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After unseasonal rain, Yogi orders crop loss assessment, timely compensation to farmers

Lucknow, April 2 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed officials to assess the crop damage due to unseasonal rain, maintain dialogue with farmers and ensure timely payment of compens... Read More


Fact check: How much oil does US import via Strait of Hormuz? Trump's 'almost no oil' claim debunked

India, April 2 -- In an attempt to seemingly downplay the impact of the Strait of Hormuz embargo on rising gas prices in the US, Trump claimed in his Wednesday address to the nation that the US import... Read More


Lucknow: Restaurant staff attack customer over leg piece request in biryani; 3 hurt

LUCKNOW, April 2 -- What began as a disagreement over a chicken leg piece in a biryani order allegedly spiralled into a violent clash at a restaurant near Engineering College crossing in Lucknow, leav... Read More


Gangster with 36 cases in 5 districts killed in Moradabad encounter

LUCKNOW, April 2 -- The fatal encounter of Ashu alias Monty alias Moti, an alleged gangster linked to organised crime across western Uttar Pradesh, exposed a violent criminal network stretching back 1... Read More


West Asia war designs challenges for Lucknow's Chikankari industry; exports hit

Lucknow, April 2 -- The ongoing West Asia war has produced serious challenges for the famed Chikankari industry of Lucknow, hitting exports to the Gulf and Western nations as the slowdown poses a thre... Read More


Census 2027 begins: President Murmu, PM Modi opt for self-enumeration

India, April 2 -- Census 2027, the world's largest statistical exercise, officially kicked off on Wednesday as President Droupadi Murmu - the First Citizen of India - exercised the option of self-enum... Read More


This election cycle is most important for Muslim representation in assemblies

India, April 2 -- Four states and one Union territory will go to polls in the current election cycle. West Bengal (294 constituencies), Tamil Nadu (234), Kerala (140), Assam (126) and Puducherry (30) ... Read More


India will have to buy in spot markets to avoid being short on fertiliser | Number Theory

India, April 2 -- The ongoing war in West Asia has a direct bearing on food security across the world. Fertilisers, which are indispensable for modern agriculture, are critically linked to the petrole... Read More


MP Gopi will have to face trial in petition challenging his election: Kerala HC

Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 -- The Kerala high court on Wednesday held that a petition filed against the election of BJP MP and Union minister of state Suresh Gopi from Thrissur alleging certain corru... Read More


Raja Ravi Varma's oil painting 'Yashoda and Krishna' sells for record rRs.r167.2 crore

India, April 2 -- A 35 x 28.25-inch oil painting by Raja Ravi Varma sold for Rs.167.2 crore at the Saffronart spring auction on Wednesday, making it the costliest Indian painting to be sold in an auct... Read More