Cyclone Montha: Andhra prepares action plan for relief, essential supplies

The Andhra Pradesh government has prepared an action plan for relief and essential supplies in pre-cyclone preparedness for Cyclone Montha. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

Messi event fiasco: Mamata accepts sports minister's resignation

Two days after widespread spectator rampage marred a marquee football event featuring Argentine legend Lionel Messi at the Salt Lake stadium, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accepted the......

'Pronouncements On Paper Don't Feed Babies'

'These children possess catastrophically low birth weights -- often 1.4 kgs or less. Such extremely low birth weight results in profoundly compromised neo-natal immunity.' 'The escalation to 97......

'Ministry Slept, DGCA Slept, IndiGo...'

'IndiGo will receive a sharp rap on the knuckles -- a punishment, a huge penalty.''I look towards them creating a compensation fund.''I would like to think they would do that for all the passengers......

Here's how to fix the public distribution system

Food ministry is needlessly wary of reforms The report of the Shanta Kumar committee on food management contains several cogent recommendations and these have been submitted to the Prime......

Loan growth, profitability seen improving for public sector banks

The Indian banking sector could be due for a rise in profitability after several quarters of net interest margin (NIM) compression. Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters The Q2FY26 results suggest NIMs......

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......

Govt moots power sector reforms to address discom losses

The draft law seeks mandatory cost-reflective tariffs, lower industrial power rates, and relief from cross-subsidies while boosting clean energy investment. The government has proposed major......