Modi 3.0 mantris off to quick start, priority for 100-day action plan

Signalling both change and continuity, India's new government, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third consecutive term, got into work gear on Tuesday with cabinet ministers and......

Key Modi ministers retain their previous portfolios

Most of the key cabinet ministers in the third Narendra Modi-led government have retained the portfolios they held in the previous Bharatiya Janata Party dispensation. IMAGE: Senior BJP leaders......

Rajnath Singh: A constant feature of Modi cabinets

A strategist and a quintessential political leader with grassroots connect, Rajnath Singh is credited with expanding the Bharatiya Janata Party's organisational network in the Hindi heartland state......

13 Union ministers bite the dust as Modi magic fails

BJP heavyweights Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, Ajay Mishra Teni and Kailash Chaudhary were among the 13 Union ministers who tasted defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as stunning losses in three......

Amrit kaal's 1st budget fulfils dreams of...: Modi

Terming the Union budget 'historic', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the first budget in 'Amrit Kaal' has established a strong base to fulfil the resolve of a developed India and......

Govt to amend 114-year-old the Indian Ports Act, bring in reforms

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has released a draft to amend the Indian Ports Act, 1908, which aims to bring in sweeping reforms in the sector by bringing non-major ports into the......

Sitharaman bets big on infra spending to take highway to growth

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled a bigger, Rs 39.45 lakh crore Budget, with higher spending on highways to affordable housing with a view to fire up the key engines of the......

2021 is the new 1991, believes Kumar Birla, predicts Capex Mahotsav

‘The force of reforms. The force of investment. The force of formalisation. The force of digital and green technology. And the force of youth and entrepreneurship. I am convinced that these 5......

Paralympics: Taekwondo player Aruna withdraws with injury

IMAGE: Aruna Tanwar sustained a probable fracture of left forearm and possible fracture of right foot during her Paralympics women's taekwondo K44-49kg class bout. Photograph:......

Tokyo Games: SPECTACULAR Pix!

Please click on the images for a better look at the action. IMAGE: Deborah Kerr of Team Great Britain competes during the Women's Kayak Single 200m Quarterfinal at the Sea Forest Waterway.......

PIX: Indian athletes start training ahead of Tokyo Olympics

IMAGE: MC Mary Kom during the Indian boxing team's training session in Tokyo on Monday. Photograph: Sports Authority of India Indian athletes, including the boxers and shooters, hit the ground......

Tokyo Games venues hit by construction delays

IMAGE: Electrical fans seen at the construction site of the New National Stadium, the main stadium of Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Construction delays at two key......