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Budget allocation makes Census unlikely this year too

If budgetary proposals are anything to go by, the decadal census is unlikely to be carried out in 2025 as well with a meagre Rs 574.80 crore allocated for the exercise in the Budget presented on......

Import duties on 25 critical minerals, 36 drugs removed

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced the removal of import duties on 12 critical minerals, lithium-ion batteries scrap, cobalt products, LED, zinc and 36 drugs for cancer and......

Carbide waste disposal: 5 protesters held, prohibitory orders clamped

The Madhya Pradesh police registered five cases against protesters in Pithampur of Dhar district who opposed the planned disposal of 337 tonnes of toxic waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy in......

World's 'Oldest Saint' At Kumbh Mela

IMAGE: Swami Shivanand Saraswati, known as the 'world's oldest saint', claims to be 129 years old. Photograph: ANI The world's highest railway bridge. The Top Videos of the Week, listed by......

BEWARE! High nitrate levels found in groundwater in 440 districts

High nitrate levels have been found in groundwater of 440 districts across India, with 20 per cent of the samples collected exceeding the permissible nitrate concentration, the Central Ground Water......

Import duties on 25 critical minerals, 36 drugs removed

India's exports down 1% to $38.01 bn in Dec

India's trade deficit narrowed to $21.94 billion in December after last month's shocking surge to a lifetime high on the back of miscalculations in gold imports, government data showed on......

UP Eyes Rs 25,000 Cr Revenue From Maha Kumbh

... resulting in a Rs 2 trillion economic spinoff. IMAGE: A sadhu blows a conch as he prays on the day devotees take a holy dip -- the shahi snan -- at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganga,......

'When the market is good, you have to capitalise on it'

'Within India, people want high-quality, personalised banking services, and the demand for such services has exploded.' Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters At a time when foreign banks in India are......

Tomato price volatility exposes gaps in India's agriculture supply chain

Tomato prices have been on the boil for more than a month. Data from major cities show that the spike has been between 125 and 150 per cent at the wholesale level. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters......

'It Helped To Have Shah Rukh Around'

'He is one of the most down-to-earth and hardworking guys I know, and that's true of all superstars, including Bachchan sahab.' IMAGE: Shreyas Talpade and Shah Rukh Khan in Om Shanti Om. Shreyas......

'I Got A Lot Of Comments Like 'Second-Hand', 'Used''

'Things haven't been a fairy tale but that does not mean that I sit in a corner cry about it and never ever have the courage to live again.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Samantha Ruth......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

India's First Hindi Horror Comedy

Mehmood and R D Burman shiver, wail and flail when they encounter a stuffed tiger that wags its tail, furniture that moves on its own volition and dancing skeletons and mummies.Dinesh Raheja......

Cinema Has Loved Gandhi; Get Ready To See Him Again

IMAGE: Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi. For Mahatma Gandhi, cinema was a corrupting influence on young minds, a 'sinful technology'. It is that very medium which......

Shivam Dube Answers Critics, And How!

IMAGE: Shivam Dube scored 53 off 37 balls. Photograph: BCCI Shivam Dube's return to the T20I squad was nothing short of a statement. Called up as a replacement for the injured Nitish Kumar Reddy,......

Dube Out, Rana In: A Surprise Bowling Debut

IMAGE: Harshit Rana dismissed England's explosive Liam Livingstone, an important moment that put India in a strong position. Photograph: BCCI In a dramatic turn of events at Pune's fourth T20I on......

HIL: Jugraj's brace steers Bengal Tigers to win

IMAGE: Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers' players celebrate a goal against Vedanta Kalinga Lancers in the men's Hockey India League match in Rourkela on Friday. Photograph: Hockey India League/X Jurgaj......

Englebert's hat-trick powers Soorma to Women's HIL final

IMAGE: JSW Soorma Hockey Club's players celebrate a goal during the Women's Hockey India League match against Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers in Ranchi on Friday. Photograph: Hockey India League......

Player complains of dirt, pollution and bird droppings

Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt has slammed the playing conditions at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, which is hosting the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, and also criticised the pollution......

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Budget allocation makes Census unlikely this year too

Import duties on 25 critical minerals, 36 drugs removed

Carbide waste disposal: 5 protesters held, prohibitory orders clamped

World's 'Oldest Saint' At Kumbh Mela

BEWARE! High nitrate levels found in groundwater in 440 districts

Import duties on 25 critical minerals, 36 drugs removed

India's exports down 1% to $38.01 bn in Dec

UP Eyes Rs 25,000 Cr Revenue From Maha Kumbh

'When the market is good, you have to capitalise on it'

Tomato price volatility exposes gaps in India's agriculture supply chain

'It Helped To Have Shah Rukh Around'

'I Got A Lot Of Comments Like 'Second-Hand', 'Used''

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

India's First Hindi Horror Comedy

Cinema Has Loved Gandhi; Get Ready To See Him Again

Shivam Dube Answers Critics, And How!

Dube Out, Rana In: A Surprise Bowling Debut

HIL: Jugraj's brace steers Bengal Tigers to win

Englebert's hat-trick powers Soorma to Women's HIL final

Player complains of dirt, pollution and bird droppings

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