UGC sets up fact-finding panel to look into KIIT student suicides

The University Grants Commission has set up a fact-finding committee to look into consecutive student suicides at KIIT-Bhubaneshwar, officials said on Friday. IMAGE: ABVP supporters stage a......

If India attacks Pak, B'desh should occupy NE states: Yunus' aide

A former Bangladesh army officer and close aide of chief adviser Muhammad Yunus has suggested that Dhaka should collaborate with China to occupy India's northeastern states if it attacks Pakistan......

NCERT drops Mughals, Delhi Sultanate from Class 7 books, adds Maha Kumbh

All references to Mughals and Delhi Sultanate have been dropped from class 7 NCERT textbooks, while chapter on Indian dynasties, 'sacred geography,' references to Maha Kumbh, and government......

The Politics of A Caste Census

While data can empower communities, it reinforces identities, making local politics more caste-centric, with decisions increasingly contested on the grounds of representation. Such dynamics could......

Handbags, wrist watches, other luxury items above Rs 10 lakh to attract 1% TCS

Handbags, wrist watches, footwear and sportswear, priced above Rs 10 lakh will now attract 1 per cent Tax Collected at Source (TCS), as per a notification issued by the Income Tax department.......

Startups face I-T department heat over funding through Singapore

The income-tax (I-T) department has issued showcause notices under Section 68 of the Income-Tax Act to several startups over funds routed through Singapore, seeking explanations for investments......

Trade war hit on India likely to be limited: RBI

The Indian economy could remain less affected by global trade wars than other countries because the two engines of domestic growth — consumption and investment — are likely to face a......

Indian airlines face turbulence over new global emission norms

'CORSIA has set impossible targets. It tries to limit countries to the emission levels of the number of aircraft that they had in 2020. That has to be opposed.' IMAGE: Kindly note that this image......

India has hidden hockey gems!

Impressed with talent on show at the National Championship, Indian men's hockey team chief coach Craig Fulton on Saturday said the country has great depth but the players' ability to adapt to new......

Can naturalized players end India's striker paucity?

IMAGE: India do not recognise dual citizenship which means that a sportsperson must renounce their current citizenship and obtain Indian citizenship to be eligible for national team selection.......

India's 2036 Olympics push: Key meeting in Hyderabad

'Hosting the Olympics is a national mission, and we must move forward together.' IMAGE: Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya has urged states to identify top sportsperson who can transition......