Aizawl, May 1: India plans cultivation of improved variety of food grain in several states, including the northeast, to achieve its second ‘Green Revolution’, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said here Saturday. ‘Government has taken steps to revive Indian agriculture and resolve food security by achieving the second ‘Green Revolution’ in Bihar, Chattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and the northeastern states,’ Pawar told reporters.
Kolkata, May 1: A biography of industrialist Basant Kumar Birla and his wife Sarala was released here on the couple’s 69th wedding anniversary. The 252-page ‘Life Has No Full Stops’, written by Rashme Sehgal and a foreword by megastar Amitabh Bachchan, tells the story of how Birlas set up a formidable business empire spread across the globe.
New Delhi, May 1: With the aim of empowering labourers, the Delhi government Saturday announced the launch of a toll-free helpline for them on the eve of May Day. May 1 is observed as the International Labour Day.
New Delhi, May 1: An 11-year-old schoolboy died here after he was hit by a speeding car while crossing the road near his school, police said Saturday. ‘Ritwik, a student of MCD primary school on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg in central Delhi, was hit by a car when he was crossing the road near his school,’ a police officer said.
Lucknow, May 1: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) of not cooperating with the state in countering the miseries of people in the Bundelkhand region, an official said Saturday. ‘Despite the limited resources in the state, the chief minister has made every effort for the development of Bundelkhand in her last four years of regime,’ Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh told reporters here late Saturday evening.
Chandigarh, April 30: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Saturday summoned former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Nirmal Yadav in the cash-for-judge scam that had rocked this union territory in August 2008. CBI Special Judge Ritu Tagore asked Yadav to appear before court May 18.
Ranchi, April 30: Three people were killed and two injured when a car hit truck in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district Saturday evening, police said. There were five people in the car and three died on the spot.
New Delhi, April 30: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday spoke to Arunachal Pradesh Governor J.J. Singh and enquired about Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu after a helicopter carrying him and four others went missing.
New Delhi, April 30(IANS) The market share of English news channels increased by 15 percent as an estimated 42.1 million viewers in India watched the royal wedding between Prince Williams and Kate Middleton Friday, said rating agency Audience Measurement and Analytics Ltd (aMap). The surprise element of the rating was the viewership among housewives jumping by 25 percent.
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