'People Knew Manmohan Singh Had No Vested Interest'

'Maybe he was wrong, but they believed he genuinely meant what he said.' IMAGE: Then finance minister Dr Manmohan Singh arrives at Parliament March 15, 1996, to present India's 1995-1996 Budget.......

Govt to push nuclear reforms as Oppn targets SIR in winter session

The Winter session of Parliament beginning Monday will see the government push its reforms agenda with a legislation to open up the civil nuclear sector to private players, while the Opposition is......

Protesting BLOs, BJP delegation in face-off outside Kolkata CEO office

A section of booth-level officers, engaged in the special intensive revision process in West Bengal, held a massive protest outside the chief electoral officer's office in Kolkata on Monday over......

IndiGo faces scrutiny over violating competition norms

Fair trade watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) is examining whether the country's largest airline, IndiGo, violated competition norms, a senior official said on Friday amid the carrier......

'After GST cut, innovation will boost life insurance'

The reduction in goods & services tax (GST) on individual life and health insurance premiums has been called a “landmark step” for making insurance affordable and inclusive. Illustration:......

Axis Max Life aims to be 'breakout No. 3' in life insurance: MD & CEO

Following Axis Max Life Insurance’s second-quarter results for 2025–26, Sumit Madan, managing director and chief executive officer of the company, speaks to Aathira Varier and Subrata......

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.......

Power network sharing plan will face 3 key challenges

The ambitious proposal by the power ministry to allow network sharing between distribution licensees operating in the same geographical area will face three key challenges, said a former......

FIDE launches 'ChessMom' plan to support mothers in chess

IMAGE: Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli with her daughter Hanvika. Photograph: Harika Dronavall/Instagram Mothers competing in elite chess will be able to take advantage of a new set of......

Chinnaswamy Stadium unsafe for mass gathering: D'Cunha Commission

'The design and structure of the stadium was unsuitable and unsafe for mass gathering' IMAGE: The M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Photograph: BCCI The Justice John Michael D'Cunha Commission,......

Sharath Kamal's 11-year plan to win TT Olympic gold

‘It's almost like two and a half Olympic cycles where we can identify talent between the age of 11 to 15 and grow with them and groom them at the same time’ IMAGE: Sharath Kamal acknowledges......