Why OPS backed off in turf war with CM Palaniswami

On the face of it, the first round has gone to Edappadi K Palaniswami. Not only has he been named chief ministerial candidate, that too by his one-time bete noire Panneerselvam, he also gets one......

India will wait for DCGI nod to restart Oxford vaccine trial

The global trials were halted after a study participant suffered a ‘potentially unexplained illness', reports Sohini Das. IMAGE: Serum Institute of India is the Indian partner of AstraZeneca......

Twitter head summoned on Feb 25 by Parliamentary panel

The Parliamentary panel on Information Technology has summoned the head of microblogging site Twitter to appear before it on February 25, the committee’s chairman Anurag Thakur said on......

SC reinstates Alok Verma as director but clips his wings

While the Congress and other opposition parties hailed the verdict and said it was a “slap” on the Modi government which had transferred him “illegally”, Finance Minister......

RBI rate cut in Dec? Unlikely, say experts

Despite gross domestic product (GDP) growth being lower-than-expected for the July-September quarter, the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may not cut the policy repo rate in the review......

DGCA gives women wings: Plans 2024 framework to boost participation

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) plans to release a framework in early 2024 to encourage Indian aviation sector entities to expand their female workforce, as stated by its chief,......

Run-up to RBI monetary policy review: Expect another hawkish pause

The surge in the headline CPI inflation has expectedly proved to be transient. The print had cooled off to 6.8 per cent in August 2023 from the 15-month high of 7.4 per cent in July. Photograph:......

Goldilocks position for Indian equities is getting questioned: Jefferies

Rising crude oil prices, traction in China equities and inflation concerns back home are casting a shadow on the Indian equity markets in the short term, believe analysts at Jefferies.......

Day 7: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Relentless Niskanen takes gold for Finland in men's 15 km classic IMAGE: Niskanen of Finland celebrates after winning gold. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters Iivo Niskanen put on a brilliant......

Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Thursday, August 5

IMAGE: India's players pose with their bronze medals after the Olympics men's hockey victory ceremony, at Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo, on Thursday. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images......

Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Friday, July 30

IMAGE: Lovlina Borgohain made sure of India’s first boxing medal at the Tokyo Olympics when she upstaged former World champion Nien-Chin Chen of Chinese Taipei in the quarter-finals, in......

PICS: Anti-Olympic protests take centre stage in Tokyo

IMAGE: Protesters demonstrate against the forthcoming Tokyo Olympic Games in Tokyo on Friday. Photographs: Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images Protestors gathered in numbers at the International......

'Tokyo Olympics to decide COVID-19 counter-measures'

  IMAGE: The giant Olympic rings, which are being temporarily removed for maintenance, are seen behind Japan's national flag, amid (COVID-19 outbreak, at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine......