In mandis across these states, tomatoes, onions and potatoes are selling below the cost of cultivation. India’s farmers are paying the price for the country’s record-low inflation. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose just 0.25 per cent in October — the slowest pace since the series began in 2012 — as food prices collapsed across…
NEW DELHI: Opposition parties on Wednesday accused right-wing leaders of voting in more than one state, calling it “proof of vote theft.” The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and Congress claimed that Rajya Sabha MP and RSS ideologue Rakesh Sinha had voted in both the Delhi and Bihar elections. Sharing screenshots of…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday took a veiled jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, comparing them with “three monkeys” — Pappu, Tappu and Appu.While addressing a rally at Darbhanga’s Keoti in poll-bound Bihar, Yogi said that just…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday refuted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s allegation that Rashtriya Janata Dal forced Congress to announce Tejashwi Yadav as Mahagathbandhan’s pick for Bihar’s chief minister’s post.Kharge said that PM Modi’s remarks were “laughable”, claiming that he sets aside he level at which a PM should speak.“All of this is…
The US government shutdown has entered its second month, disrupting several sectors and heavily impacting the nation’s air travel industry. Airports across the country continue to face massive delays amid a growing shortage of air traffic controllers, many of whom have now missed their first full paycheck.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday that nearly…