Wheat growers fear crop loss as temperature hits above-normal range
Parwinder Singh, a farmer from Punjab‘s Kapurthala district, like many wheat growers in the state, is fearing loss of crops due to above-normal temperature in…
335 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.46 lakh crore
As many as 335 infrastructure projects, each entailing an investment of Rs 150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns of more than…
jayanth varma: India’s economic growth appears to be very fragile, says RBI monetary policy committee member Jayanth Varma
India‘s economic growth appears to be ‘very fragile’ and it may fall short of what the country needs to meet the aspirations of its growing…
Dilbert creator Scott Adams, who introduced Asok the IIT-ian to America, is canned after a racist tirade
WASHINGTON: They didn’t find it funny. Scores of newspapers across the United States are canning the famed Dilbert comic strip after its creator Scott Adams…
EPF interest credit: Follow these steps to check provident fund balance
The Employee Provident Fund (EPF) is an Indian retirement savings plan for salaried employees. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), an autonomous body under the…
Syria: Russia says foreign ministers meeting with Turkey, Syria, Iran in works
MOSCOW- The foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Syria and Iran are arranging a meeting, Russia‘s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said, according to state media…
Attacks on temples carried out by Indian Intelligence agencies to malign Sikhs: Ontario Gurudwara Committee
BRAMPTON: The Ontario Gurudwara Committee (OGC) has condemned alleged acts of vandalism that have taken place in recent months at Hindu places of worship in…
In a first, US startup plants carbon-guzzler GM trees
Barely a week ago, in a low-lying tract of southern Georgia’s pine belt, a half-dozen workers planted row upon row of twig-like poplar trees. These…
Gabrielle: New Zealand police search for 8 people still missing after cyclone Gabrielle
SYDNEY: New Zealand police were searching for eight people still missing after cyclone Gabrielle struck two weeks ago, authorities said on Sunday, amid warnings of…
Pak warns action ‘within Afghanistan’ over rising cross-border attacks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has warned the interim Afghan Taliban administration that if terrorists involved in cross border attacks in the country are not eliminated, Islamabad would…