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Campaigning ends for first phase of Lok Sabha polls

Campaigning ended on Wednesday evening for 102 Lok Sabha seats across 21 states and Union territories which will go to polls in the first phase on April 19 with top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata......

India lost 2.33 mn hectares of tree cover since 2000, says report

India has lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000, equivalent to a six percent decrease in tree cover during this period, according to the latest data from the Global Forest Watch......

Wangchuk ends 21-day hunger strike for Ladakh statehood, stir to continue

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday evening ended his 21-day-long hunger strike in support of the demand for statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.......

IIT student on way to join ISIS arrested under UAPA

An Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati student, who had allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS, was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on Sunday, a senior official said in......

Cong list: Ajay Rai from Varanasi; suspense over Amethi, Raebareli continues

The Congress on Saturday released its fourth list of 45 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, fielding its Uttar Pradesh unit chief Ajay Rai from Varanasi to take on Prime Minister Narendra......

After 17 years of toil, India is finally ready for tryst with semiconductors

The exclusive club that dominates the global semiconductor fab scenario is about to get a new member. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Taiwan, South Korea, and China control nearly 70 per cent......

Adani, Qualcomm CEO discuss AI, semiconductors

Chip giant Qualcomm chief executive Cristiano R Amon and billionaire Gautam Adani on Monday discussed role of AI, semiconductors and edge appliances across markets in the fast changing global......

Bandhan Bank's micro challenges: Unsecured loan book, CEO's tenure

It is 10 years since Bandhan Financial Services became the first microfinance institution (MFI) to receive the universal bank licence. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters A year later, in......

Inflation falls to three-month low of 5.1 pc in January

Retail inflation declined to a three-month low of 5.1 per cent in January, mainly due to subdued prices of vegetables, fruits and other food items, according to government data released on Monday.......

Uttarakhand saw sharpest dip in workforce during Covid

Uttarakhand saw the sharpest decline (of 11 per cent) in the “total persons engaged” in manufacturing in the worst-hit pandemic year of 2020-21 as industrial units shut shop, according......

SC sets aside stay imposed by Punjab and Haryana HC on WFI elections

IMAGE: SC set aside the stay on holding WFI elections. Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on......

SKY could captain India in Australia T20s

Injured T20I captain Hardik Pandya should be fit in time for the T20 series, starting December 10 in Durban. Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Yuzvendra Chahal expected to return to the side. IMAGE:......

Asian Games: Avinash Sable makes steeplechase history; Toor defends shot put gold

Avinash Sable becomes first Indian man to win Asian Games 3000m steeplechase gold Photograph: Kind Courtesy AFI/X Avinash Sable became the first Indian man to win 3000m steeplechase gold at Asian......

Sprinter Hima Das provisionally suspended for...

IMAGE: Hima Das has not been named in the Hangzhou Asian Games team due to an injury she had sustained earlier this year. Photograph: Hima Das/Instagram India's sprinter Hima Das has been......

Reliving Neeraj's historic gold on National Javelin Day

Several states celebrate National Javelin Day on Monday to mark Neeraj Chopra's Olympic gold winning feat Photograph: Kind Courtesy Athletic Federation of India/Twitter Several states across the......

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