Protesters set afire Mujibur Rahman's home in Dhaka during Hasina's address

A large group of protesters on Wednesday vandalised and set on fire Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence in Dhaka during a live online address of his daughter and deposed prime......

Relief for house owners, can claim zero tax on 2 self-occupied properties

The government on Saturday announced that taxpayers can claim annual value of two self-occupied properties as "nil" without any condition. Photograph: Reuters In her Budget speech, Finance......

How India celebrated its first Republic Day in 1950

Huge tri-colour-themed banners have been put up along the Kartavya Path while the theme for this year's tableaux that would roll down the boulevard where the annual Republic Day celebrations take......

CRPF sets up new base in Chhattisgarh's Maoist stronghold

The Central Reserve Police Force has opened a new operations base in the heart of a strong Maoist corridor in Chhattisgarh's south Bastar region as part of its expanding footprint into core Left......

US pledges to boost technology ties with India

Artificial Intelligence, innovation and next-generation technologies figured prominently during the high-stakes discussion between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump at the......

Rolls-Royce to Double Sourcing from India in 5 Years

Aerospace major Rolls-Royce on Monday said it intends to double its supply chain sourcing from India over the next five years. Photograph: Nadja Wohlleben/Reuters The company will seek to......

Retail inflation slows to 5-month low of 4.3% in Jan

Continuing the downward trend, retail inflation fell to a five-month low of 4.31 per cent in January, mainly due to a decline in the prices of vegetables, eggs, and pulses. Photograph: Shailesh......

Apollo Hospitals to expand presence in metros with five new hospitals

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise is set to expand presence in metro cities during FY26 with the addition of five hospitals that would add over 1,400 beds. Image used for representation purpose only.......

'End of war on women's sports'

Trump signs order banning participation of transgender athletes IMAGE: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transgender girls and women from participating in women’s......

Day after Trump's order, NCAA bans transgender women from sports

The NCAA previously allowed transgender women to compete as long as they met testosterone limits on a sport-by-sport basis.   IMAGE: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning......