USAID funded 7 projects in India not related to voter turnout: Govt

Amid a raging political controversy over US Agency for International Development's alleged role in influencing Indian elections, the latest annual report of the finance ministry has disclosed that......

Outgoing Delhi Assembly Just Met For....

The Delhi assembly which held 74 sittings over its five-year term, met for an average of 15 days a year.On the days it met, the assembly sat for an average of three hours. IMAGE: Former Delhi......

Musk In Chainsaw Massacre Mood At DOGE

Elon Musk brandished a chainsaw, a gift from Argentina's President Javier Milei, while on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, February 20, 2025. As......

Union Budget 2025: Will 10K new medical seats curb students outflow?

The government's announcement in the Union Budget to create 10,000 additional seats in medical colleges next year has been welcomed by education experts and stakeholders, saying the move will......

Sitharaman carries tablet wrapped in 'bahi khata' for 6th year

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday will present her eighth consecutive Budget, which she will deliver from a digital tablet enclosed in a traditional 'bahi-khata' style pouch. IMAGE:......

Budget 2025: More Jobs Via Thriving Farms and MSME Growth

The most striking features of this Budget was its focus on simplification and improving the ease of doing business in India, asserts Kaku Nakhate. IMAGE: Farm labourers arrive to harvest potatoes......

Markets open higher ahead of Budget presentation

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in opening trade on Saturday ahead of the Union Budget presentation. Photograph: ANI Photo The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 136.44 points to......

Why Must We Have 7 I-T Categories?

'The finance minister missed yet another opportunity to simplify the income tax structure in the Budget.''This was an opportune moment to get rid of the old tax system entirely and move fully to......

BCCI's earnings hit record highs as per latest reports

IMAGE: In FY24-25, the BCCI is expected to earn Rs 10,054 crore with the total budgeted expenditure set at Rs 2,348 crore. Photograph: Arko Datta / Reuters BCCI's healthy bank balance got......

The two contenders to replace Jay Shah as BCCI secretary

IMAGE: Anil Patel, the secretary of Gujarat Cricket Association, is among the contenders to replace Jay Shah as the BCCI secretary. Photograph: Gujarat Cricket Association/X The primary focal......

Race to replace BCCI secretary Jay Shah heats up..

IMAGE: Jay Shah is expected to step down from his post in the last week of November . Photograph: BCCI The members who were present at the 93rd BCCI Annual General Meeting (AGM) in......

New ICC boss Jay Shah to continue as BCCI secretary till...

No election for BCCI secretary's post at BCCI's Annual General Body Meeting later this month. IMAGE: Jay Shah will not abdicate his present role as the BCCI secretary at the AGM because he has to......