India hits back at US, hikes import duty on agri, steel products

India hits back at US, hikes import duty on agri, steel products

New Delhi, June 21 : India has increased customs duty on 29 products, including pulses and iron and steel products, imported from the US as a retaliatory action against the tariff hike by Washington.The duty hike would come into effect immediately for 28 products, while for artemia, a kind of shrimp, the rate hike would […]

Couple harassed over inter-caste marriage gets passport

Couple harassed over inter-caste marriage gets passport

Lucknow, June 21 : A day after, Tanvi Seth, complained to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj accusing passport authorities in Lucknow of refusing her passport on the pretext of her “inter-caste marriage” to a Muslim man, the couple was on Thursday issued the passports after the couple took to social media highlighting their grievances.In her […]

No groundwork, late sowing ‘diktat’ goes unheard

No groundwork, late sowing ‘diktat’ goes unheard

Chandigarh : The government steps to make farmers plant early maturing and less water-consuming paddy varieties, either forcefully or by creating awareness, stand exposed as transplantation officially begins on Wednesday.It seems another year has been lost on saving groundwater, as a majority of farmers across the state have already transplanted water-guzzling varieties of paddy. This […]