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Wheat crop loss likely to be 1-2 MT due to untimely rains: Govt

The government's wheat procurement at minimum support price (MSP) is underway and about 7 lakh tonnes have been purchased so far, higher than 2 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period.

G20 presidency: CAG team reviews preparations for SAI20 meet in Goa

A six member team from the Comptroller Auditor General of India (CAG) visited Goa to review preparations for the upcoming Supreme Audit

Toyota to sell 1.5 mn electric vehicles by 2026, roll out 10 new models

Toyota said it will release 10 new EV models by 2026 and sell 1.5 million battery electric vehicles annually

IPL 2023 LSG vs SRH preview: Hyderabad seek recovery from horrible opener

Back with their original skipper Marco Jansen in the middle, Sunrisers Hyderabad would look to bounce back against the Lucknow Super Giants tonight in Lucknow

Panel to review pension scheme: Difference between NPS and OPS explained

The government has announced setting up of a four-member committee to review the National Pension Scheme (NPS)

Alibaba invites users to test its in-house ChatGPT-like AI Chatbot

Alibaba's cloud computing unit is offering invitation codes to some corporate customers so they can try out the large language model called Tongyi Qianwen

Motherhood no hurdle to leadership: Ex-New Zealand PM Ardern quits politics

"I leave knowing I was the best mother I could be," Ardern said in her valedictory speech to parliament

Test -Tata Motors posts 8% jump in group global wholesales in January-March

Tata Motors on Friday reported an 8 per cent year-on-year increase in group global wholesales, including that of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), at 3,61,361 units in the fourth quarter of FY23

Goa begins in-patient Covid testing at govt hospitals amid spike in cases

In light of the rise in the number of Covid-19 cases, the Goa government on Friday resumed in-patient testing at state-run hospitals using antigen testing kits, a minister said

K'taka Cong chief promises to cancel scrapping of 4% quota for Muslims

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Friday said that if the grand old party came to power in the assembly elections

CNG, piped gas prices to be cut but no clarity on deregulation: Analysts

CNG and piped cooking gas prices will be cut by 9-11 per cent after the government revised the formula for pricing of natural gas, but there is no clarity on deregulation of the fuel, analysts said

Residual emissions to be tackled to meet net-zero goal in 2050: Study

Calling for strategies to tackle residual emissions, scientists said they would need to be balanced by carbon dioxide removal techniques to meet net-zero goals

Surge in Covid cases: Mandaviya asks states to stay alert, prepared

Amid rising cases of coronavirus, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday held a review meeting and advised states to stay alert and be prepared for COVID-19 management.

Punish schools for forcing parents to buy books from specific shops: Atishi

Delhi Education Minister Atishi on Friday directed the officials to initiate action against private schools that allegedly forced parents of students to buy expensive books

No written exams till class 2, assessment causes burden: Draft NCF

Explicit tests and exams are completely inappropriate assessment tools for children up to class 2 and written tests should be introduced from class 3 onwards

Mosque in Qutub complex: SC rejects plea challenging Delhi HC order

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging the Delhi High Court order which had refused to advance the hearing of a plea by the Managing Committee of Delhi Waqf Board

Elephant corridors must be kept free from obstructions: President

President Droupadi Murmu Friday urged people to treat elephants with compassion and keep elephant corridors free from obstructions to facilitate their easy movement

Assassination threat to PM, UP CM Yogi; schoolboy held from Lucknow

The 16-year-old boy, who hails from Bihar, was picked up from the Chinhat area of the state capital

Hindu spiritual community in South does more than missionaries: Bhagwat

Bhagwat said intellectuals in the country generally mention (Christian) missionaries when talking about service to society

Airbus deliveries down 11% to 127 jets in Q1, supply chain issues to blame

Airbus last year clawed back two deliveries to reflect Western sanctions on Russia