Bihar's Liquor Ban Faces Heat Ahead Of Elections

As the election nears, political positions on prohibition are shifting. Kindly note the image has been published only for representational purposes.. Photograph: Reuters   Some call it an......

Centre To Boost States' Heatwave Plans

About 57 per cent of Indian districts, home to 76 per cent of the country's population, are currently at high to very high risk from extreme heat. IMAGE: Government College for Women students in......

Trump picks anti-vaccine activist as health secretary

United States President-elect Donald Trump announced his decision to nominate former Democratic presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr. as his Secretary of Health and Human Services. The......

Modi 3@1: Challenges, Opportunities Ahead

There are challenges galore before him, and it is not going to be easy. In the next four years, he has to conjure a system that changes the optics about him and the BJP both nationally and......

Improve Customer Service, Banks Told, Or Else!

In 2023-2024, 95 scheduled commercial banks received over 10 million complaints from their customers.The process of KYC at many banks has become 'HYC' -- harass your customer, points out Tamal......

Finance Secretary TK Pandey is new Sebi chairman

The Union government on Thursday appointed Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey as the 11th chairman of the capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). IMAGE: Tuhin......

After 3 years, a bureaucrat to head Sebi

Seasoned bureaucrat and a stickler for rules Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey will be at the helm of capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), for three years.......

Two Insurers Announce Investment In Bima Sugam

New India Assurance and Niva Bupa have invested in the Bima Sugam India Federation. IMAGE: Debasish Panda, chairman, Irdai. Photograph: ANI Photo The suspense as to the amount raised and the list......