India on Thursday strongly objected to the use of mathematical models by the World Health Organization for projecting excess mortality estimates linked to the coronavirus pandemic in view of the......
Whenever the Census operation resumes, it will capture the impact of Covid-19 to a large extent, including the extra-lethal second wave, reports Abhishek Waghmare. IMAGE: Mass cremation of......
Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill-2021 to club seven castes in poll-bound Tamil Nadu under one nomenclature of Devendrakula Vellalars. ......
Southern states have gone in for a lockdown as part of the country's fight against the novel coronavirus, as the focus shifts to preventing the spread of the deadly virus that has......
Assam is likely to conduct an exercise to identify the state's indigenous Muslim population and segregate them from Bangladeshi origin people, even as doubts over the accuracy of the National......
As a well-wisher of the Indian Statistical System and part of the system for more than 37 years, Sunil K Sinha, former DG and CEO, NSSO, offers suggestions to improve data quality. Illustration:......
Says insurance-based models should get greater role and government’s recent insurance benefits should be increasedThe NITI Aayog has objected to increasing investments and focusing on......
i) The governemnt ignores the PSC of Finance 42nd report of Dec 2011 and demonstrates contempt for parliament.ii) Increased fund allocation in Union budget 2013-14 to Aadhaar/UID by Rs 14,232 crore......
The finance ministry on Monday iterated it was fully committed to the Unique Identification Authority of India, headed by Nandan Nilekani, and said all funds required for smooth rollout of the......
Officials at the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) have denied reports of a more than 50 per cent cut in their budget. According to reports, the finance ministry has cut down......
IMAGE: Heading into the second game, the Indian batters will need to step up as the hosts look to level the five-match series 1-1. Photograph: BCCI After England tore the prediction books for an......
IMAGE: Though they tasted success in the first innings, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were left frustrated as they struggled to find a breakthrough in the second innings. Photograph: Francis......
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between India and England in Hyderabad on Saturday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Ollie Pope celebrates his century. Photograph: BCCI Ollie Pope transformed the RGI......
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 1st Test played between India and England in Hyderabad, on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel piled on the misery for England with sone lusty......
IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal took the England bowlers to the cleaners on Day of the opening Test. Photograph: BCCI The best part of Yashasvi Jaiswal's entertaining unbeaten 76 was the manner in......