Thursday, August 27, 2026
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August 27, 2026 2:52 PM
India’s sugar industry is undergoing a broad-based transformation, combining a growing sugarcane production base with ethanol diversification, stronger sugar mill finances, rising exports and improved payment capacity for farmers. While sugar price...
August 27, 2026 1:52 PM
The Odisha government on Thursday made provision for free travel for women passengers on state-run 'Ama Bus' for one day on the occasion of 'Raksha Bandhan', an official said. Women are being allowed free travel in state-run buses for one day as per...
August 27, 2026 1:50 PM
India’s rich cultural heritage has received another global recognition with the inscription of the Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath on the UNESCO World Heritage List at the 48th Session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea. The in...
August 27, 2026 1:40 PM
From makhana-based cookies in Bihar and preservative-free jamun products made with the help of tribal women in Rajasthan to tofu innovations in Maharashtra and millet processing in Odisha, the PMFME (Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Process...
August 27, 2026 1:32 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other leaders on Thursday condoled the demise of A. Balakrishnan, recalling his decades-long service to society and his contribution to education and nation-building, particularly in the...
August 27, 2026 1:24 PM
Meta's move to restrict teenagers' use of social media in the U.S. shows companies have tools to better protect young people online, Australian regulators said on Thursday, as the country grapples with patchy enforcement of restrictions at home. Met...
August 27, 2026 12:46 PM
Dolly Parton was around six when she wrote her first song: "Little Tiny Tasseltop," an ode to her corncob doll with corn-silk hair. Her mother stored it preciously in a shoebox. "I loved that little doll," Parton wrote decades later. "I expressed my...
August 27, 2026 12:29 PM
India on Thursday sent a second tranche of relief supplies in a military transport aircraft to flood-ravaged Nepal. New Delhi on Wednesday dispatched 10 tonnes of HADR (Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief) materials to the neighbouring count...
August 27, 2026 12:27 PM
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday condoled the loss of lives in the floods in Nepal and Tibet. Since this region has seen calamities in the past as well, these are certainly symptoms of a deeper underlying cause, whether climate ch...
August 27, 2026 12:28 PM
The in-form Sonal Dinusha and Keshara Nuwantha led Sri Lanka's fightback as the hosts stretched their lead to 116 runs at lunch on the final day of the second Test against India here on Thursday. Resuming on the overnight score of 229 for six, the d...
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