Sharad Pawar turns down certain measures under Z-plus security cover

Nationalist Congress Party-SP chief Sharad Pawar, accorded Z-plus protective cover recently, is learnt to have turned down certain measures suggested by security agencies. IMAGE: Nationalist......

Day after tiff, MoS Suresh Gopi lodges complaint against Kerala scribes

Union Minister Suresh Gopi filed a police complaint against mediapersons on Wednesday, alleging that they obstructed his path as he exited the Thrissur Ramanilayam Government Guest House, according......

Modi Preaches World Peace But...

'...We should first look at and acknowledge what we have done to ourselves.' 'To not do so opens us to the accusation of rank hypocrisy and also reduces the stature of our globetrotting peaceniks,'......

Bypoll results see NDA inching closer to majority in Rajya Sabha

Union ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and George Kurian were elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha Tuesday along with senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi and former minister Upendra Kushwaha.......

TN govt powers Foxconn residence for 18K women

The Tamil Nadu government is set to unveil a housing initiative for 18,720 women employed by Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn, a key supplier to iPhone-maker Apple, this Saturday. Photograph: Quinn......

2 crore more houses to be constructed under PM Awas Yojana

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister  Narendra Modi, on Friday approved the proposal of the Department of Rural Development for construction of two crore more houses under the......

Realtors cheer Centre's LTCG tax decision

The government’s move to tweak the long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax regime proposed in the Finance Bill 2024 and re-introduce the indexation benefit is likely to boost the investments and......

Bangladesh Crisis: Advantage Tiruppur!

India's gain will be an additional business of $300 million to $400 million per month if 10-11% of Bangladesh's export is diverted to Indian hubs like Tiruppur. IMAGE: People celebrate Bangladesh......

Olympics Volleyball: France crush Poland to win back-to-back golds

IMAGE: France are only the third country to win back-to-back golds in men's volleyball after the former Soviet Union and the United States. Photographs: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters France beat the......

Golfer Diksha escapes unhurt from car accident; will compete at Olympics

IMAGE: Diksha Dagar with Rory McIlroy in Paris. Photograph: Ladies European Tour/Instagram India's golfer Diksha Dagar, who is due to take part in the the Olympics next week, has escaped unhurt......