The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard the rape and murder case of the 31-year-old junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
The hearing comes a day after West Bengal Chief Minister…
Narendra Modi’s tenure as the chief minister of Gujarat, spanning over 12 years from 2001 to 2014, was a transformative period that significantly altered the state’s political, economic and social…
Upping the ante over the conflict of interest row involving Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Buch, the Congress on Saturday claimed that she traded in listed securities while in possession of unpublished…
The chairperson of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), Madhabi Puri Buch, and her husband, Dhaval Buch, on Friday (September 13) denied a series of allegations of impropriety and conflict…
Providing social security to India’s vast population is an arduous project. The country has been taking efforts to reach that goal since its Independence.
Recently, the pace of rollout and improvement…
As India hosts the 2nd Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation, the nation’s transformative journey in aviation takes centre stage. From pioneering air mail in 1911 to its current role…
The GST Council has decided to reduce the rate on cancer drugs from 12 per cent to 5 per cent.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday chaired the 54th meeting of the Goods and Services…
Moments ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi touching down Singapore for a two-day historic visit on Wednesday, Singapore’s CapitaLand Investment (CLI) announced to more than double its funds under…
In an apparent softening of stand on caste census, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has said the government may collect caste-related data if required.
Over the past one year, the caste census…
Five years ago, the government of West Bengal state in India pledged to clamp down on violence against doctors. It promised public hospitals better security equipment, female guards to support female…
A defective helicopter being transported from Kedarnath to Gauchar by an MI-17 helicopter fell from mid-air this morning after its towing rope snapped.
The private company-operated helicopter crashed…
August 23 marks a significant milestone in India’s history, and will be remembered forever as the day the country made its indelible mark on space exploration.
A year ago, on this day, the Indian…
More than a hundred years ago, space travel was the stuff of science fiction. The idea of actually flying around in a rocket beyond the Earth’s atmosphere was ridiculous.
When Robert Goddard, an…
Eleven people were killed and 26 injured when a pickup van collided with a private bus in the Salempur area of this Uttar Pradesh district on Sunday, officials said.
The accident occurred on the…
Around 80 students from a district council school in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar district were hospitalised after consuming biscuits provided under a nutritional meal program. The…
With 1.3 billion people living in 3.3 million square kilometers, India is a country with enormous healthcare delivery issues. Despite, India being the second most populous country in the world, its…
As you were growing up, you must have discussed your father, Subhas Chandra Bose, in detail with your mother. What were her everlasting memories of him?
I don’t recall all the events and the memories….
The introduction of policies and initiatives like Atmanirbharta has fueled the drive of Indian defense manufacturers to elevate India to a new level of excellence in the production and supply of…
Parents and relatives of the 31-year-old woman trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, have shared heart wrenching ordeal soon after they were…
Parents and relatives of the 31-year-old woman trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, have shared heart wrenching ordeal soon after they were…
The horrific death of a trainee doctor at a government-run hospital last week has stirred massive outrage in India.
As the investigation continues, shocking details of the alleged brutal rape and…
Hindenburg Research became a big talking point last year when it released a report — Adani Group: How The World’s 3rd Richest Man Is Pulling The Largest Con In Corporate History — about wrongdoing and…
We can’t see microbes, but they’re everywhere—yes, even in places we’d never expect. You might think your microwave is a clean sanctuary for your meals, but a recent study has thrown that idea out the…
As India prepares for Haj pilgrimage in 2025, several key changes have been introduced in country’s Haj policy to better accommodate the needs of pilgrims.
The new policy, which revises the allocation…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said his government will soon introduce a law for life imprisonment in cases of ‘love jihad’. Speaking at the state BJP executive meet here, he said,…
The India Meteorological Department on Saturday issued a red alert for Maharashtra’s Palghar, Pune and Satara districts for August 4.
The IMD has also issued an orange alert for Thane, Mumbai, Raigad,…
Drishti IAS Coaching Institute, established by Vikas Divyakirti, is renowned for preparing students for the UPSC Civil Services Examination. The institute offers various courses, including online…
Even as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) works on the Gaganyaan Mission, the nation is set to return to space this year.
In partnership with a US space company, an Indian astronaut will…
India’s factories maintained solid growth pace in July, while China’s output faltered for the first time in nine months.
The HSBC final India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), compiled…
The central government has reduced the windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to Rs 4,600 per tonne from the previous rate of Rs 7,000 per tonne. The tax is levied in the form of a Special…
India is gaining and China is losing, wondering why? It is because of investments.
As per latest reports, China has been losing the interest of investors who were pumping money in private equity,…
Tragedy struck Kerala on Tuesday morning (July 30) after three landslides struck the hilly areas of Meppadi in Kerala’s Wayanad, killing over 80 people with hundred others feared to be trapped….
July 26, 2005, is a date etched in the memory of Mumbai’s residents marking one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in the city’s history. Known as “26/7”, this day saw Mumbai come to a…
New Zealand has become the latest nation to confront its troubled past of systemic and widespread abuse of children and vulnerable adults in state and faith-based institutions.On Wednesday, a six-year…
As the fastest-growing major economy that also sees itself as the leader of the Global South, India finds itself in a unique position where it has to balance consistent economic growth with climate…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has pushed for climate adaptation of crops and agricultural start-ups in the Union Budget 2024-25.
Sitharaman has also sought to boost India’s self-reliance…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Tuesday a new financial support scheme to provide loans up to Rs10 lakh for higher education at domestic institutions. This initiative aims to…
The Indian startup ecosystem has been the focus of business-related conversations all around the globe, and now it has received a significant boost as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced…
The Centre has allocated over Rs 951 crore to the country’s premier probe agency Central Bureau of Investigation in Budget 2024-25 announced on Tuesday, a slight dip of over 1.79 per cent from the…
Presenting the first Union Budget of Modi 3.0, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman focused on job creation, infrastructure development, making new regime of personal income tax more attractive,…
Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar is in news these days as her selection for IAS has sparked huge debate and her selection for the prestigious has come under huge scrutiny. It is to be noted that Puja…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim budget on February 1, 2024, as the previous Narendra Modi government went for re-election in the Lok Sabha polls held during April-June….
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the maiden Budget of the third consecutive NDA administration led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, at 11 am.
The Union Budget 2024 would be…
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman broke with tradition when she presented her first Union Budget to Parliament in 2019 with a bright red traditional ledger, known as the *bahi-khata* in…
Karnataka techies are fuming. After a huge uproar over the state government’s proposal to reserve jobs for locals in private industries, another proposal has got them angry. The Karnataka government…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2023-24 on Monday (July 22) in Parliament, presenting a comprehensive analysis of India’s economic trajectory amid global…
The Economic Survey 2023-2024 has pegged India’s GDP growth at 8.2 per cent for FY24.
Tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, day ahead of the presentation of the 2024 Union Budget,…
For the second time this week, the Karnataka government has been slammed for its plans for the state’s industries.
This time, it is the state’s information technology (IT) sector union that’s slamming…
The Haryana government on Sunday ordered suspension of mobile internet and the bulk SMS services in Nuh district for 24 hours ahead of the Braj Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra that was marred by violence…
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Saturday confirmed Nipah infection in a 14-year-old boy from Malappuram district.
George, who met the media here, said the Pune NIV (National Institute of…
In line with the preparations for the state assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday launched “Kejriwal Ki 5 Guarantee” for Haryana.
Prominent leaders of the party, including Delhi Chief…
In the Interim Budget 2024-25, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman put research and innovation at the centre of the pathway of India to be a developed nation by 2047, when it celebrates a…
29 women, including five from Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu and 16 female employees from Odisha State, fainted due to an alleged ammonia gas leak in a private fish processing plant on Friday. The private…
India has advised its citizens residing in Bangladesh to avoid travel and minimise their movement after ongoing protests demanding reforms in the quota system in government jobs turned violent and…
The story so far: The International Monetary Fund in its latest report has upgraded its economic outlook this year for China, India and Europe while modestly lowering expectations for the United…
The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear a batch of petitions alleging paper leakage and malpractices in the NEET-UG 2024 exam, held on May 5 this year.A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud…
The Karnataka government has put on hold a bill mandating reservations for locals in the private sector after a massive backlash from the industry. The government will have a relook at the bill before…
The Congress-led Karnataka government has paused the private job quota bill for locals after it received severe backlash from the industry.
The development comes hours after the government passed the…
Months ahead of the Assembly polls, Haryana’s BJP government announced Wednesday a 10 per cent reservation for Agniveers in the recruitment of constables, forest guards and jail wardens, along with…
Puja Khedkar’s pandora box of lies continues to unravel the many controversies surrounding the trainee IAS officer. A day after the Maharashtra government put her probation on hold, another shocking…