A heartbreaking video from Maharashtra’s Latur district has gone viral, showing a 76-year-old farmer, Ambadas Pawar, and his 73-year-old wife Muktabai, ploughing their field with their bare hands. With no cattle, no tractor, and no financial support, the couple is forced to till their 2.5-acre land using a wooden plough, driven only by their own ageing bodies. The visuals have sparked outrage and sorrow on social media, raising serious questions about the lack of government support for elderly farmers in rural India.
03 July,2025 06:40 PM IST
Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza were seen at a polling booth on Monday, accompanied by Riteish's mother and brother, as part of the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The Deshmukh family cast their votes at a polling booth in Latur, Maharashtra. After voting, the actors spoke outside the booth, encouraging citizens to practice their right to vote. Genelia shared, "This is an important day. Voting is crucial. Every citizen must go out and vote. I think this is very important." Riteish stated, “I came to Latur from Mumbai to cast my vote. Everyone should step out of their homes and cast their votes. Today is an important day. Everyone should definitely vote.”
07 May,2024 06:14 PM IST | Mumbai
Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra on December 21 stunned the Upper House with his strong take over the Judiciary and legislature debate. The BJD MP emphasised that ‘a five-judge bench can’t represent the diverse voices of 1.4 billion Indians’.
23 December,2023 05:35 PM IST
The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) has unanimously decided to leave the selection of the new Karnataka Chief Minister to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge. Speaking to the media after the meeting, Congress’ National Spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala said, “Two resolutions were passed in the CLP meeting today. One resolution was presented by DK Shivakumar thanking Karnataka people and other Congress leaders for their support in the stellar performance in Karnataka Assembly elections. The other was presented by Siddaramaiah which asked the CLP to leave the selection of the new Karnataka Chief Minister to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge which was endorsed by everybody.”
15 May,2023 01:33 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
