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Need-based fertiliser subsidy in the works

new delhi, April 17 -- The government is likely to switch to a system of providing subsidized fertilisers based how much farmers actually need, hoping to roll it out in at least two to three states in... Read More


Mali fifer helps Karnataka SA win

Mumbai, April 17 -- Left-arm spinner Vaibhav Mali picked up five wickets for 16 runs to help Karnataka SA beat National CC by 91 runs in their T20 SPG Cricket Tournament match at the Shivaji Park Gymk... Read More


Kashvee looks to create impact in T20I call-up

Chandigarh, April 17 -- For Kashvee Gautam, the boxes are now ticked-ODIs, Tests, and, come April 17 in South Africa, T20Is. At 22, the Chandigarh all-rounder stands on the brink of her T20I debut as ... Read More


MCA introduces central contracts

Mumbai, April 17 -- The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Thursday officially rolled out a player contract system, aimed at providing financial stability to its players, a structured environment and... Read More


'I have to return to my village, start farming'

India, April 16 -- For 42-year-old Ajay Rai, a truck driver from Uttar Pradesh, the road that once promised stability has now led to uncertainty and despair, thanks to the downturn triggered by the We... Read More


'As I can't raise tea prices, so I am eating only daal and rice'

India, April 16 -- Twenty-five-year-old Jayesh Paradhi's tea stall at Pratiksha Nagar, popular among taxi and auto drivers, is struggling to stay afloat. It's a shop he inherited from his father for w... Read More


'We cook what we can't sell'

India, April 16 -- At 65, Sugandha Thakur continues to run her small vegetable stall at Jambhli Naka in Thane, relying on the daily sale of leafy greens to sustain her family of four. "I am selling le... Read More


'My daily sales have been impacted since I hiked prices'

India, April 16 -- U mesh Gowda, 38, is one of the many faces in the crowd of street food vendors who service Mumbai's working population through breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner. Gowda makes a livi... Read More


Man gets life term for killing girlfriend's son

MUMBAI, April 16 -- A sessions court on Wednesday convicted 44-year-old Nitin Karbhari Pathare for the murder of his girlfriend's three-year-old son in Ghatkopar in 2017, sentencing him to life impris... Read More


SIT to probe Amravati sex racket; 4 held so far

NAGPUR, April 16 -- A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been set up to probe the sex racket in Amravati district, where a 19-year-old has been arrested for recording sexually explicit videos of you... Read More