Cong announces farm laws-style stir against MGNREGA repeal

The Congress on Saturday announced a nationwide campaign against the repeal of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) from January 5, with Rahul Gandhi accusing Prime......

UPSC exams to allow change of scribe, screen-readers for visually impaired

The Supreme Court directed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Wednesday to incorporate in the notification for examinations a provision allowing eligible candidates to request a change......

Bangladesh court convicts Sheikh Hasina, UK lawmaker niece in land scam

A Bangladesh court on Monday convicted and sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to five years of imprisonment and her niece, British parliamentarian Tulip Siddiq, to a two-year jail term......

Vijay praises BJP-partnered Puducherry government

Actor-politician Vijay held his first public meeting in the Union territory of Puducherry on Tuesday and termed the regime led by Chief Minister N Rangasamy as "impartial" and said the Dravida......

Is replacing the Planning Commission justified?

The Planning Commission needs to be replaced by institutions prescribed under the Constitution for the functions it usurped, feels Indira Rajaraman The Planning Commission was a powerful centre of......

What must replace the Planning Commission

In finally ending the Commission’s long history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vindicated those who have been yearning for a decisive break from India’s Nehruvian socialist past. An......

Budget 2026: Nirmalaji's Challenges, Opportunities

The best course for the government at this time would be to tighten the seat belt a little more, without compromising on its investments in creating better infrastructure and giving a push to......

Centre races to rescue failing power discoms

After four failed reform drives, a new plan aims to rescue India's debt-laden power discoms through privatisation, accountability and long-term financial fixes. Kindly note the image has been......

Why YouTube Is Investing In India

'As a nation, we create beautiful content and a high volume of it (films) but we are limited by the number of theatres and screen density.''You now have a living-room large screen available to......

'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......

T20 WC: England's Pak origin players granted visas

IMAGE: Pakistan-born England spinner Rehan Ahmed. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The International Cricket Council has stepped in to facilitate visa formalities for all 42 players and officials......

Why matches were moved out of Chinnaswamy Stadium

IMAGE: The Karnataka State Cricket Association has failed to comply with the safety and security requirements at M Chinnaswamy stadium, said Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara. Photograph: ANI......

No Kohli return at Chinnaswamy after police deny clearance

IMAGE: All the Vijay Hazare Trophy matches scheduled in Bengaluru have been shifted to BCCI's Centre of Excellence, on the outskirts of the city. Photograph: RCB/X Bengaluru Police Commissioner......

Sharath Kamal's 11-year plan to win TT Olympic gold

‘It's almost like two and a half Olympic cycles where we can identify talent between the age of 11 to 15 and grow with them and groom them at the same time’ IMAGE: Sharath Kamal acknowledges......

Ex-India pacer Prasad set to contest in KSCA elections

IMAGE: Former India pacer Prasad had served as a vice-president from 2013 to 2016 when Anil Kumble was the KSCA president. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad is......