Incessant heavy rains damage standing and harvested crops in Uttar Pradesh bringing the farmers to their knees

Many districts in Uttar Pradesh were lashed with incessant rains for the past three days leading to considerable damage to...

Death toll due to heavy rainfall, flash floods and landslides in Uttarakhand rises to 52; 5 missing

After heavy rainfall, landslides and loss of lives in Kerala in south India, the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand has been...

Why are farmers in Uttar Pradesh selling paddy at low rates to private traders in the open market?

While government procurement for paddy in Uttar Pradesh has officially begun from October 1, paddy farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri and...

Every second surveyed Dalit and Adivasi student couldn’t access online classes: NCDHR report

A survey-based study by the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR)’s Dalit Adhikari Andolan found that 56% of the...

40% drop in green cover, 66% rise in built-up area; Mumbai’s average temp rose by 2°C in 27 years: Study

Between 1991 and 2018, Mumbai has lost 81% of its open land, 40% green cover and 30 per cent of...

Transgender and disabled most affected due to online abuse: Study

A global study highlights that transgender, LGBQ+ and disabled people are most affected due to increasing online sexual abuse. The...

Infused with pride and grief, a UP village bids farewell to its son Lance Naik Satyam Pathak

A resident of Behti Khurd village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district, Lance Naik Satyam Kumar Pathak died of a heart...

Slain Sagir Ahmed, a carpenter from UP, went to work in Kashmir to pay off the debt he incurred for his wife’s COVID treatment

Six months ago, Sagir Ahmed from Saharanpur lost his wife to COVID19. He had taken a huge loan for her...

Heavy rainfall to continue in Kerala till today evening; at least 24 reported dead, rescue operations underway

Floods have inundated the coastal plains of Kerala leading to severe destruction and loss of lives. The affected areas include...

No respite from fevers in Firozabad; families incur heavy debts to treat their kin

The first case of ‘fever’ was reported from Nagla Aman in Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh on August 18. Five...