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UPSC introduces face authentication, eligibility changes for civil services exam

The UPSC has announced significant changes to the Civil Services Examination, including mandatory face authentication and stricter eligibility rules for candidates seeking IAS, IFS, and IPS...

Budget clubs IT services, offers 15.5% safe harbour to woo global firms

Safe harbour for IT services shall be approved by an automated rule-driven process without any need for tax officer to examine and accept the application IMAGE: People watch the live telecast of...

SC seeks EC response on TMC MPs' plea over Bengal electoral rolls

The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Election Commission on fresh interim pleas of Trinamool Congress MPs alleging arbitrariness and procedural irregularities in the Special...

Kerala: First State To Have State 'Bacteria'

'We have tags of state animals and birds. However, the invisible world of microbes is doing a lot of things for us in nature, not just for human beings but for the entire life.' IMAGE: A helpful...

I know you won't...: Mamata in 3rd letter to CEC Gyanesh Kumar

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has been...

'Global Uncertainties Are Of A Magnitude We've Never Seen Before'

'Global uncertainty is something which definitely occupies the minds of officials when we are preparing for the Budget.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the post-Budget press...

FPI onboarding: Sebi hints at more respite

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has planned a slew of further relaxations to facilitate easier registrations of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), including a common...

Sebi Runs Lean Again As 2 Whole-time Member Positions Remain Vacant

'Periods of vacancy, which have become more common in recent years, can affect the pace of decision-making.' Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters With the government yet to fill two vacant...

RBI in no hurry to launch digital currency nationwide

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in no rush to launch the central bank digital currency (CBDC) nationwide, as its most promising use case — cross-border payments — depends on other countries...

''Consumers Must Get Real Benefit Of GST Cuts'

'In case a particular industry has not passed on the benefits and if we receive complaints, we will take up the matter with the industry body concerned.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff After...

What Links Srijit Mukherji, Sherlock Holmes?

'Elementary, My Dear Holmes imagines Arthur Conan Doyle stepping into his own fiction, a man haunted by the clarity he created, forced to apply it to a world far messier than the one on paper.'...

'Lot of bidders' to sponsor Team India's new jersey

Team India is without a shirt sponsor in the ongoing Asia Cup after the BCCI's deal with online gaming company Dream11, worth Rs 358 crore per year, was cut short. IMAGE: India T20 captain...

Beware Doping Athletes: THIS May Spell Your Downfall!

According to WADA, the metabolite provides "a valuable tool for the long-term detection of metandienone abuse by athletes in sports drug testing." IMAGE: Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya...

'I Would Like To Die On The Cricket Field'

'We all make mistakes, but what is important is that you've got to get that out of your mind before the next ball commences.'K R Nayar recalls his many encounters with Dickie Bird, the legendary...

'One Can't Monopolise Captain Cool'

If the 'Captain Cool' trademark goes through, it could trigger a wave of similar attempts by celebrities to trademark nicknames given to them by fans. IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni during IPL 2025....

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