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Seventy percent of the rural households in our country depend primarily on agriculture for their livelihood, with 82 percent of farmers being small and marginal. While a tiny percentage of farmers enjoy rich lives and another small percentage lead a middle class life, a large majority of farmers in India still live in poverty. A look […]

NEW DELHI: Delhi Assembly on Friday passed a resolution supporting the pending demands of the farmers, law on MSP, withdrawal of the cases against farmers and compensation for the families of those farmers who lost their lives during the protest period. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also congratulated farmers on the success of their movement […]

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi announced on Friday to repeal farm laws in the upcoming winter session of Parliament. The public discourse and Opposition leaders gave a political angle to this announcement as elections are due in farmer-dominated states like Punjab and Uttar Pradesh early next year. But the statistics from last year and this […]

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the nation  and announced the repealing of the three contentious farm laws that farmer unions have been protesting since last year. Modi made the announcement as he wished people on occasion of the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev.  The prime minister in his speech […]

CHIKRAKOOT/LUCKNOW: Focused on reviving the Congress Party ahead of the 2022 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP), Congress General Secretary and state party in-charge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday urged the women to vote for women candidates so that they can understand their pain and work for their development. Speaking to women in Chitrakoot, Priyanka […]

SULTANPUR: The 341-km Purvanchal expressway, constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 22,500 crore, was abuzz with the cheers of people and roars of different aircraft as Sukhois and Mirages thundered with low-fly movement in skies over farm fields on Tuesday. The ambitious 341-km Purvanchal expressway originates from Chand sarai village on the Lucknow-Sultanpur highway […]

LUCKNOW: Former UP CM and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday embarked on a tour on the 341-km long Purvanchal Expressway, that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday. Modi had inaugurated the 341-km long Purvanchal Expressway on Tuesday from Sultanpur and slammed the previous governments for neglecting the Purvanchal (eastern) areas of […]

The Padma Awards are the highest civilian honours that were constituted 67 years ago to honour Indians who have established themselves as distinguished individuals by dint of their work. This year’s Padma Awards have been remarkable and different. Padma Awards 2021 felicitate individuals for their distinguished services to humanity whilst bringing inclusivity to the foreground. Also […]

NEW DELHI: Union minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal inaugurated the 40th edition of India International Trade Fair (IITF) at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on Sunday. The IITF has returned to the national capital after a gap of one year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  The ITTF is being held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi […]

LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: BSP supremo and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati’s mother Ramrati (92) passed away on Saturday after battling prolonged illness. BSP general secretary Satish Mishra told reporters that the Dalit czarina’s mother was undergoing treatment at a Delhi hospital and died following a cardiac arrest. Her mother’s cremation is scheduled to take place in […]