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Former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan passes away

Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief and K Kasturirangan passed away in Bengaluru on Friday, officials said. IMAGE: Dr K Kasturirangan. Photograph: ANI Photo He was 84 and......

Himanta's latest: Gogoi visited Pak on ISI invitation

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday alleged that Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi visited Pakistan on an invitation from its spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence, and that he worked......

Can Owaisi, Panda Convince The Saudis?

Their shared brief: To assert India's case with clarity, rebut hostile narratives, and secure enduring partnerships for global counter-terror cooperation. IMAGE: A Border Security Force personnel......

TN sets up panel headed by SC ex-judge on state autonomy

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday announced the constitution of a panel on state autonomy that will be headed by a retired Supreme Court judge, as he made a strong pitch for empowering......

UGC sets up fact-finding panel to look into KIIT student suicides

The University Grants Commission has set up a fact-finding committee to look into consecutive student suicides at KIIT-Bhubaneshwar, officials said on Friday. IMAGE: ABVP supporters stage a......

'Retaliatory Tariffs By Us Won't Hurt US'

'When Prime Minister Modi met President Trump, they agreed to initiate a bilateral trade dialogue.''It makes sense to give these negotiations a chance.' IMAGE: US President Donald Trump boards Air......

Can the Planning Commission reinvent itself?

A short while ago, the Congress general secretary and scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, Rahul Gandhi, remarked that members of the Planning Commission are not in touch with the ground realities......

Will Sitharaman's Debt-GDP vs Fiscal Deficit Gamble Pay Off?

Using the debt-to-GDP ratio as a fiscal anchor aligns with efforts to promote fiscal transparency through proper disclosure of off-budget borrowings. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In......

ATMs to loans: All eyes on the road for finance world

A South Block and Mint Road tango is in the offing in 2025, foregrounded by deeper consultations with various stakeholders. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the Union Budget for......

Modi's goal to make India high-income country by 2047 unlikely: Financial Times expert

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of making India a high-income economy by 2047 is unlikely to be achieved, but the country should become an upper middle-income nation by then, Financial Times......

'There Was Something Beautiful About The Two People'

'In a world which is full of categories, hatred and ideologies, there was this basic decency.' IMAGE: Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa in Homebound. In the summer of 2020, Basharat Peer, who was......

India's 2036 Games bid: 'It should uplift and deliver benefits'

'...we say that sport is this great phenomenon that is so wonderful and it's healthy and it's good for us all. Let's make sure that it doesn't bring suffering or disadvantage to anybody because of......

Asiad champ Bahadur Sagoo is AFI president

IMAGE: Bahadur Singh Sagoo. Photograph: X Asian Games gold-winning former shot putter Bahadur Singh Sagoo was on Tuesday elected unopposed as the Athletics Federation of India's president,......

Why Disney-Reliance merger faces hurdle

IMAGE: The Mumbai Indians cheerleaders show off their moves. Photograph: BCCI India's antitrust body has reached an initial assessment that the $8.5 billion India merger of Reliance and Walt......

'Crazy' Opening Ceremony To Kick-off Paris Olympics

The Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony will start at 11pm IST on Friday, July 26, 2024. For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, the opening ceremony will not be held in a stadium.......