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Rising Temperatures Threaten India’s Wheat Belt: Report

Punjab and Haryana warming at half a degree per decade during the wheat season, with minimum temperatures rising nearly three times faster in Gujarat 1 June 2026, New Delhi: India produces over 107 million tonnes of wheat annually, making it the second-largest wheat producer in the world and accounting for roughly 14% of global output.

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5 Ram Charan films to watch before ‘Peddi’

From a rookie chasing revenge in a 2007 debut to a freedom fighter who took Indian cinema to the Oscars, Ram Charan has done it all. Now he is heading back to the village. ‘Peddi’ is almost here.

The mango that broke a market

It is peak mango season in India. The Alphonso harvest is at its richest, the Kesar at its most fragrant.

Due Process

Every dowry death shocks the conscience. What is more troubling is how often such cases are explained away before the facts have been fully examined.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar seen together during the Suvarna Mahotsava event under the ICDS scheme in Bengaluru. (IANS)

Transfer of office?

The smooth transfer of power in Karnataka has been hailed as a rare display of discipline in contemporary Indian politics.

Born Guilty

On 12 May 2026, Twisha Sharma, 33, was found hanging in her matrimonial home in Bhopal’s Katara Hills. The FIR named her husband and mother-in-law on allegations of dowry harassment.