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Centre tests UT’s apple, grapevine samples under Rs 1,765 cr prog Will reduce cost production cost, health risk, say fruit growers Ovaise Gul Srinagar, May 20: Jammu and Kashmir’s horticulture sector is set to receive a major boost under the Government of India’s ambitious Clean Plant Programme (CPP), aimed at providing virus-free and high-quality planting material to fruit growers across the country. According to the annual report by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, Jammu and Kashmir’s horticulture sector, along with other states, is set to receive a major boost…

Italian luxury label Roberto Cavalli has a new home. The company is now nestled under global brand management Marquee Brands’ portfolio. On Wednesday, Marquee Brands entered a definitive agreement for a majority stake in Roberto Cavalli in partnership with Dubai-based luxury real estate developer DAMAC Group.”Roberto Cavalli stands as one of luxury’s defining Italian houses, with a bold creative identity and enduring brand ethos,” Marquee Brands CEO Heath Golden said in a statement. “We see extraordinary potential to build on that foundation through thoughtful brand stewardship and strategic expansion. In partnership with DAMAC, a leader in luxury real estate, we will continue…

Situation remains tense in the Middle East, even as Iran and the United States are reportedly looking to finalise terms for an agreement to end the ongoing war. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the two sides are “on the borderline”.US President Donald Trump said that he would a few days for Iran’s response, while his Iranian counterpart said that all paths were open from Tehran’s side. (Reuters)Meanwhile, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian said that all paths remain open from Tehran’s side. However, he asserted that forcing Iran to surrender “through coercion is nothing but an illusion.” Follow US-Iran…

KOLKATA: CBI approached a Barasat court on Tuesday seeking the release of an accused in the murder of Chandranath Rath, an aide to Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari, saying the state police team that was earlier probing the crime had picked up the wrong person, reports Dwaipayan Ghosh. The court accepted the plea and ordered the release of Raj Singh, arrested in UP by an SIT of West Bengal Police on May 11, five days after the murder. The investigation was later handed over to CBI. The central agency submitted in court that Raj, who was picked up along with Mayank…

Ajinkya Rahane (AP Photo/Bikas Das) NEW DELHI: Ajinkya Rahane praised his team’s composure and experienced stars after Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians by four wickets to stay alive in the IPL 2026 playoff race.Rahane was especially delighted with the efforts of veteran spinner Sunil Narine and mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy, whose disciplined bowling helped KKR keep Mumbai under pressure throughout the innings.“That was really important, I was really happy with the way Varun and Sunil were bowling,” Rahane said after the win at Eden Gardens.The KKR skipper also reserved special praise for experienced batter Manish Pandey, who anchored the…

Singer and composer Adnan Sami recently opened up about a missed international collaboration that could have become one of the biggest moments of his career. In a conversation, Adnan revealed that he was in talks to work with the legendary Michael Jackson and his brothers on a world music album before the pop icon’s untimely death.The singer shared that the collaboration discussions began after Michael Jackson decided to make a comeback alongside the Jackson brothers.‘Michael Jackson wanted to return with his brothers first’Recalling the incident, Adnan told Radio Nasha, “When Michael Jackson was planning his comeback, he had decided that…

Iran said on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) it was examining the latest U.S. proposal received from mediator Pakistan in talks to end the West Asia war, despite the two sides trading threats over resuming attacks.It came after U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters that Washington was in the “final stages” of negotiations with Iran.“We’ll either have a deal or we’re going to do some things that are a little bit nasty. But hopefully that won’t happen,” Mr. Trump said.“I’m in no hurry. I just, ideally, I’d like to see few people killed, as opposed to a lot,” he added.Iran’s Foreign…

BHOPAL: MP CM Mohan Yadav assured the family of Noida woman Twisha Sharma Wednesday that his govt would seek a CBI probe into the allegedly suspicious circumstances of her death, hours after a Bhopal court dismissed their plea for a second autopsy at AIIMS Delhi. Judicial magistrate Anudita Gupta said there were no major omissions or defects in the first autopsy report that warranted a re-examination. The autopsy was conducted at AIIMS Bhopal on May 12, the day Twisha allegedly died by suicide in her marital home in Bhopal’s upscale Katara Hills. Twisha’s kin accuses her absconding lawyer husband Samarth…

Navi Mumbai: The Raigad Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) team laid a trap Tuesday and arrested the circle officer of Panvel tehsildar office for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from a Panvel resident for registering the 7/12 extract document of the land in Panvel taluka belonging to the complainant and his wife. The arrested accused has been identified as Govardhan Mane (49), a class-3 officer, residing in Khopoli.Raigad ACB deputy SP Sarita Bhosale informed that, on May 16, a Panvel resident lodged a complaint with the Raigad ACB office, Alibaug, alleging that Govardhan Mane, the circle officer at Panvel Tehsildar…

New Delhi: A case of dowry death has been registered two days after a 25-year-old woman died after allegedly falling from a building in west Delhi’s Dasghara village.The woman was married to Raju Singh, who works in customer verification for a private real estate company. The couple, married in 2022, and had a six-month-old child. The woman was a homemaker, said police.According to investigators, a PCR call was received regarding a woman falling from a building, near Holi Chowk, in Dasghara village. A team from Inderpuri police station reached the spot and shifted the woman to a nearby hospital, where…