Budget Prepares For Rise In Cancer Cases

Do we have enough trained oncologists and medical professionals in India to man these over 4,500 beds in the public sector? IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit A Shah at the Shri Mahavir Health and......

Ferry sinks off Mumbai coast as Navy boat rams it; 13 killed, 99 rescued

Thirteen persons died and 99 others were rescued after a Navy craft crashed into a ferry off the Mumbai coast on Wednesday, the Navy said. IMAGE: Indian Coast Guard rescued 80 passengers after a......

Bharat Ratna for Ratan Tata: Maharashtra cabinet passes resolution

Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday passed a resolution urging the central government to confer 'Bharat Ratna', the country's highest civilian award, on legendary industrialist late Ratan Tata. IMAGE:......

Provide details of burnt properties, SC tells Manipur govt

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Manipur government to submit a detailed sealed cover report on the number of properties that were fully or partially burnt, looted, or encroached upon......

A Budget that balances prudence with growth: Birla

The estimated Rs 1 trillion revenue forgone from direct taxes and Rs 2,600 crore from indirect taxes has been carefully accounted for within the fiscal consolidation road map, ensuring stability......

The Regret About This Budget Is...

'...that it once again shies away from renewing its commitment to strategic divestment,' points out A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shows the Budget tablet at the......

Vijay Mallya slams ED, banks for taking more than 2x his debt

Mallya said more than Rs 8,000 crore have been recovered from him over and above the judgement debt. Photograph: Simon Dawson/Reuters Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya has said that he will......

PSBs prepare to open AT-1, Tier-2 bond floodgates

Public sector banks (PSBs) have proposed the Finance Ministry their plan to raise Rs 54,800 crore through Additional Tier-1 (AT-1) and Tier-2 bonds in the current financial year (FY25), 37 per cent......

Squash queen Dipika to donate Rs 2 lakh to Chennai flood relief fund

‘It really pained me to see people suffering with the whole city becoming an island’ IMAGE: India's Dipika Pallikal. Photograph: Facebook India's top squash player and Chennai......

TT player Sathiyan donates Rs 1 lakh for COVID relief

IMAGE: Table tennis player G Sathiyan had donated money for fight against COVID last year as well. Photograph: Jono Searle/Getty Images Indian table tennis player G Sathiyan on Friday said that he......

Mary Kom, Manu pledge support to fight COVID-19

Mary Kom donates month's salary to PM relief fund IMAGE: Mary Kom became a Rajya Sabha MP in 2016. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Six-time world champion boxer M C Mary Kom, on Monday, said she......