NCM chief writes to Uttar Pradesh police over attack on a Sikh man

NCM chief writes to Uttar Pradesh police over attack on a Sikh man

Chairman of National Commission for Minorities Iqbal Singh Lalpura addressing media. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) chairman wrote to the Director General of Police (DGP), Uttar Pradesh, asking him to conduct a fair investigation into the case of an attack on a Sikh man in the State. According to … Read more

U.P. plans to run e-buses under PM e-bus scheme across urban centres

U.P. plans to run e-buses under PM e-bus scheme across urban centres

Uttar Pradesh aims to get a giant share of 1,800 e-Buses out of 10,000 under the PM e-Bus Scheme. The buses will be functional in Lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Firozabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Agra, Jhansi, Varanasi, Meerut, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Aligarh, Moradabad, Ayodhya, Shahjahanpur, Mathura, Rampur, and Saharanpur. The State government Urban Development Ministry is preparing … Read more

Mayawati accuses SP leader of stirring religious couldron for pre-poll mileage

Mayawati accuses SP leader of stirring religious couldron for pre-poll mileage

BSP President Mayawati accused Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya of trying to drive a wedge between communities ahead of election | file photo | Photo Credit: PTI BSP President Mayawati on Sunday accused Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya of trying to drive a wedge between communities ahead of election with his comment on … Read more

India set to be third-largest economy by FY28: SBI Research

India set to be third-largest economy by FY28: SBI Research

New Delhi: India will become the third largest economy by FY28, two years earlier than projected, said SBI Research economists in a note on Thursday. “The Indian economy continues to enjoy a period of sustained goldilocks,” SBI Research economists said, pointing out that India will surpass Japan and Germany at the current growth rate and … Read more

Data | Retail price of tomatoes more than ₹100 a kilogramme in over 50 cities

Data | Retail price of tomatoes more than ₹100 a kilogramme in over 50 cities

Tomato inflation: The wholesale price of the tomatoes for the first-grade variety stood above Rs. 100 per kg in many parts of India by the last week of June The sudden and rapid fall in the quantity of tomatoes brought to various mandis across India in the last week of June created a demand-supply mismatch. … Read more

BJP eyeing tie-ups with SBSP, RLD to put up strong show in Lok Sabha poll

BJP eyeing tie-ups with SBSP, RLD to put up strong show in Lok Sabha poll

Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar. | Photo Credit: RAJEEV BHATT Amid the buzz that the BJP is reaching out to the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), ruling party leaders in Uttar Pradesh said their inclusion will strengthen the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead of the 2024 … Read more

U.P. govt, to begin Road Safety Fortnight campaign from July 17

U.P. govt, to begin Road Safety Fortnight campaign from July 17

the State government employees would be marked absent at work if they arrived to office without helmet for the second time. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan The Uttar Pradesh has decided to organise a campaign under Road Safety Fortnight from July 17 to 31, wherein the State government employees would be … Read more

Scanty rains hit kharif crop sowing

Scanty rains hit kharif crop sowing

Scanty rainfall has delayed sowing of kharif crops such as paddy, maize and tur in many parts of the country, with 14 key agricultural states still ‘deficient’ in rainfall and two figuring in the ‘large deficient’ category, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). This could hit output of kharif crops as well as force … Read more

Tomato prices double due to heat, delayed rainfall

Tomato prices double due to heat, delayed rainfall

Tomato prices have doubled in the past week in most parts of the country to ₹80-120 per kg in the retail market, while wholesale prices have increased to ₹65-70 per kg from ₹30-35 per kg, following a sudden plunge in production. The output nosedived due to multiple factors such as high heat, delayed rainfall and … Read more

Opposition parties discussed corruption maximum policy: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister

Opposition parties discussed corruption maximum policy: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister

UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. File | Photo Credit: PTI Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Friday said those who were afraid of Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the corruption maximum policy (CMP) at the Opposition meeting in Patna. He said the BJP would win the Lok Sabha election next … Read more