NEW DELHI: Rains in different parts of the country due to monsoon recovery in the past seven-eight days brought some relief to farmers, but considering the uncertainty due to the potential impact of El Nino and the skewed distribution of rainfall, the agriculture ministry has stepped up its ground action with adequate seed availability and…
Getting a farm loan could become faster and less paperwork-intensive as the Centre explores linking digital land records with the Unified Lending Interface (ULI). The proposed integration aims to enable secure, consent-based access to institutional credit, particularly for farmers and rural citizens, the ministry of rural development said. The proposal was discussed at a high-level…
NEW DELHI: India’s smart TV market may have slipped into reverse in the first quarter of 2026, but the ongoing FIFA World Cup is emerging as an important catalyst for premium television sales. Brands are reporting a sharp surge in demand for larger screens, despite broader consumer caution.According to Counterpoint Research, India’s smart TV shipments…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been making headlines for the past few weeks for its much-awaited IPO that is set to make many people billionaires. As of now, the private space company is trending for acquiring a startup for a whopping $60 billion.Cursor, a San Francisco-based AI coding startup was founded in 2022 by four MIT…
Bollywood actor Govinda’s wife, Sunita Ahuja, is one of the contestants on ‘Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa’. She recently revealed that one of the biggest reasons she agreed to be a part of the reality show was producer Ektaa Kapoor.Sunita said, “I said yes to the show because of Netflix and Ektaa. I love Ektaa,…
NEW DELHI: Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan on Thursday moved to the Supreme Court after her nomination papers were rejected for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh.The Supreme Court agreed to hear her petition on Friday but refused to stay the declaration of results.Senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for Natarajan, sought…
UK house prices rose 3.8 per cent year-on-year in April 2026, taking the average property value to £270,000, according to the latest UK House Price Index released by HM Land Registry.Prices were up 0.7 per cent from March, while residential property transactions jumped 53.2 per cent compared with a year earlier, signalling renewed momentum in…
Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Suryakumar Yadav may have entered an exclusive Mumbai Indians club during the defeat to Rajasthan Royals, but the milestone also arrived in the middle of one of the toughest IPL seasons of his career. The MI batter became only the second player in franchise history after Rohit Sharma…
A US delegation is expected to visit India next month for trade negotiations under the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Friday, PTI reported.“We expect the US team to visit soon..not this month..may be next month,” Agrawal told reporters.However, he said the dates for the visit have not been finalised…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 Final on May 31 in Ahmedabad. (ANI) TimesofIndia.com in Dharamsala: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) journey into back-to-back IPL finals has not been driven by a single superstar season or a one-man rescue act. For years, RCB were defined by individuals, a franchise with giant…