Women grab top 4 ranks, 933 candidates make it to civil services

Women bagged the top four ranks in the civil services examination 2022 with Delhi University graduate Ishita Kishore securing the first spot, the Union Public Service Commission announced on......

Actual Covid cases in India 17 times higher than reported:Study

The actual COVID-19 infections in India may be around 17 times higher than the official figure, a study led by researchers at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) suggests. Photograph: Nand Kumar/PTI......

Tribal President: 'Don't Expect Magic'

'It will be wrong to raise the expectations of tribals because of a tribal President.''Tribal issues have not been resolved for 150 years.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi signs on......

DU women graduates secure top ranks in UPSC exam

Shruti Sharma, a student of history, has topped the civil services examination 2021, with the first three rank holders being women in results announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)......

Black Friday Sale receives good response, shoppers throng stores, websites

Black Friday sales in India received a good response as brands dropped their prices making customers queue up outside stores where discounts were steeper. Discounts were offered both online and......

I would rather be conservative in my targets and improve: Arun Jaitley

In an interview with Lok Sabha TV, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the inflation index would determine the nominal growth figure, and it is better to set modest targets and outperform......

Big question from the Greece crisis: Do history and geography trump economics?

How did Greece, the country of Archimedes and Socrates and Plato and Pythagoras, come to such dire straits, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Like any Indian schoolboy, or should I say any schoolboy......

Gujarat model of development: More hype than substance

The Vibrant Gujarat summit in 2013, under Chief Minister Narendra Modi's watch. With facts and figures, the CAG report has highlighted how Gujarat was far from a role model for states across......

Anand shuns doctorate after citizenship questioned

A move to confer an honorary doctorate on World chess champion Vishwanathan Anand is embroiled in controversy over his citizenship, forcing him to decline the honour, at least for now. After the......