The defence budget was on Thursday increased to Rs 6.21 lakh crore for 2024-25 in a modest hike of 4.72 per cent from last year's allocation of Rs 5.25 lakh crore amid India's continuing border row......
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday approved 80 gallantry awards including six Kirti Chakra and 16 Shaurya Chakra on the eve of the 75th Republic Day. IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu presents a......
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's close aide V K Pandian was on Tuesday appointed chairman of 5T with the status of cabinet minister, a day after his voluntary retirement from government......
IIT Mandi director Laxmidhar Behera has stirred a controversy after he asked students to take a pledge not to eat meat while claiming that landslides and cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh are......
Five days after the tragic triple train accident near this station, it was business as usual in Bahanaga Bazar with a handful passengers, including a few sightseers thronging the tiny way station.......
While the tax treatment does legitimise past crypto transactions, there is a possibility that any, or all, private cryptocurrencies will be banned in future. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......
The nearly Rs 70,000 crore synthetic textile industry of Surat, which had come to a standstill during and in the immediate aftermath of the lockdown, is humming once again. Part I: Bumps galore,......
The paper seems to be suggesting strongly that the tight target range be maintained even as the central bank is all set to miss the target range for three consecutive quarters because of the Covid......
Maintaining 4 per cent inflation is appropriate for India as targeting a lower rate could impart deflationary bias to the monetary policy, said a Reserve Bank paper. Under the current......
For the first time, the value of card and mobile payments of Rs 10.57 trillion was more than ATM withdrawals of Rs 9.12 trillion in Q4 of fiscal 2019-20. In the months of lockdown, the gap may have......
IMAGE: Currently in the country, Arsene Wenger committed to finding talent in India. Photograph: DANIEL LEAL/Pool via Reuters Legendary coach Arsene Wenger on Tuesday committed himself to......
IMAGE: After Odisha chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the 'world's largest hockey stadium' in Rourkela on Thursday, a BJP MLA contested the claim and asserted that it is 'the fourth......
A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh's Priyam Garg top-scored with 64 in the first innings against Haryana. Photograph: BCCI/Domestic Abhimanyu Easwaran......
IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw smashed nine fours and a six in his 55-run innings. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Dashing opener Prithvi Shaw's blazing blade decimated Mizoram as Mumbai started their......
Hosts India drawn with England, Spain and Wales in Pool D of FIH World Cup Photograph: Kind courtesy Hockey India/Twitter India have been drawn with England, Spain and Wales in Pool D of the FIH......