Xi, Sharif listening, Modi says must condemn countries backing terror

In a veiled message to Pakistan and China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) nations must not hesitate to criticise countries supporting......

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......

J-K sacks 4 govt employees, bank manager for anti-national activities

Four government employees, including a policeman, and a bank manager were dismissed from service by the Jammu and Kashmir administration for their alleged involvement in anti-national activities,......

'Dropping Gadkari is a message to the RSS'

'We are seeing an era where only what Modi wishes is going to happen.''A clear message has now been sent to others that if this fate could befall on Nitin Gadkari, then just think what could happen......

Railways, India Post not among PSUs to go on sale block

The department of investment and public asset management (Dipam) can also seek in-principle approval from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for strategic divestment of PSUs on a......

How FM plans to tackle air pollution and save environment

The Centre on Monday earmarked a separate Rs 2,217 crore for 42 urban centres to tackle air pollution and announced the much-awaited voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and......

Tamil Nadu EV policy seeks to attract Rs 50,000 cr, create 150,000 jobs

The government will create an EV Venture Capital Fund, for financial support to start-ups in the segment. The overall aim is to make Tamil Nadu the preferred destination for EVs and component......

Budget is an exercise in hiding bad government finances

'No Budget has so far has addressed the issue of the government's abysmal productivity of capital spending, improving which will be the big game changer. 'But, the government's tight lock on......

Fast-spreading Omicron to test Beijing Winter Games bubble

IMAGE: Workers in PPE stand next to the Olympic rings inside the closed loop area near the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, where the opening and closing ceremonies of Beijing 2022 Winter......

Tokyo Olympics preparations on track

Tokyo well positioned one year out from Games after early troubles IMAGE: Olympic rings are displayed in front of the construction site of the New National Stadium, the main stadium of Tokyo 2020......