In our 'Get Real India' segment, watch this story about how a farmer in Maharashtra's Chintaraj village in Dharashiv district set his entire onion stock of six hundred sacks on fire after traders offered a price of just one rupee per kilo for the produce.
The farmer had spent over eighty thousand rupees per acre for cultivation and had previously sold seventy sacks of onions for only four thousand rupees. The incident reflects the widespread resentment among farmers in the Marathwada region, who are facing a double blow of crashing crop prices and unseasonal rains.
The edition of India First covers significant global and domestic developments. At the BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting in Delhi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasised the necessity of unimpeded maritime flows through the Strait of Hormuz and criticised unilateral sanctions.
The Congress party has resolved its leadership crisis in Kerala by selecting a new Chief Minister after eleven days of deliberations. The decision comes after a legislature party meeting, which saw the attendance of most elected representatives, though a senior leader skipped the gathering due to disagreement with the high command's choice.
This edition of So Sorry is a humorous take on how the failure of Iran war peace talks and blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have become a big headache for US President Donald Trump.
This edition of Democratic Newsroom focusses on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent appeal to citizens to reduce spending, conserve fuel, avoid buying gold, and limit foreign travel amid the ongoing West Asia conflict.
