2 killed, 20 injured as 18 coaches of Howrah-Mumbai train derail in Jharkhand

Two persons were killed and 22 others injured after 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawan district early on Tuesday, officials said.  IMAGE: Locals,......

Now, Karnataka Wants To Scrap NEET

Karnataka has the highest number of medical seats in the country at 11,745, of which 3,750 seats were in government institutions and 7,995 seats were in private colleges. IMAGE: Karnataka Chief......

A Neat Tragedy Called NEET

NEET is a court-ordered examination, supposedly aimed at meritocracy. However, over the past years when the Modi government at the Centre began implementing it, it took on political and casteist......

Nipah Death Puts Kerala On Alert

The scare of communicable diseases seems to be gripping the country with Maharashtra reporting 28 Zika cases this year, the highest since 2021. IMAGE: A patient, who according to medics is......

The Threats To India's Prosperity

Looking under the hood, I see India on the terrible, but commonplace, road to prosperity failure, warns Rathin Roy. IMAGE: Inside a factory in West Bengal. Photograph: Sahiba Chawdhary/Reuters......

India's water crisis detrimental to credit health, warns Moody's

Moody's Ratings on Tuesday said India's growing water shortage can disrupt farm and industry sectors and is detrimental to the credit health of the sovereign as rising food inflation and decline in......

Over 85% Billionaires Are Upper Castes

While other backward classes had a share of 9 per cent, there were no scheduled tribe billionaires. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Caste shows, even in riches. More than 85 per cent......

India will have to wait 2 years for S&P's rating upgrade

S&P Global Ratings on Friday said it will watch the fiscal numbers for the next 1-2 years, besides pro-growth policies of the new government, before deciding on India's sovereign rating upgrade.......

Pak to host 2nd Test vs B'desh without spectators

IMAGE: PCB said the difficult decision had been taken due to the ongoing construction work at the venue. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Reuters In a decision reminiscent of the COVID-19 days, the......

WOW Moments From Paris Olympics!

The Paris Olympics had it all -- glamour (cuing for Snoop Dogg here), humour (the inventive Internet producing memes after memes) and some controversy too -- Vinesh Phogat's disqualification and......

Ice Hockey star, Sabalenka's boyfriend Koltsov dies at 42

IMAGE: World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka and Konstantin Koltsov were first linked in June 2021, according to People magazine, Sabalenka has frequently posted photos of them together on her Instagram......

Injured Anwar Ali misses cut in Asian Cup probables

IMAGE: Indian defender Anwar Ali. Photograph: Mumbai City FC/X India will be missing its key central defender Anwar Ali because of his ankle injury in the upcoming AFC Asian Cup in Qatar starting......