'Bihar Supplies Labour To The World...'

'...yet struggles to convert that human capital into domestic productivity.' IMAGE: Passengers board a train at Patna Junction railway station. Photograph: ANI Photo   At his rally in Samastipur......

At G20, Modi bats for open satellite data access

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday proposed a G20 initiative aimed at enhancing clean energy transitions by boosting recycling, easing supply chain pressures and advancing joint research on......

India terms EU envoys' article unusual before key Putin visit

India and Russia are set to ink a number of agreements to enhance cooperation in an array of areas including trade and healthcare during Russian President Vladimir Putin's two-day visit to New......

Putin to land in Delhi soon, Modi to host private dinner

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a private dinner for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, hours after he lands in New Delhi to further expand a nearly eight-decade partnership that......

GST 2.0 bolstered momentum, economy on stable footing

The reduction in the goods and services tax (GST) rates has increased the momentum in India’s economic activity both on the supply and demand sides, while robust agricultural activity —......

What Putin hopes to achieve on his India visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India this week aims to secure energy supplies, stabilise defence deliveries and ensure bilateral trade continues smoothly despite strong Western......

Should India Retain The Inflation Targeting Regime?

The best way for India to prepare is by preserving and strengthening the RBI's hard-won credibility, point out Rajeswari Sengupta and Vaishali Garga. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Next......

Sugar industry relieved as Centre allows 1.5 mt import

Amid the political push and pull, the Centre's decision to allow sugar exports and remove the 50 per cent duty on molasses exports has rekindled hope in the industry that more relief may follow.......

Harbhajan donates boats, ambulances for flood-hit Punjab

IMAGE: Through his MPLAD fund, Harbhajan Singh has sanctioned eight steamer boats for relief operations and added three more from his own resources. Photograph: ANI Photo Former India spinner and......

BWF warns: Shuttlecock shortage could hit players hard

IMAGE: BWF reiterated its long-term commitment to synthetics but said the onus was on manufacturers to sort out the supply chain issue. Photograph: Reuters Badminton World Federation (BWF)......

Badminton braces for crisis due to China's duck decline

'The supply of feathers has dropped and costs have escalated sharply.' IMAGE: While reports suggested Pullela Gopichand's academy in Hyderabad was left with less than two weeks of shuttle......