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India moves closer to simultaneous LS, state polls with Cabinet nod

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday took a major step to implement its key plank of "one nation, one election" as the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the......

Fadnavis, Shinde, Pawar take oath again as MVA protests

Two days after being sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday took oath as MLA along with deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, while the opposition Maha Vikas......

Amid farmer's protest, Modi govt's reply on MSP

The Narendra Modi government will purchase all farm produce at minimum support price, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in Rajya Sabha on Friday. IMAGE: Farmers raise slogans......

Munambam: The Politics Of Waqf Land

The specter of how the Munambam issue was exploited during the November by-elections is proof of the price Kerala is paying for its emergent politics.Controversies become the stuff of slow-burn and......

Women centric schemes proved to be game-changer in 2 states?

Women-centric schemes could have proved a game-changer in both Maharashtra and Jharkhand, as both states witnessed a surge in women voters in the recently held assembly polls as well as return of......

Govt dissolves Pronab Sen-led panel on statistics, cites 'overlap' in work

Formed in July 2023, the SCoS was supposed to advise the Union government on survey methodology, including sampling frame, sampling design, and survey instruments. With the dissolution of former......

Air India-Vistara merger may impact 600 non-flying staff

Around 600 non-flying staff of Air India and Vistara are likely to be impacted by the two airlines' mega-merger, and efforts will be made to provide job opportunities to the affected employees......

Modi's goal to make India high-income country by 2047 unlikely: Financial Times expert

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of making India a high-income economy by 2047 is unlikely to be achieved, but the country should become an upper middle-income nation by then, Financial Times......

Modi 3.0: 'Viksit Bharat' Reforms Not To Take Back Seat

'The expeditious enactment of labour codes and strategic measures to bridge the skills jobs gap are critical.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi and the Cabinet meet for the first time, June......

RIL's 'Paramount' dream to be a media giant

Paramount Global has agreed to sell its 13 per cent stake in its Indian TV business to Reliance Industries for Rs 4,286 crore, the Indian firm said on Thursday. Photograph: PTI Photo from the......

'I'm not blaming fathers, but...'

'I'm talking about that predator in your house, and how one should protect one's children from him.' IMAGE: Geetika Tyagi in Yes Papa. Sexual abuse of children by family members is rarely......

10 Films: Indian Cinema At Its Best

Aseem Chhabra lists his favorite 2023 films -- a healthy blend of Bollywood, Hindi indies and some of the best work that is being done in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali cinema. On one hand......

Why Disney-Reliance merger faces hurdle

IMAGE: The Mumbai Indians cheerleaders show off their moves. Photograph: BCCI India's antitrust body has reached an initial assessment that the $8.5 billion India merger of Reliance and Walt......

'Crazy' Opening Ceremony To Kick-off Paris Olympics

The Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony will start at 11pm IST on Friday, July 26, 2024. For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, the opening ceremony will not be held in a stadium.......

Shooter Sandhu's Paris Olympics quest sabotaged

IMAGE: Manavjit Singh Sandhu has returned to the Indian side after more than three years and the 2006 World Championship gold medallist is planning to approach the International Shooting Sports......

World wrestling chief urgesIOA to co-operate for sake of wrestlers

UWW boss Nenad Lalovic also said the world body will require a "robust plan" from the stake-holders guaranteeing a "safe environment" where grapplers can report abuse and harassment, and a clear......

'After Asian Games show, it's time for India to bid for Olympics'

IMAGE: India registered their best haul in the Asian Games, returning home with 107 medals. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters Buoyed by the record medal haul at the Hangzhou Asian Games,......

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