New Delhi: The Centre's claims of rules being followed during the voting on farm bills in the Rajya Sabha on September 20 and its narration of events contradict the version on the television footage of the same proceedings, according to NDTV.
Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday (September 27) sought to clear the air over a recent meeting of the two leaders at a Mumbai hotel with the latter stating that no political talks were held during the meeting on Friday.
New Delhi: Eight of the top 10 companies by market capitalisation witnessed a combined erosion of Rs 1,57,277.53 crore in valuation last week, with Reliance Industries emerging as the biggest laggard.
New Delhi: The Railways is considering linking its Kisan Trains with seasonal fruits and vegetables to benefit small farmers, senior ministry officials said Sunday (September 27), even as a political storm rages over the new farm bills that promise one nation one market.
Newdelhi: Travellers from Dubai and the UK were primary sources of COVID-19 importations into India, according to an analytical study done by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi.
According to the research, which has been published in the Journal of ...
Srinagar: A false cavity under an Indian toilet or planting a steel box beneath a seasonal nullah or taking refuge in man-made cavities is a new trend emerging among terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir to play hide-and-seek with security forces after their stay...
Mumbai: After grilling them for hours on Saturday, the Narcotics Control Bureau has seized the mobile phones of Bollywood stars Deepika Padukone and Sara Ali Khan as it continues its investigation into the alleged use of drugs in the film industry that came into focus following the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
A video released recently showed Indian army tanks and armoured personnel carriers placed in forward locations in eastern Ladakh at the site of the face-off with China since April-May.
The videos were shared by news agency ANI, which stated that a...
Patna: Former Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey, who had recently taken voluntary retirement, joined Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) (JD-U) at the Chief Minister's residence in Patna on Sunday (September 27), just a month ahead of assembly elections in the state.
Pa Singaram’s novels are some of the earliest known literature on Tamil migrants and seafarers. Set against the backdrop of the Second World War, Kadalukku Appaal (Beyond the Sea) and Puyaliley Oru Thoni (A boat amidst the storm) published in 1959 and 1972, respectively, were about young Tamil men who ventured out of their hometowns in Tamil Nadu to southeast Asian countries to assist business amid the war. But for a long time, these works lay neglected in the Tamil literary world. Click here to know more.
Chennai: Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan has accused the Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami of “betraying” the people of Tamil Nadu by supporting the contentious farm bills that were passed by the central government in the monsoon session of Parliament.
Kochi: Suspended senior IAS officer M Sivasankar on Thursday appeared before the National Investigation Agency probing the gold smuggling case in Kerala, two months after he was quizzed by the agency in connection with the sensational case, sources said.
Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah on Saturday alleged that the BJP government-led by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has lost the people's trust to continue as he initiated the debate on the no-confidence motion introduced by him.
At a time when religious identity has become a potential political weapon, a major controversy has broken out in Andhra Pradesh over an age-old convention regarding the entry of non-Hindus into the Tirumala temple, the country’s richest shrine.
New Delhi: The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has approved a proposal to collect annual sewage pollution charge from all households, irrespective of whether they are located in areas with or without sewer network.
New Delhi: Eight of the top 10 companies by market capitalisation witnessed a combined erosion of Rs 1,57,277.53 crore in valuation last week, with Reliance Industries emerging as the biggest laggard.
Finance ministry sources have countered CAG audit finding of central government wrongly retaining ₹47,272 crore of GST compensation cess meant for states, saying temporary retention cannot be termed as diversion.
Days after the Comptroller an...
Newdelhi: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Saturday said it has received ₹7,500 crore from US private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, which has picked up 1.75 per cent stake in its retail arm.
Earlier, on September 9, RIL ...
The shareholders’ denial of entry to Valli Arunachalam, the daughter of Murugappa Group’s late patriarch MV Murugappan, in the group's board shows how women continue to be treated in the male-dominated world of business, particularly in Tamil Nadu.
New Delhi: Telecom giant Vodafone on Friday (September 25) won an arbitration case over ₹20,000 crore retrospective tax dispute against the Indian government in an international court, sources said.
New Delhi: The disinvestment programme was key to the government’s efforts to rein in the fiscal deficit and follow the path laid out by the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act.
New Delhi: Iconic US motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson has announced that it will shut its India business as it restructures global operations at an additional cost of $75 million under its ‘The Rewire’ strategy formulated by new CEO Jochen Zeitz to revive the business hit by a slump in sales in many of its markets in the world.
The Pallonji Mistry family, the largest minority shareholder of the Tata Group, has said it needs to separate its interests after India’s biggest conglomerate took steps to block the family’s attempt to borrow against Tata shares.
Sources clo...
A Young Shubman Gill drove, pulled and cut with authority in an unbeaten 62-ball 70 as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) overwhelmed Sunrsiers Hyderabad (SRH) by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Saturday.
New Delhi: Nine overseas recruits, eight footballers from Brazil and one from Fiji -- are set to become the first foreign professional sportsmen to arrive in India, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, for the lucrative Indian Super League (ISL).
Suresh Raina's absence has certainly been felt in the Chennai Super Kings line-up with the MS Dhoni-led side losing two out of the three matches so far this edition of Indian Premier League. But CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan has ruled out his return to the squad this season.
Delhi Capitals beat Chennai Super Kings by 44 runs to win their second consecutive match in the Indian Premier League in Dubai on Friday (September 25).
Sent into bat, DC made 175 for three and then restricted CSK to 131 for seven to keep their winning run intact.
Opener Prithvi Shaw smashed 64 off 43 balls while Risabh Pant contributed 37 off 25 for Delhi Capitals against Chennai Super Kings.
Shaw’s innings had nine fours and a six...
India on Friday (September 25) launched a scathing attack on Pakistan, questioning on what grounds it calls for a “peaceful solution” in Kashmir, when it itself has occupied a chun...
An eminent Pakistani journalist has said that the country’s Federal Investigation Agency has registered cases against 49 media persons and social media activists under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA).
New York: Sir Harold Evans, the charismatic publisher, author and muckraker who was a bold-faced name for decades for exposing wrongdoing in 1960s London to publishing such 1990s best-sellers as Primary Colors, has died, his wife said Thursday. He was 92.
Washington: US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the history-making jurist, feminist icon and a champion of womens rights and social justice, has died of cancer at the age of 87.
Women operated for removing breast cancer tumour are usually given radiation radiotherapy to kill any lurking cancer cells after surgery. Usually, radiation therapy lasts for three to five times a week, for about 3 to 5 weeks. A novel, single-shot radiotherapy, that too administered immediately after the surgery, a recent study finds, is as effective as conventional radiotherapy for most women.
An update by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday morning said the number of active cases crossed the million mark and currently stands at 10,09,976. As many as 40,25,079 patients have been discharged.
In the midst of the commotion over NEET in Tamil Nadu, the state passed a bill in the Assembly on September 15 providing 7.5 per cent sub-quota in admissions to state-run medical colleges for government school students clearing the all-India exam.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Central Board of Secondary Education on Friday directing it to file an affidavit giving details of the scheme, dates and other details of the compartment exam it plans to hold for class 10 and 12 students by the end of September.
Kolkata: The University of Calcutta has decided to conduct online the final semester exams for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in October. The exams will be conducted from October 1-8 with the help of WhatsApp and email, university vice-chancellor Sonali Chakraborty Banerjee said.
New Delhi: The top education body University Grants Commission (UGC) has listed out precautions required to be taken by the students before enrolling in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programmes.
