Four-member govt panel to review grace marks for 1500 NEET students

Amid allegations of inflation of marks in the NEET-UG medical entrance exam, the National Testing Agency announced on Saturday that the education ministry has set up a four-member panel to review......

'Shocking That PM Gave Investing Advice'

'Somebody was using somebody to make statements that will stir the stock market and lead to a surge.''A sudden surge and a sudden crash is always an ideal situation for people to make illicit gains......

Excise case: Jolt to Sisodia as HC rejects bail pleas in ED, CBI cases

In a major setback to former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, the Delhi high court on Tuesday dismissed his bail pleas in cases lodged by the Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of......

No headway in Ladakh talks, groups to decide future course

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday assured a delegation of two regional groups of Ladakh that the government-appointed high-powered committee formed to look into their statehood and other......

As EVs rise in India, a requiem for Kolkata's electric trams

Kolkata trams -- now in their 150th year -- are the last to survive modernity in Indian cities, writes Ishita Ayan Dutt. IMAGE: Tram at Esplanade depot in Kolkata. All photographs: Hitesh......

Sensex snaps 3-day losing run, climbs 298 points

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty found firmer ground on Friday after a three-session losing streak, propped up by buying in IT, tech and banking counters amid a positive trend overseas and......

Who Will Admit To Committing Fraud?

Banks do extensive investigation before declaring an account fraud; they owe it to us as they deal with our money.Why would they try to fix an innocent borrower? asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.......

No govt committee to probe Adani, Lok Sabha told

The government has not set up any committee to probe allegations a US short seller labelled against the Adani Group, but stock market regulator SEBI is investigating market allegations against the......

Day 2: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Swede Van der Poel ends Dutch monopoly in men's 5000m IMAGE: Nils Van Der Poel of Sweden celebrates after winning gold and setting a new Olympic record. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters......

Beijing marks 100 days to Winter Olympics amid COVID, rights concerns

IMAGE: Beijing Winter Olympics will kick off from February 4. Photograph: Reuters With 100 days until the start of the Winter Olympics, Beijing is promising a "simple and safe" 2022 Games -......

High fives, smiles but no cheers as Olympic torch relay gets going

IMAGE: Members of Nadeshiko Japan, Japan's women's national soccer team, lead the torch relay during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Grand Start in Naraha, Fukushima. Photograph: Kim......

China eyes excellence at Winter Olympics

China looks to Winter Olympics as chance for rare soft power win amid COVID, rights concerns IMAGE: Skater performance during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games Commemorative Coin Issuing......