Julian Assange leaves UK after plea deal with Biden

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to enter a plea deal with the Joe Biden administration that could pave the way for him to avoid imprisonment in the United States, according to recently......

IFS was upper caste service, more democratic now: Aiyar

Congress leader and former diplomat Mani Shankar Aiyar called the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) of yore an "upper caste" service, which he claimed is becoming more democratic now with the flavour of......

Over 30% Covaxin takers reported adverse events: Study

Nearly one-third of 926 individuals who received Bharat Biotech's anti-Covid vaccine Covaxin reported 'adverse events of special interest,' or AESI, according to a one-year follow up study......

Covishield side effects: Doctors' group urges govt to review all Covid vax

In the wake of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca admitting in a UK court that its COVID vaccine can cause blood clots in rare cases, a group of doctors on Thursday expressed deep concern over the......

'We Are Frittering Away The Demographic Dividend'

'it's not just youth in India who are left behind because of their inability to find jobs; nearly two-thirds of Indian women of working ages do not participate at all in the paid labour force.'......

FTAs, reviving exports to be commerce ministry's focus

Another priority in the first 100 days could be the launch of an e-platform -- Trade Connect -- to help exporters connect with stakeholders of international trade. Kindly note the image has only......

Tata ev's Punch, Nexon Scores 5 In Crash Test

The Punch.ev achieved the highest score point ever recorded by any vehicle to date, scoring 31.46 out of 32 for adult occupant protection and 45 out of 49 for child occupant protection. IMAGE:......

India slips two places to rank 129th on Global Gender Gap index

India has slipped two places on the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap index to 129th place, while Iceland retained its top position in the rankings published on Wednesday. Illustration:......

Women's WC: Record TV figures in Spain, England

IMAGE: Spanish fans celebrate. Stadium crowds at the 2023 tournament hit a total of over 1.9 million fans. The previous record was 1.35 million set at the 2015 Women's World Cup in......

Don't Ignore Indian Women's Football!

While the Indian women's football team holds the 60th position in the FIFA rankings, the men's team ranks 100. IMAGE: Gokulam Kerala won the 2023 Indian Women's League, their third successive IWL......

Celebrating 50 years of the first Cricket World Cup!

'This was the biggest thing to ever happen in women’s cricket, a World Cup format, prior to the men.' IMAGE: England captain Rachel Heyhoe-Flint with the World Cup trophy after beating......

Justice For Shami!

Neeraj Kumar, the former Delhi super cop, headed the BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit after he retired from government.A Cop In Cricket (Juggernaut) is a must-read account of Kumar's tenure at the......

Will Scott Boland rise to the occasion in unfamiliar conditions?

'You have just got to put your best foot forward' IMAGE: Scott Boland had a forgettable white-ball debut back in 2016 against India in one of the inconsequential bilateral......