting slogans in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his tour of flood-hit Dhanera town in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district, forcing him to beat a retreat. His car was pelted with stones, shattering some window panes.Gandhi, who arrived here […]