New Delhi, With 707.24 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy procured from 96.41 lakh farmers up to Sunday, the paddy procurement is progressing smoothly in this Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 at minimum support price from farmers, as was done in previous years, an official statement said on Monday.

The paddy h

New Delhi, Delhi on Monday reported a considerable decline of 46 per cent in daily Covid cases, at 258, while there was no Covid death for the first time after December 31, as per the Health Department bulletin.

The fresh Covid infections has pushed the tally to 18,59,892 in the city, while the death toll continue

New Delhi,  The Supreme Court on Monday observed that PIL litigation has had a beneficial effect on the Indian jurisprudence and alleviated the conditions of the citizens in general, but thousands of frivolous petitions are filed, burdening the docket of courts.

A bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and J

Chennai, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday released "Ungalil Oruvan (One among You)", the first part of the autobiography of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin.

The first copy of the book was received by senior DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Minister, S. Duraimurugan.

Kerala Chief Mini

New Delhi, India's Shreya Agrawal shot 629.3 in the Women's 10M Air Rifle qualification round, to narrowly miss out on a semi-final berth at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Cairo, Egypt.

According to information received here, the final and eighth qualif

New Delhi, India opener Mayank Agarwal was on Monday handed over captaincy responsibilities ahead of the Indian Premier League 2022 for the Punjab Kings.

The 31-year-old Karnataka opener will lead the franchise in the coming season, taking over from state teammate K.L Rahul.

Mayank had a great seaso

London,  Liverpool won a record ninth League Cup in dramatic fashion, as Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga missed the decisive penalty to give Liverpool an 11-10 shootout victory in the final.

On Sunday night, the game ended goalless after 120 minutes which saw plenty of chances, some great saves from both

New Delhi,  After missing out on Tokyo Paralympic Games, India's top Para shuttler Sukant Kadam hopes that an overseas training stint will prove beneficial for the upcoming tournaments and the 2024 Paris Games. The World No 5 player in the SL4 category added that he will leave no stone unturned for winning a medal in th

Dharamsala,  India batter Shreyas Iyer believes that he would be entering the captaincy job with his new IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) with more maturity and experience with regards to decision making and captaincy skills. In the IPL Mega Auction, Iyer was snapped by Kolkata for INR 12.25 crores and was soon announce

Rawalpindi, Fawad Ahmed, the former Pakistan-born Australia leg-spinner, will join the Pat Cummins-led men's team as the spin bowling consultant on the tour of his country of origin.

Ahmed is already in Pakistan as he signed up with the Lahore Qalandars as a replacement player for Afghanistan leg-spinner