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......

We oppose Indian languages like Hindi but praise English: Fadnavis

The Maharashtra government's language consultation committee has urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to revoke the decision of making Hindi a mandatory third language for students of classes 1......

Maha reverses mandatory Hindi order for Classes 1-5 after opposition

The Maharashtra government has stayed its order to make Hindi mandatory as a third language for students of Classes 1 to 5 in Marathi and English-medium schools in the wake of opposition to the......

Undermining Marathi will not be tolerated: Sule

Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar leader Supriya Sule on Saturday said that undermining Marathi in the forceful implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in......

e-Shram may open door to govt benefits for workers

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led central government will use the unorganised workers database — e-Shram portal — to provide the benefits of various government programmes to the......

Power Grid Corporation's prospects factored in at current valuations

Power Grid Corporation (PGCIL) intends to ramp up its capex substantially through the next two financial years. The Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) utility posted flat consolidated revenues of Rs......

Lack of domestic capital a hurdle for startups: Infosys co-founder Murthy

The availability of domestic capital to fund startups and an ability to attract talent in the early days are among the biggest challenges faced by entrepreneurs, Infosys co-founder N R Narayana......

IT-BPM industry to add 3 lakh jobs by March 2023

With rapid adoption of emerging technologies, the Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) industry is expected to generate about 3 lakh jobs this fiscal year, according to a......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on October 6

IMAGE: The Indian men’s hockey team will take on Japan in the final on Friday at Hangzhou. Photograph: Hockey India Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou,......

Calls to boycott rape-accused cricketer rise in Nepal

IMAGE: Nepal cricket team's former skipper Sandeep Lamichhane has been accused of a sexual assault by a minor. Photograph: BCCI Calls to boycott the events to be organised by the Cricket......