MSP, hiking 50% quota, VVPAT, no Agnipath: Congress rolls out manifesto

Right to apprenticeship, legal guarantee for MSP, passing a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap on reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs, a nation-wide caste census and scrapping of......

Jolt to BJD as founding member, six-time MP joins BJP

Biju Janata Dal founding member and six-time Cuttack Lok Sabha MP Bhartruhari Mahtab joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi on Thursday, dealing a big blow to the Odisha's ruling party......

Centre plans to revoke AFSPA, pull back troops in J-K, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the central government will consider revoking Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Jammu and Kashmir. IMAGE: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel......

'Brother' Kejriwal's govt announces Rs 1000 monthly aid for women above 18

Delhi Finance Minister Atishi on Monday announced the 'Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana' for the 2024-25 fiscal, under which Rs 1,000 will be given monthly to women aged above 18 from the fiscal......

HUL set for health and wellbeing foray

Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is set to enter India’s health & wellbeing category by acquiring stakes in two companies in this space. Photograph: PTI Photo HUL on Thursday announced buying a......

Shiv Nadar steps down, daughter Roshni is new chairperson of HCL Tech

Roshni, also a trained classical musician, came on the board of HCL Technologies in 2013 and was vice chairperson. Shiv Nadar would continue to be MD of the company with designation as chief......

Opposition's 'people's agenda' to take on Modi

Some of the key proposals of the agenda relate to transforming the banking sector, addressing agrarian distress, countering hate crimes and discrimination, and spurring employment generation.Archis......

Investment advice from a Guru

'As the interest rates rise, people are going to say why should I be taking big risks when I can get 4 to 5 per cent in a bank account.''So, I think you have to change your thinking.''You need to......

'Badhaai Ho just changed my life'

'...changed my image, changed everything.' 'Now I make calls with great confidence.' 'Day before yesterday, I sent a message to a director that I heard you are making a film, is there any role......

'Shameful! Athletes forced to hit the streets for justice'

IMAGE: Indian wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sakshi Malik address a news conference as they take part in a sit-in protest demanding arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)......

Protecting young players from abuse must be a priority, Azarenka says

IMAGE: Victoria Azarenka, who sits on the eight-person WTA players council, said that combating abuse was the group's top priority. Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images Sexual abuse of young......

US Open PIX: Djokovic fights back to enter semis; Sakkari, Raducanu advance

Images from Day 10 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Thursday. IMAGE: Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his quarter-final match against Matteo Berrettini on Day 10 of the 2021 US Open in New York......

Tokyo Olympics chief retracts sexist comments, refuses to resign

Hashtag 'Mori, please resign' was trending on Twitter in Japan IMAGE: Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori delivers a speech. Photograph: Kazuhiro Nogi/Reuters Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori,......

Buzz: Fawad back in Pakistan Test squad after decade

IMAGE: Fawad Alam played the last of his three Test matches in New Zealand in 2009 and was last seen in Pakistan colours in a 2015 one-day international in Bangladesh. Photograph: Dinuka......