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India witnessing fastest rise in cancer cases: Report

A latest report on the health scenario in India on Friday indicated a significant growth in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) across the nation and said the country was witnessing fastest rise in......

'Electoral Bonds Not To Affect Lok Sabha Polls'

'Election funding needs a little more transparency.' IMAGE: Students with their faces painted as part of an awareness campaign for first-generation voters ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in......

Modi says J-K breathes freely after Art 370 abrogation; silent on polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that Jammu and Kashmir is 'breathing freely' after the abrogation of Article 370 and pledged accelerated progress over the next five years. IMAGE:......

'Something unique in the mitti and paani of Bharat'

'There is something in our desh ki mitti that has held us together.''So many conquerors, colonisers, cultures came and went, but we withstood them and rose up again.' IMAGE: Uttarakhand Chief......

Budget 2024: Over Rs 2 lakh cr allocated to home ministry

The interim budget 2024-25 on Thursday allocated Rs 202868.70 crore to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) with the highest share of funds going to the paramilitary forces like Central Reserve......

India to advocate for food security, WTO reforms at upcoming Geneva meeting

Commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal is set to attend a two-day meeting from October 23 at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, that would focus on finding solutions and giving......

Why India is worried about EU's draft due diligence law

It aims at tackling issues such as child labour, mistreatment of workers, and denial of basic wages, among others. There will also be penalties for non-compliance. IMAGE: A boy carries rolls of......

'We are exploring setting up an aerotropolis'

'We would like to develop Andhra Pradesh into a logistics hub not only for India, but also for South Asia.' IMAGE: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy meets business tycoon Mukesh......

Nothing To Not Like In The Budget

Could it have been more reformist? Of course, but this is an election year Budget, observes Akash Prakash. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves after addressing Bharatiya Janata Party......

Adani is hooked on ChatGPT, says race for AI to get complex

Asia's richest man Gautam Adani, besides looking at opportunities to expand his vast empire, is hooked on ChatGPT - the programme that trawls vast amount of information to generate natural-sounding......

'Main kya tumhe villain lagti hu?'

'Vishal told me he envisioned me while writing (the script), but I was not well.''He called me and said, 'Navnindraji, hum aap ka dhyaan rakhenge set par.''That's how I got on board, and they......

Huge boost for India's sportsperson in Union Budget

IMAGE: India's Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images In a year when the Indian athletes will compete at the Asian Games and prepare for 2024 Paris......

After CWG high, Sreeshankar aims for podium at Asiad, Paris Olympics

IMAGE: Murali Sreeshankar soared to 8.08m in his fifth attempt to finish second behind Laquan Nairn of Bahamas in a nerve-wrecking men's long jump final at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games last......

Will BCCI clear India's tour of South Africa amid Omicron?

The fate of India's upcoming tour of South Africa amid the trepidation triggered by new COVID-19 variant Omicron will be addressed when the Board of Control for Cricket in India holds its 90th......

Omicron: Remaining two ODIs between SA-Netherlands postponed

IMAGE: South Africa and Netherelands had just played one match of the three-match ODI series. Photograph: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images/Getty Images Cricket South Africa (CSA) and......

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