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Maha Kumbh: Officials focus on zero error Basant Panchami Amrit Snan

Ahead of Monday's final Amrit Snan at the Maha Kumbh on Basant Panchami, top officials stress the compliance of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's directive of "zero error." IMAGE: Devotees travel......

World Bank report warns of heatwaves beyond endurance in India

Severe heatwaves, responsible for thousands of deaths across India over the last few decades, are increasing with alarming frequency and soon the country could become one of the first places in the......

Where's This Man Going?

We live in an Odd, Odd, World! IMAGE: Hungarian artist Laszlo Simet Jr walks from one bank to the other across the Danube river in Budapest on a wire rope 30 metres above the river on World......

Jaitley unlikely to be a minister in new govt on account of ill health

IMAGE: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley took a meeting of top finance ministry officials including finance secretary S C Garg at his residence on Friday. Photograph: ANI Union Finance Minister......

Prevalence of intolerance a media creation: Jaitley

There could be "stray" incidents of people on either side of the political spectrum making irresponsible statements but this could not be generalised as prevalence of a climate of intolerance in......

Arun Jaitley to attend annual IMF-World Bank meeting in April

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das and Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg are also expected to attend the meetings. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will attend the International Monetary Fund-World......

ATMs to loans: All eyes on the road for finance world

A South Block and Mint Road tango is in the offing in 2025, foregrounded by deeper consultations with various stakeholders. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the Union Budget for......

Indian economy to grow at 6.3% in FY24: World Bank

The Indian economy is projected to grow at 6.3 per cent in current financial year aided by investment and domestic demand. Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters According to a World Bank report......

Ajay Banga becomes first Indian-American to head World Bank

Ajay Banga was on Wednesday appointed the next president of the World Bank, becoming the first-ever Indian-American to head the global financial institution which said it looks forward to working......

World Bank sees India growing at 8.3% in 2021

The World Bank on Tuesday projected India's economy to grow at 8.3 per cent in 2021 and 7.5 per cent in 2022, even as its recovery is being hampered by an unprecedented second wave of the COVID-19,......

World Championship a boost for Test cricket, says Kohli

Also backs Rahane, calling him the pillar of the team. IMAGE: Kohli said every Test match will now have a value attached to it, and every team has the extra incentive to push for a......

Football Extras: 'I'm an Aussie': refugee footballer Araibi

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Araibi fled Bahrain in 2014 after being accused of vandalism. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters A refugee footballer who......

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