Farm loan waiver, 20 lakh govt jobs in Cong UP manifesto

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday promised to waive all farm loans and provide 20 lakh government jobs if her party is voted to power in the upcoming assembly polls in......

ISRO plans to launch 32 space missions, including Chandrayaan-2 in 2019

India has planned 32 missions, including the "most complex" Chandrayaan-2 during 2019, the Indian Space Research Organisation has said. India's maiden human spaceflight programme 'Gaganyaan'......

Confusion being spread about support price to farmers: PM

In an apparent attack on opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said confusion is being spread about the budget decision to fix minimum support price for crops, at least 1.5......

Highlights from 1st day of Budget session

The Budget session of Parliament is all set for a stormy start on Tuesday with major opposition parties planning to corner the government on the Jawaharlal Nehru University issue and other issues......

Why India remains critical for Uber and Ola

Both are focused on the overall transportation business, in which taxi services are only a part; the extended ambit includes autos, motorbikes, cycles, electric vehicles, water transport as well as......

Coke will not move away from fizzy drinks, but...

'We will come out with no-sugar and low-sugar variants of our carbonated drinks. We have done that with Coke and Sprite. It will be extended to other brands.' 'GST has had an impact in terms of......

PM pitches for Rs 1 lakh cr investment for port development

Making out a strong case, Prime Minister Modi said Indian shipping sector is ready for "a long haul" and called upon investors not to miss out on "the pleasant journey and great destination".......

Mr Jaitley, we expect a 'positive' Budget from you

The new Budget would do well to fill up the gaps and pave a strong way forward to ensure that the optimism surrounding it is not short-lived, say Anisha Sircar and Nupur Pavan Bang.......

Odisha Masters badminton: Ayush Shetty advances, Rajawat ousted

IMAGE: Ayush Shetty is a World Junior Championships bronze medallist. Photograph: BAI Media/X World junior championships bronze medallist Ayush Shetty and defending champion Kiran George entered......

Gulshan Kumar shocks fifth seed to enter quarters

India's Karthikeya Gulshan Kumar produced a thrilling performance to stun fifth seed Mads Christophersen of Denmark to reach the men's singles quarterfinals of the Guwahati Masters Super 100......

Syed Modi: Srikanth out; Hooda, Priyanshi advance

IMAGE: Kidambi Srikanth continuing his dismal run in international circuit this season. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters India's Kidambi Srikanth bowed out with a straight-game loss in the......

Why Prannoy, Lakshya withdrew from Syed Modi International

IMAGE: With the Oly,mpic qualifiers coming up, players like HS Prannoy have decided to take a break. Photograph: Kind Courtesy BWF Media/Twitter Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen have......

Badminton Asia Jr Championships: Bornil wins GOLD

IMAGE: Bornil Aakash Changmai, 13, is the second junior badminton player from India after Siril Verma in 2013 to win gold at Badminton Asia Junior (U-17 and U-15) Championships. Photograph: BAI......