Locust attacks in UP, districts put on alert

Lucknow (IANS) Several districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Prayagraj, Pratapgarh, Bhadohi, Azamgarh and Ambedkar Nagar, have been facing locust attacks in the past 48 hours.

In Uttar Pradesh, locust swarms have invaded…

L'Oreal to drop 'fair' and 'white' from skincare brands

London/New Delhi (IANS) Global skincare brands are doing away with "fair" and "white" from their labels. L'Oreal, the world's biggest cosmetics company, said it will remove words "white", "fair" and "light" from its skincare products.

Monsoon showers happiness, kharif sowing increases 104%

New Delhi (IANS) Sowing of crops in the current kharif season has gained momentum due to good monsoon. The area under sowing of all kharif crops increased by 104 per cent over the previous year.

While the area under oilseeds increased by 525…

Sterling Biotech: ED questions Ahmed Patel at his residence

New Delhi (IANS) In more troubles for senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who is a close aide of party chief Sonia Gandhi, a team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday reached his residence here to record his statement in connection with the…

Border issue with China has created a strong resolve to build domestic capacity: Uday Kotak

New Delhi (IANS) Uday Kotak, CII President and Managing Director & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank is a leading voice of India Inc and financial sector.

In a wide ranging interview with IANS, Kotak said the border issue with China has created a strong…

We take decisions based on ground report, not by sitting in office: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday cited the role of ground reports behind every decision of the Central government. He said, "We have taken the decision not by sitting in comfortable government offices of Delhi but after feedback…

Patanjali's COVID drug claim: FIR against Ramdev, four others

Jaipur (IANS) In another jolt to yoga guru Ramdev, an FIR has been lodged here against him, Patanjali Ayurved CEO Acharya Balkrishna and three others for allegedly making misleading claims that the herbal medicine company has found a cure for COVID-19…

Now, a 'Bima Mandi' for rural insurance products

Mumbai (IANS) A new startup venture, 'Bima Mandi' hopes to digitize and provide access to insurance and financial services for those living in rural areas, the promoters said here on Saturday.

The brainchild of entrepreneur Prashant…

Chinese expats comfortable in India despite rise in anti-Chinese sentiments

New Delhi (IANS) Chinese expatriates living in India have not been impacted by the deteriorating bilateral relations between the two countries. Industry sources said that they have no urge to leave India even as relationship between two countries…

Indian military amasses more men, material at border with China

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian military is amassing more men and material as a precautionary deployment along the 3,488-km-long disputed border with China.

The deployment, perhaps one of the biggest in the recent years, comes at a time when India…