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President's address on Thursday, debate to be next govt-Oppn friction point

President Droupadi Murmu will address the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, where she is expected to unveil the priorities of the newly-elected government led by Prime......

Terrorism in J-K in decisive phase, reduced to mere proxy war: Amit Shah

The fight against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is in its decisive phase and recent incidents show that terrorism has been forced to shrink from highly organised acts of violence to a mere proxy......

When can Election Commission hold draw of lots to pick the winner?

The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections will be taken up on Tuesday. IMAGE: People look at the replica of EVM installed by the Election Commission of India as part of the voters......

'As long as one is friendly with the BJP...'

'One is happy. The moment one starts criticising the BJP, ED, IT and CBI comes to one's house.' IMAGE: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the......

Why CDS Is Visiting Japan

On December 12, 2023, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan visited the Yokosuka base in Japan. The goal of the CDS' visit was to emphasise the rising significance of defence collaboration......

'Payment banks' micro-lending to significantly impact economy'

'The transition from payment banks to SFBs is only permissible for banks not owned by corporate entities.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Airtel Payment Bank/Instagram Airtel Payments Bank saw a......

Amul and Modi's BIG dream!

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to farmers and other stakeholders associated with the cooperative sector to make GCMMF, which owns the 'Amul' brand, the world's number one dairy......

Byju's in talks with investors to raise $300 mn in return for more controls

With investors asking for a change in the board structure at Byju’s, the edtech giant’s founder and chief executive officer (CEO), Byju Raveendran, is now asking them to put $300......

'We are building Kia 2.0. India is a long-term bet for us'

'India is the sixth-largest market for the Kia Corporation, and contributes 8 to 9 per cent to our global sales.''We are eyeing 10 per cent market share over the next few years depending on......

Hotel stocks have more room for an upside; buy selectively: Analysts

The move to demerge the hotel business into a separate entity by ITC has brought back focus on hotel stocks, which have already seen a good run thus far in fiscal 2023-24 (FY24). Image used for......

The Shah Rukh Khan heroine who is going places

'If you are playing someone whom Shah Rukh loves in the film, that's enough for me!''I am obviously not his phone texting buddy, but I'd like to believe we are friends!' Photograph: Kind courtesy......

India tops doping list with most failed tests

IMAGE: India was 11th on the list but the number of doping violations were higher than major sporting nations like Russia (85), USA (84), Italy (73) and France (72). Photograph: Denis......

Virat Kohli's T20I Numbers Are AWESOME!

Virat Kohli will step down as India's T20I captain after the ICC T20 World Cup ends this November. How did India and Kohli fare in T20 Internationals? Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers.......

SAI says training of athletes should start in staggered manner

IMAGE: A flow chart should be adopted while screening the athletes for starting training. Photograph: Dutee Chand/Twitter The committee of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) which was formed to......

Post-COVID-19 world could be blessing in disguise for India: Bindra

'We need to look after athletes because the very nature of sport is that more will fail than succeed.' IMAGE: Abhinav Bindra poses with his gold medal in the men's 10m Air Rifle final at the......

BWF freezes rankings, to review Olympic qualification system

IMAGE: Many international stars, including Saina Nehwal and P Kashyap, had suggested that the qualification period for the Tokyo Olympics be extended in light of tournaments being cancelled due to......

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