6.7 Million Indian Children Have Zero Food

'The response from the government using words like malicious, deliberate, etc is diverting from the real issue.''The indicators related to young children such as stunting or child mortality are a......

Free ration, healthcare: What BJP's manifesto promises

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha poll manifesto in New Delhi on Sunday in the presence of party president J P Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence......

Time to speak up: What women want from elections

Ahead of the upcoming elections, political parties have started announcing incentives to benefit women, but what do women truly seek for genuine gender parity, asks Nivedita Mookerji.......

2024 May Witness More Natural Disasters

'The Weather Channel argues that India faces the gravest challenge: Climate change-induced health vulnerability.' 'This is an issue often neglected, alerts Claude Arpi: "Prolonged summers,......

Deloitte pegs India's FY25 GDP growth at 6.6%

Deloitte India on Friday said it estimates India's GDP growth at 6.6 per cent in the current fiscal helped by consumption expenditure, exports rebound and capital flows. Photograph: Anushree......

Govt nods EV policy; min investment fixed at $500 mn

The government on Friday approved an electric-vehicle policy, under which duty concessions will be given to companies setting up manufacturing units in the country with a minimum investment of $500......

What's in store for mutual fund investors in 2024?

The mutual fund (MF) industry had an action-packed 2023 as it tackled the scrapping of tax benefits for debt fund investors and surging flows into equity funds. Illustration: Dominic......

FPIs continue their buying spree; Rs 4,800 crore infused in equities

Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) continued their buying spree and poured close to Rs 4,800 crore in the Indian equity markets in the first week of January driven by confidence in the country's......

After backlash, South Africa defend weakened Test squad for NZ series

IMAGE: South Africa named only two players from their playing XI that defeated India for the New Zealand series. Photograph: Esa Alexander/Reuters Test cricket remains the pinnacle of the game,......

World Cup 2023: If not Chahal, Sundar should have been picked: Yuvraj

IMAGE: 2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh believes Yuzvendra Chahal should have been included in India’s squad for the upcoming marquee event. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters The......