Former Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Monday warned of escalating food supply chain disruptions as concerns about future shortages grow amid the coronavirus pandemic.

COMMENT: It is a sad fact that the main barrier to rugby's progress lies here; in the home nations and those other centres of the sport's narrow European landscape - France and Italy.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT BARLOW: The chairman of Truro City is not easily fazed. He has won the Ashes Down Under and faced the West Indies pacemen at Perth.

The winger inspired Peterborough's 3-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday, scoring either side of Josh Knight, and went out for celebratory drinks afterwards.

MARTIN KEOWN: There is no such thing as being too good to go down. I remember hearing that when I was a player with Aston Villa in 1986-87, before we were relegated to the Second Division.

Michail Antonio has announced the sad news of his dad's passing after seven years 'in and out of hospital'. After breaking the news, Antonio said he would be taking a break from social media.

MARTIN SAMUEL- CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: For we now know Watmore spent the final months of his tenure at the Football League attempting to replace broadcasters Sky Sports behind their backs.

The footage was posted online by social media user Yajaira earlier this month as she navigated through the streets of Labor de Guadalupe in Durango, Mexico.

The donations from Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Google.org are going to GiveDirectly, a charity which provides cash to needy families in the San Francisco Bay area.

Retired receptionist Lynn Moore, 75, from Crosby, Liverpool, told FEMAIL she suffered excruciating pain in both her feet for 18 years after she broke both of them within seven months of each other.

'If this family has adopted a breed like a pitbull, then it must be literate enough to handle the aggressive breed,' said Abhinav Srihan, managing trustee of the Fauna Police.

JACK BEZANTS AT LOFTUS ROAD: London has been a miserable place for Derby to visit this season and an error from captain Wayne Rooney compounded their travel sickness against QPR.

Unifying different supply chains and evolving into an omni-channel business is no mean feat. The Indian brick-and-mortar retailers are now pressed between a brick and a click

India needs to draw lessons from the catastrophe at Tianjin port logistics facilities. We don't just need to enforce strict regulations on our supply chains, we also need to have an emergency response plan ready.

Supply chains are slowly aligning with Gandhian principles, as they reshape to the realities of political economy.

Supply chains play a big role in geopolitics. India needs to develop and use supply chain capabilities as a tool in geopolitics

Bashing Nehru may be fashionable but flawed. He broke free from the exploitative colonial economic structure and laid strong economic foundations; and above all, India grew fast

Matching demand and supply is vital, but always tricky. Humans and machines cannot model all variables quantitatively

Pathankot airbase attack proved that terrorists find these the perfect platform to piggyback

MLB.com really wants to give away $5.6 million. But there’s a catch: To claim the prize, one needs to participate in Major League Baseball’s Beat the Streak contest and assemble a batting streak that surpasses Joe DiMaggio’s run of 56 consecutive games in 1941. This isn't easy.

Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways Shri Piyush Goyal held discussions with the Export Promotion Councils(EPCs) of the country. He called upon the Exporters to identify their strengths, potentials and competitive advantages in specific sectors, and focus on harnessing them in the world markets. Goyal said that in the post-Covid era, there is going to be perceptible change in the global supply-chains, and Indian industrialists and exporters should be looking to capture significant share in the world trade. He assured them that the Government will be a pro-active supporter and facilitator in their efforts, and the Indian Missions abroad can play an important role in that. The Minister said that Incentives can be given, but they have to be justified, reasonable, and WTO-compliant.

In this edition we look at the recently concluded India-Africa Forum Summit, how the original habitants and workers of Mumbai Port are being ignored in the port redevelopment plans, how the RTE Act faring in the State of Tamil Nadu, the rights of the Indian domestic workers, the business of illegal sand mining, how a village is showing the way to sustainable living and much more.

The introduction of centralised spinning mills in British times reduced the economic benefit that farmers and weavers could obtain. But now it is being asked, can decentralised cloth-making revive old livelihoods? Surekha Sule reports.

Key army posts are currently vacant including two very sensitive posts. Firdaus Ahmed highlights the plausible reasons for this hold up by the Indian government and cautions there there could be deeper reasons for this than is being discussed in the media.

Cinema and Censorship - The Politics of Control in India is a landmark in the world of books on Indian cinema on the one hand, and on the politics of control on the other, writes Shoma Chatterji.

FM Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 39th GST Council meeting

Music Band 'When Chai Met Toast' is here with their first Malayalam single

Industrial operations in Gurugram are yet to gather steam. The conditional green signal to resume operations was seen as a much-needed push to the economy. But those trying to get things back up and running realised it will be a challenge. Because the lockdown siloed cities and states. And businesses do not work in silos.

Nationwide lockdown should only be lifted once the situation is fully under control, said State Bank of India Chairman Rajnish Kumar.

With new orders and output shrinking at the steepest pace since at least early 2005 factories cut jobs at the fastest rate in the survey's history, signaling a high chance of recession.

The BCCI, however, remains wary of the Vidarbha lawyer, who was seen as an adversary by some in the Indian Board.

Umar was recently handed a three-year ban by the Pakistan Cricket Board for not reporting corrupt approaches before the start of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

The book, titled ‘Chandra Shekhar: The Last Icon of Ideological Politics’, has been launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and chronicles the political journey of former PM Chandra Shekhar.

Having sex is one of the most pleasurable moments for a couple. It is a way to get rid of stress and become intimate with your partner. Sex positions are many but you cannot sit and read the Kamasutra book all

The DRDO is making special N-99 masks, besides personal protective gear for chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear-related activities, and working on software, including one that will track people under quarantine.

A shrewd politician and an experienced administrator, Yediyurappa seized the opportunity to demonstrate his capabilities in the face of a grave crisis.

While tackling the virus, think in terms of zones. While reopening the economy, think in terms of supply chains, Rahul said on Twitter.

The Election Commission is yet to take a call on the polls, presumably in view of the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.

Her marriage has made an impact on her career, says Samantha Akkineni, admitting that she isn't being offered as many film roles as she used to be when she was single.

Samantha Akkineni and Naga Chaitanya often share pictures with their dog Hash on Instagram. They have posted a new picture and fans are liking it.

The makers released the musical preview of a romantic track from the film titled Ay Pilla and it has become an instant hit on social media.

Love Story is helmed by Sekhar and produced by Ram Mohan Rao. The project went on the floors last September and it will hit the cinemas in summer 2020.

South Africa's parliament is closed and all its meetings are currently held by video conference calls as the country remains under strict lockdown restrictions to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

The entire country is facing a situation where everyone is recommended to stay at home to curb the spread of coronavirus. The Indian Government has requested people to avoid human contact and maintain social distancing. A nationwide lockdown was

Chaitra Navratri also known as Vasant Durga Puja or Chaitra Durga Puja holds great importance among Hindus. Every year, the festival begins from the Pratipada of Shukla Paksha in Chaitra (a month according to the Hindu festival). This year the date

Local sources said that a police team arrived to raid Khan's residence just before Iftar, but were forced to return after a crowd gathered outside his home.

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