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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani rupee broke all previous records on Tuesday, falling to a new low of Rs 224 against the US dollar before closing at Rs 222 in the interbank market. Analysts believe that domestic political and economic situations…

In the previous five years, the Centre has approved the renaming of seven cities and towns, including Allahabad to Prayagraj, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai further stated that the…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Courton Monday said it was a settled position that religious and linguistic minority status of a community is to be decided state-wise on the basis of state population and it would be a travesty of justice if,…

SAD (Amritsar) president and Sangrur MP Simranjit Singh Mann on Monday defended his recent remark calling freedom fighter Bhagat Singh a "terrorist", and also said "there should be a separate country for Sikhs". Mann, who was elected to…

Legendary ghazal singer Bhupinder Singh died on Monday due to suspected colon cancer and COVID-19-related complications at a Mumbai hospital, his wife Mitali Singh said. He was 82. Singh was best known for songs such as 'Duniya Chhute…

By Gaurav Saini (Eds: Adding details) New Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai has said he doesn't get discouraged by studies ranking Delhi as the most-polluted capital city globally and takes it as a challenge instead. In an interview…

NEW DELHI: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) on Saturday released a report documenting success stories of 75,000 farmersfrom across the country, noting how technological and policy interventions could lead to overall…

NEW DELHI: Every year India generates about 500 million tonnes of farm waste, and Indian households waste 50kg food, per capita. In financial terms the harvest and post-harvest losses of major agricultural and allied produce amount to Rs…

NEW DELHI: Punjab is a small state that makes an oversize contribution to India’s food security. With just 2% of India’s land area under agriculture, it contributes nearly onefourth of paddy and a third of wheat to the national pool,…

CHANDIGARH: Punjab minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Friday said Sangrur MP Simranjit Singh Mann should tender an unconditional apology for calling legendary freedom fighter BhagatSingh a "terrorist". The minister for higher…