Centre approves Rs 23,123 cr package to fight Covid

The Union cabinet Thursday approved a Rs 23,123-crore package for improving health infrastructure to fight COVID-19 as part of which around 2.4 lakh medical beds and 20,000 ICU ones would be......

PM's private secy Rajeev Topno moves to World Bank

Senior bureaucrat Rajeev Topno, private secretary to the prime minister, has been appointed as senior advisor to the Executive Director (ED), World Bank, a personnel ministry order issued on......

'Nukes against India': China rubbishes US charge

Dismissing the recent Pentagon report that the People's Liberation Army has deployed nuclear capable missiles against India as "unfounded" and "contrary to facts", China on Wednesday said the......

India-China ties strained by mistrust: US

A high degree of mistrust continues to strain the bilateral relationship between India and China, the Pentagon has informed the United States Congress. New Delhi remains concerned by China's close......

The Theme Of Budget 2023 Will Be....

'It has been an ongoing process, talking to the relevant ministries about eliminating leakages and curbing non-core expenditure in various schemes.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

Govt saved Rs 10,000 crore in interest costs in FY22

Union finance secretary T V Somanathan recently said the Centre had saved Rs 10,000 crore in FY22 on interest payments after adopting new accounting mechanisms for central government agencies and......

Has India missed the electric vehicle revolution?

Signals received from the government in the past one year reflect a state of utter confusion, says Abhishek Tripathi. The Mahindra e2oPlus, operated by Ola, is seen at an electric vehicle charging......

States worry as Centre plans to trim schemes in Budget

'It is just an excuse to say that the Centre has run out of money.''Pruning these schemes would mean hard time for the people of India.'Dilasha Seth reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

'Credit to India for fighting back after losing Pune Test'

IMAGE: The Indian cricket team find a reason for laugh during the post match presentation on Tuesday. Photograph: Manvender Vashist/PTI Renowned Australian coach Dave Whatmore heaped praised on......

RCB skipper Kohli 'feeling optimistic' ahead of IPL 2021

IMAGE: Virat Kohli joined AB de Villiers in the team bubble in Chennai on Thursday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Virat Kohli/Twitter Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli is......