NEP, 4-year undergrad programme gets DU's implementation approval

The Delhi University on Tuesday approved the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) and four-year undergraduate programme at its executive council (EC) meeting. IMAGE: Education......

Meet the 3 experts appointed by SC in Pegasus probe

Three experts on cyber security, digital forensics, networks and hardware were roped in by the Supreme Court on Wednesday to ”enquire, investigate and determine” whether Pegasus spyware......

Padma awards' ceremony to be reunion of friends

When President A P J Abdul Kalam presents the Padma awards for 2007 in the glittering Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh it will be like a reunion of old friends......

2 Indian Americans in Class of White House Fellows

Two Indian Americans, Pat Basu of Naperville, Illinois, and Sunny Ramchandani of Rowland Heights, California, were among the 2010-2011 Class of White House Fellows, announced by the White House on......

Some states saw higher inflation than national average, shows data

Many individual states experienced higher inflation than the all-India figures during the financial year 2023-24 (FY24). Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Retail inflation figures in......

Nirmalaji Listens To Economists' Ideas

'The Budget needs to focus more on social welfare schemes.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the first pre-Budget consultations with leading economists in connection with the......

Should pension savings be mandatory?

'When we say we want to increase pension participation, do we want to increase participation through the savings route?''Or do we want people to save in specific pension products?' asks Renuka......

Why govt MUST use private healthcare to fight COVID-19

'Most of the testing capacity in India is in the private sector.''Whether it is the established RT-PCR test for COVID-19, or it is other innovations in testing that are now coming up, all these are......

Will Tokyo Olympics happen in 2021?

Japan ruling party heavyweight calls for $239-billion extra budget IMAGE: An athlete competes in the men's hammer throw event during the morning session of the Athletics test......