The Madhya Pradesh government has announced that it will procure up to 60 per cent of eligible farmers’ summer moong crop at the Minimum Support Price (MSP), more than doubling the earlier limit of 25 per cent. The decision was taken following a meeting between a ministerial group constituted by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and representatives of farmers’ organisations at the state secretariat on Tuesday.
Star boxer Jaismine Lamboria stormed into the semifinals of the 57kg weight category at the Commonwealth Games with a win over England’s Elise Glynn to assure India of its 10th boxing medal on Wednesday, July 29. The victory propelled India to its best-ever performance in boxing at the Commonwealth Games, as this is now the most prolific edition for the sport in the history of the quadrennial event. India’s previous best performance at the Commonwealth Games came in 2018 when the contingent bagged nine medals.
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The Bengal police on Wednesday seized at least Rs 20 crore in cash and 15 kg of gold from the property of a former government bus driver who later became a stone trader in West Bengal’s Birbhum district. The counting of cash is still on at the time of filing of this report which had already crossed Rs 20 crore, officers said.
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