Kanwar Yatra: Questions of secularism amidst the ‘Nameplate’ directive
Amidst the Kanwar Yatra, the UP government issued a directive for the vendors to reveal their names as a ‘Nameplate’ along the route to the Yatra, later halted by the…
20% export duty on rice; prices shake around the world
The finance ministry put out an official notification on Friday levying a sharp export duty on parboiled rice. The duty hike has taken place following the ban on the export…