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NEW DELHI: In a significant development for India’s agri-export sector, Dr Prem Garg, national president of the Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) and chairman of Shri Lal Mahal Group, has been nominated as a member of the Non-Basmati Rice Development Fund, a committee constituted under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA),…

LUCKNOW: In a landmark judgment aimed at curbing misuse of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, a special SC/ST Court in Lucknow Thursday convicted a woman for making a false police complaint in Aug 2019, following which an FIR was filed, and sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months of jail.The court also ruled that…

NEW DELHI: The flow of Russian crude to India remains unabated in spite of discounts shrinking to $1.5-2 per barrel as market factors and input requirement continue to drive refiners’ choice in the absence of any govt directive for or against those imports amid US and European Union (EU) pressure.“We are buying crude as per…

India and Russia have “almost” finalised the date for President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India for the annual India-Russia summit, said NSA Ajit Doval during his visit to Moscow. Both sides had said last year Putin would travel to India in 2025 for the annual summit but they have not been able to confirm a…