With an eye on China, India conducts trials of light tank 'Zorawar'

India has carried out initial trials of an indigenous light tank named 'Zorawar' being developed primarily to enhance the Army's overall combat capabilities along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)......

Remembering Sushmaji's Twitter Diplomacy

Ms Swaraj was a conscientious woman who understood suffering and pathos and attempted in her inimitable way to mitigate them, recalls Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Sushma Swaraj will long be remembered......

Soaring Vegetable Prices Add Spice To Lok Sabha Polls

High vegetable prices are expected to keep food inflation firm in the months to come. IMAGE: A wholesale vegetable market in Kolkata. Photograph: ANI Photo   Food inflation has emerged as one......

Bihar prohibition helps prevent 21L intimate partner violence, finds study

Bihar's alcohol ban in 2016 prevented 24 lakh cases of daily and weekly consumption, and 21 lakh cases of intimate partner violence, according to new research published in The Lancet Regional......

Employment in 27 sectors rises 3.31% in 2022-23: RBI data

The number of persons employed in 27 sectors, including agriculture, trade and financial services, increased by 3.31 per cent year-on-year to 59.66 crore in 2022-23, according to data published by......

India takes first steps to meet 2070 net-zero goal, Niti Aayog forms panels

Three years after India declared its goal to become a net-zero economy by 2070, the policy design for achieving the target has begun, with the NITI Aayog forming dedicated multi-sectoral committees......

LIC's Adani group portfolio value surges 51.6% at Rs 66,000 crore

Government-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has seen substantial gains from its investments in Adani group shares, which have experienced a significant recovery over the past year.......

Champions of investor trust: 10 stocks with institutional seal of approval

Equity investments by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) in the Indian market have shown a mixed trend over the past six months. Illustration: Uttam......