Why wasn't NEET-UG exam scrapped?: SC explains

The Supreme Court on Friday expanded the remit of the Centre-appointed seven-member expert panel headed by former Indian Space Research Organisation chief K Radhakrishnan constituted to review the......

Panel headed by former ISRO chief to oversee NTA reforms

Amid a row over irregularities in competitive exams National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and National Eligibility Test (NET), the education ministry on Saturday notified a seven-member......

Publish internet curb review orders, SC tells J-K

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said review orders to consider pleas for the restoration of internet services in Jammu and Kashmir are "not meant to be kept in the cupboard" and asked the......

Govt revokes IIPS director's suspension after he quits

The Centre has accepted the resignation of International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) Director K S James and revoked his suspension for alleged irregularities during his tenure, the......

What Indian taxpayers want from CBDT

An Income-Tax Department internal committee reviewing the old direct tax law to pave the way for a new one has "largely" received suggestions for "simplifying" the language, better "structuring"......

'No Plan To Phase Out Old I-T Regime'

'Going forward, the encouragement would be to move to the new tax regime.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a post Budget media conference, February 1, 2024. Photograph: Rahul......

Key decisions taken at the 55th GST Council meet

The goods and services tax council on Saturday decided to levy an 18 per cent GST on margin value on sale of used electric vehicles by businesses and agreed to keep jet fuel (ATF) out of the......

ATMs to loans: All eyes on the road for finance world

A South Block and Mint Road tango is in the offing in 2025, foregrounded by deeper consultations with various stakeholders. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the Union Budget for......

BCCI to players: Obey new rules or face IPL ban, fee cuts

IMAGE: Restrictions were sought by head coach Gautam Gambhir in a review meeting of the team's recent poor run. Photograph: BCCI Cracking the whip on the Indian cricket team's "star culture",......

Can Russia Make the Olympics? It's Up to This Panel

IMAGE: A man carries the Russian flag past the Olympic rings. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters Russian and Belarusian athletes who have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer will need......

Russian athletes could be at 2020 Olympics as neutrals

IMAGE: Russia has been embroiled in doping scandals since a 2015. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images Russian track and field athletes could be cleared to compete at next year’s Tokyo......

Why Russia cannot compete at 2022 World Cup under own flag

The sanctions against Russia, the host of last year's soccer World Cup, also bar it from hosting major sporting events for a four-year period or applying to host new events in that period. IMAGE:......

WADA recommends four-year Russia Olympic ban

A four-year ban would prevent Russia from taking part in next year's Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. IMAGE: WADA's independent Compliance Review Committee also recommended that......