India gets 16% higher rainfall, more to come in September

India recorded around 16 per cent more rainfall than normal in August, with rainfall over Northwest India recorded at 253.9 mm, the second highest in August since 2001, the India Meteorological......

Rains abate in Gujarat but towns, villages remain flooded

Even as rains abated in most parts of Gujarat on Friday morning, several towns and villages witnessed water logging due to swollen rivers, officials said. IMAGE: Army's Golden Katar Division flood......

Directorate of Arts okayed Shivaji statue model, but...: Officials

The sculptor of the collapsed statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district had submitted to the state Directorate of Arts a six-foot clay model of the same statue as......

Yogi's guarantee: 2 lakh jobs in 2 years, 20% of them for women

The Yogi Adityanath government will create two lakh jobs in the next two years, of which 20 percent will be reserved for women. This was announced on X from the handle MissionRojgarUP, an official......

Make Tax Officials Accountable!

'Tax officials view most taxpayers as evaders.''The I-T department has a perverse incentive to raise unreasonable demands since the one-fifth tax collected counts towards officials' collection......

What Nirmalaji told India's taxmen

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday asked tax officers to use simple language in income tax communications so that notices do not instil fear in the minds of taxpayers. Photograph:......

Cross-border share swaps eased by govt

The Union Finance Ministry on Friday announced key amendments to foreign exchange (forex) regulations, including mandating government approvals for all investments originating from countries that......

Foxconn Betting Big on South India

Foxconn's business in India has grown to over $10 billion till 2024. IMAGE: Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil along with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief......

Maharashtra govt doesn't charge BCCI for police cover!

The Bombay high court has slammed the decision of Maharashtra government to not charge the Board of Control for Cricket in India for police protection given during cricket matches conducted in the......

HC questions Maha Govt over waiver of arrears during IPL

The bench was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the State Government's decision to retrospectively reduce the rate of police protection provided during the IPL matches. The PIL......

Gujarat Floods: Cricketer Radha Yadav Rescued

Photograph: Kind courtesy Radha Yadav/Instagram India cricketer Radha Yadav was rescued by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) after being trapped in severe flooding in Vadodara. The......

Indian football gets new leader with focus on quality

Priority will be improvement in quality of football: AIFF's new secretary general IMAGE: Anil Kumar is welcomed at the Football House by the AIFF treasurer Kipa Ajay in the presence of deputy......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......