Central Govt Jobs To Shrink By 50k

The 1.4% decline projected for 2025 is driven by a 5.6% (72,000) dip in the strength of railway employees to 1.2 million by next year. IMAGE: Railways employees at Surat station. Photograph: Kind......

'US-India initiatives will face new scrutiny'

'This incident offers ammunition to those inside the US government and elsewhere who question the wisdom of trusting India, so it will have a lasting consequence no matter how it is managed.'......

Zoramthanga, Guerrilla Fighter in the Political Jungle

At 79, Zoramthanga is working to rebuild his image as the people's CM IMAGE: Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga with Prime Minister Narendra D Modi. Photograph: PMO Twitter/ANI Photo On June 21,......

To become developed nation by 2047, India needs stronger army: Rajnath

India needs stronger armed forces with modern equipment to become a developed nation by 2047, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday while underlining the need for effective utilisation of......

India's electronics manufacturing dream

but are we chasing yesterday's dreams, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   'Apple planning to shift its iPhone manufacturing away from China to India', screamed......

What Modi must do to boost growth

'The answer for a quicker boost to growth is simple -- run a much larger deficit, use the resulting public resources to ensure adequate price support for agriculture, subsidise wage costs of MSMEs......

Rural spending has skyrocketed but defence hit badly

Free provision of food, cash transfers, and jobs in villages see enhanced flow of funds despite a precipitous fall in revenue. Till May, defence spend was nearly 30 per cent less than the previous......

Cadila believes it has silver bullet to fight COVID-19

Can Interferon alfa-2b treat COVID-19 effectively?Sohini Dutt reports. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: PTI Photo Ahmedabad-based......

Asian Games: One big target for women's hockey team...

IMAGE: The Indian women's hockey team will open their campaign against Singapore on September 27. Photograph: Hockey India The India women's hockey team is aiming to qualify for the Paris Olympics......

Turning Point: Theekshana's 'Mystery' Bowling

IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings's Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana finished with figures of 4-33. Photograph: BCCI While the Robin Uthappa-Shivam Dube batting partnership for Chennai Super Kings......

Soldier wounded in border clash with India at Beijing torch relay

While many Western countries, including the United States, Britain and Australia, are diplomatically boycotting the Winter Olympics over China's human rights record, Putin will join a number of......