Gujarat cabinet rejig: A look at new ministerial portfolios

Following a major reshuffle-cum-expansion of his cabinet, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday allotted the important portfolios of home and industries to Harsh Sanghavi who has been......

'Girls Are Taking A Leap Of Faith Every Day'

Bandana Preyashi, the bold and fearless IAS officer from Bihar, is the court-appointed mentor to 18-year-old Sakshi, who had fled home to follow her IAS dream. IMAGE: Bandana Preyashi is Bihar's......

How Indian Institutions Can Shine On Global Stage

The recipe for Indian higher education institutions to succeed in global markets is excellence in academics, promoting contemporary socially relevant material, and enabling individuals learners to......

Historic first: Indian NGO 'Educate Girls' wins Magsaysay award

'Educate Girls' was founded in 2007 by Safeena Husain, a graduate of the London School of Economics, then working in San Francisco, who decided to return home to India to take on the challenge of......

India rejects IMF view that US tariffs will stay indefinitely, hit growth

IMF’s Article 4 consultation report on India The Indian government has expressed its disagreement with the IMF staff’s ‘baseline’ assumption that the 50 per cent US tariffs on its goods......

Chandigarh, Delhi have highest share of services in GVA: NITI

The share of services in gross value added (GVA) in 2023-24 was the highest in Chandigarh (88.8 per cent), followed by Delhi (84.1 per cent), said a NITI Aayog report released recently.......

Low-Wage Trap Looms Over India's Services Sector, Warns Niti Report

The services sector employs 188 million people but remains highly informal, trapping most workers in low-wage jobs without social protection. Kindly note the image has been published only for......

Skill development, job creation pose major challenges: Survey

Fostering growth of micro, small, and medium enterprises is critical to create jobs, even as a skill development overdrive is needed for productive employment, says the Economic Survey 2014-15.......

Shot in arm for girls football in Udaipur

IMAGE: Zinc Football Girls Academy launched in Rajasthan's Zawar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Zinc Football/X Hindustan Zinc Ltd, in collaboration with the All India Football Federation (AIFF), on......

Ex-India bowling coach Arun to train Sri Lanka's cricketers

IMAGE: Bharat Arun served as India's bowling coach from 2014-2021. Photograph: BCCI Former India bowling coach Bharat Arun will conduct a specialised 14-day training program for Sri Lankan......

'Winning A Medal For India Meant A Lot'

'It was a tough field, and I was nervous going in.''But once I stepped onto the court, I focused only on giving my best.' IMAGE: Anika Dubey, 15, has been rising in the Indian squash ranks with......

'Indian Cricket Changed My Life'

'I have a deep affection for Indian cricket. If someone asked me to come back, I wouldn't say no.' IMAGE: Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli carry Coach Gary Kirsten after India won the World Cup......

Abhinav Bindra gets mention from 'friend' Bach at IOC session

  IMAGE: In August last year, during the Paris Olympics, Abhinav Bindra was awarded the prestigious Olympic Order by Bach in recognition of his "distinguished contribution" to the Olympic......