What is your state's human development index?

In 2017, Kerala ranked first in the human development index of Indian states. The Human Development Index is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education and per capita income which is......

US lawmakers seek visa ban on Pakistani officials

Forty-two members of the United States Congress, led by Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and Congressman Greg Casar, have written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding immediate......

SIR concerns: Sonagachi sex workers fear mass exclusion from voter list

Gripped by fear and confusion over the Special Intensive Revision process, sex workers in Sonagachi, Asia's largest red-light district, have written to the state's chief electoral officer, pleading......

India, Russia call for 'uncompromising' global fight against terrorism

India and Russia on Friday called for an "uncompromising" global fight against terrorism without "hidden agendas and double standards" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the menace is......

Govt: Boost AI Now or Lose IT Edge

'What the government is doing would be a drop in the ocean. It has to be matched by investments by industry.' Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has only been posted for......

India slips 2 spot to 132 in UN Human Development Index

India ranked 132 out of 191 countries in the 2021 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Kindly note that this image has been......

USFDA's new draft biosimilar rules to benefit Indian biotech cos

The US Food and Drug Administration’s (USFDA)’s new draft guidelines aimed at speeding up and reducing the cost of developing biosimilars — lower-priced, near-replicas of complex biologic......

India's NCDEX eyes 20% stake in Sri Lanka's first commodity exchange

India’s leading agriculture commodity exchange, the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), has decided to acquire around a 20 per cent stake in a new commodities and financial......

'Evil Suits Me'

'This is the worst character I've ever played.' IMAGE: Shefali Shah and Huma Qureshi at the Delhi Crime 3 launch event. Photograph: Hemantkumar Shivsharan/Rediff Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal and......

10 Reasons Why This Is 2025's Most Unfairly Treated Film

As someone who could not predict a single beat in advance, who was exhilarated by its audacity to throw random elements together and take chances all over the place, Sreehari Nair thinks Odum......

Rahman Goes AI!

Photograph: Kind courtesy AR Rahman/Instagram More than three decades after making his debut, A R Rahman is still reinventing himself. The maestro is all set to launch an AI-powered band called......

Djokovic's Tearful Tribute To 'Tennis Father' Pilic

'He was my tennis father as I like to call him, someone who has played a fundamental, integral role in my development as a tennis player and as a human being.' IMAGE: Novak Djokovic in tears......

Bangla women's India tour postponed amid tensions

Though it was not revealed in as many words, the currently tense diplomatic relations between the two nations might have played a part in rescheduling the series. IMAGE: The home series against......

Ganguly brings AI-driven cricket coaching to India

IMAGE: Sourav Gsnguly is Kabuni's global brand ambassador. Photograph: BCCI Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday joined hands with UK-based AI cricket coaching platform Kabuni. "Kabuni......

Iranian women set to attend men's football game!

'This is an encouraging development following last December's Iranian top-flight match... in Isfahan, where 45,000 women and girls were in attendance, and 2023's Tehran Derby when 3,000 women and......

Indian Archers' Night Ordeal In Riot-Hit Dhaka!

'If something had happened in that bus, there were three teenage girls. Who would have been responsible?' IMAGE: Abhishek Verma and Jyoti Surekha pose after winning their medals at the Asian......