India backs Palestine's bid for full UN membership

India has voiced hope that Palestine's bid to become a full member of the United Nations, which was blocked by the United States last month, will be reconsidered and its endeavour to become a......

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

Scale of human rights abuses increased under Modi: US report

An independent United States Congressional research report has alleged that the scope and scale of human rights abuses in India has increased under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.......

Key provisions of CAA may violate Indian Constitution: US report

Key provisions of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) which came into law this year may violate certain provisions of India's Constitution, a report issued by an independent research wing of the......

Realty stocks' rally may hit valuation hurdle

Shares of real estate firms have been outperforming over the past year. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The rally, analysts say, may hit roadblocks in the near term amid stretched valuations,......

Centre to revise SEZ Act, limiting tax sops and enhancing integration

The Centre is unlikely to offer new direct tax incentives for units operating in special economic zones (SEZs) and may instead allow the grandfathering of previous exemptions that such units were......

PowerMin nudges states, gencos to take up insolvent assets

To tackle increasing demand, the Union ministry of power has urged central and state public-sector power-generating companies (gencos) and state power and energy departments to pick projects that......