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Kohli sole Indian in Forbes list of highest paid athletes

New York, June 8 : Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli is the sole sportsperson from the country to feature among the world’s 100 highest paid athletes in the latest Forbes list topped by soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo. Kohli, 28, has been ranked 89th on the 2017 Forbes list of ‘The world’s highest paid athletes’ with […]

It’s a farmers’ movement in Maharashtra, not a strike

SOMETHING unusual happened last week. Farmers in Maharashtra organised an amazing ‘strike’. Last month farmers in a village of Ahmednagar decided that they would stop sending their produce — food grains, vegetables, etc. – to cities from June 1. Soon, the call was adopted by the farmers of the entire district. Before anyone could realise, […]

Cong govt’s maiden Budget on June 20

Chandigarh : The maiden Budget session of the Congress government will be held from June 14 to June 23, with the presentation of the state’s Budget for 2017-18 expected on June 20. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh here today. It asked the Governor and the […]

Want debt waiver for all states: CM

Chandigarh : Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has urged the Union Government to intervene immediately to resolve the crisis gripping the farming community across the country, reiterating the Congress demand for farm debt waiver for all states. He said urgent steps were required to be taken to fix the MSP of crops in line with […]