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.......

There will be clean-up in polls too: Modi's dig at awards do

There is going to be safai (clean-up) in the upcoming election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, taking a dig at the Opposition while handing out National Creators' Awards in New Delhi.......

Modi says J-K breathes freely after Art 370 abrogation; silent on polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that Jammu and Kashmir is 'breathing freely' after the abrogation of Article 370 and pledged accelerated progress over the next five years. IMAGE:......

Greatest Sin In Indian Politics Is Overconfidence

The BJP will enter this election, as it does every election, as if it is fighting to prevent a 2004-style defeat. This is a party that wins big because it always behaves as if its back is to the......

Solar scheme: 1 cr families to save Rs 18K cr a year, says FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said  Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana will enable one crore families to get up to 300 units of free electricity monthly and help them save up to......

Modi launches 5G mobile services, calls it dawn of new era

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the 5G telephony services that promise to provide ultra high-speed internet on mobile phones, saying it marks the beginning of a new era and......

Why Should Govt Be In Fintech?

The temptation to get into businesses that are hot is perhaps too great for any politician, no matter what his public slogans are.Nehru plunged into hot sectors of his time -- engineering and iron......

Modi meets top American CEOs in first engagement in US

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met a group of five top American corporate leaders on a one-on-one basis from a range of diverse sectors ranging from drones to 5G, semiconductor, and solar......

#RIP KK: 'Thank you for the music'

'In a super ambitious industry, you stood out for your unfilminess.''Thank you for giving my films your iconic voice.' Photograph: Kind courtesy KK/Instagram Singer KK passed into the ages after......

BCCI loses blue tick verification on 'X' handle

IMAGE: BCCI's 'X' (Twitter) handle sans the blue tick. Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/Twitter The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) lost its blue tick verification on its......

Wrestling's world body condemns detention of wrestlers

IMAGE: Protesting wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Sangeeta Phogat at Har ki Pauri ghat, in Haridwar, on Tuesday. Photograph: PTI The United World Wrestling (UWW) on......

No immersion of medals; wrestlers return from Haridwar

IMAGE: Protesting wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Sangeeta Phogat at Har ki Pauri ghat, in Haridwar, on Tuesday. Photographs: PTI On a drama-filled Tuesday, some of India's best......