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'Whatever We Have, That Is Being Taken Away By The Government'

'The government is distributing land in Ladakh as if they are selling cinema hall tickets.' IMAGE: Charred remains of vehicles after the violent protest at the BJP office in Leh, September 24,......

Over 230 lives lost in Pakistan's 'deadliest floods'

Nearly half a million people in Pakistan have been hit by the deadliest flood in the country's history that has claimed over 230 lives, as authorities braced to save major towns along the swollen......

Mamata Ready To Take On BJP For 2026

The TMC-led West Bengal government has already started laying the groundwork for the election, setting the tone with the recent Bengal Global Business Summit and the state Budget. IMAGE: West......

India agrees to give more data on western hydel projects to Pak: Report

India has agreed to provide additional data on several western hydropower projects to Pakistan during an annual meeting between the officials of the two countries held in Islamabad under the......

Their flood vs Our flood

Darryl D' Monte, the distinguished enviromental journalist, discusses how the media covers floods in Mumbai or Texas, but ignores Assam or Bangladesh. Bihar floods: A human curse! The liberal......

The RBI Story: 90 Years And Going Strong

Of the eight RBI governors who have held office since the 1991 economic liberalisation, Bimal Jalan had the longest stint and S Venkitaramanan, the shortest. Current Governor Shaktikanta Das will......

Depleting Indian water reservoirs need rains to prevent crop loss: Govt

India's reservoirs are depleting fast and monsoon rains need to pick up now if they are to have enough water to prevent a drop in output of major winter crops such as wheat and rapeseed that are......

Markets end stronger ahead of the Fed meet; oil stocks shine

The oil & gas stocks surged on the back of recovery in the crude oil prices as it bounced back from the multi-year lows. Markets extended gains for the third straight session led by financials and......

Sensex zooms 390 points to snap 3-day losing streak

Benchmark shares indices ended 1.5% higher on Thursday snapping a three-day losing streak led by financials following encouraging India growth forecast by the World Bank while delay in interest......

Is Modi's best nowhere near good enough?

The failure to reform has meant that there is no buzz about job opportunities, or about urban opportunities enticing young people off the farms. And it is this failure that has contributed to the......

Coronavirus: Lower-ranked tennis players face hard times

While tennis is a lucrative sport for those at the top -- the 2020 Australian Open singles champions each took home A$4.12 million ($2.52 million) -- those in the lower echelons often struggle to......

Sports Shorts: Paes drops out of top-100 for first time in 19 years

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday. IMAGE: The last time Leander Paes, 46, was placed outside the top-100 was in October 2000 when he was ranked 118.......