On Modi's birthday, India jabs record 2.5 cr Covid doses

India on Friday administered a record number of over 2.50 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 71st birthday, which Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya......

Rawat outlines plan to merge 17 single service commands into 4

The first joint theatre command would be responsible for the border against Pakistan in what the military refers to as the “western theatre”; while a second command -- the northern......

Naveen Patnaik will be Odisha CM for Life

Because he knows Odisha; and Odisha knows him, observes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, seated, with the Indian men's hockey team, which won India's first Olympic medal......

Why Modi is HARSH on NGOs

It should stop what it is deliberately doing to the NGO sector and let it operate as freely as the rest of the private sector, asserts Aakar Patel. IMAGE: People wait to receive free food from an......

Two-wheeler Majors TVS, Bajaj Auto Close the Gap With Startups in EV Game

Bajaj Auto has virtually closed the gap with Ather Energy in September, notching up 6423 EV registrations compared to 6466 registrations by Ather. IMAGE: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and......

Indian middle class will nearly double to 61% by 2046-47: PRICE Report

The size of India’s middle class will nearly double to 61 per cent of its total population by 2047, from 31 per cent in 2020-21, as continuing political stability and economic reforms with a......

Bajaj's e-Chetak to speed into Europe by 2024

The electric Chetak has already sold close to 25,000 units in India, and the European version will be based on the same platform. IMAGE: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and NITI Aayog CEO......

Railway ministry drops plan to monetise stations

The ministry of railways has dropped its proposal for monetisation of stations on public-private partnership mode, and projects are now being taken up under engineering, procurement and......

'India are favourites at World Cup'

IMAGE: India will begin its campaign at the World Cup with a clash against South Africa on June 5 at Southampton. Photograph: BCCI Former skipper Sourav Ganguly described India as favourites......