Gorge Soros, Hillary Clinton get Medal of Freedom from Biden

US President Joe Biden has named former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, fashion designer Ralph Lauren, football superstar Lionel Messi, former Defence Secretary late Ashton Carter, and......

SC orders govt to grant permanent commission to woman Army officer

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Union government to grant permanent commission to a woman officer who was denied benefits given to similarly placed officers, observing "what is sauce for......

Why do Bengal parties clash over attacks on Bangladesh Hindus?

The ongoing attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh have reignited debates on minority rights, communal harmony, and the Citizenship Amendment Act in West Bengal, with both the ruling Trinamool Congress......

Al-Qaeda Genie Is Out Of The Bottle

... and there is no stopping its pan-Islamic agenda, cautions Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Women shoot a damaged picture of Bashar al-Assad in Qamishli, Syria, December 8, 2024 after he fled......

How Government Is Making Use Of AI

The National Informatics Centre uses AI to automate document analysis and detect fraud in government departments. Illustration: Ruvic/Reuters   The government's vast work has got modern help:......

Contrary advance rulings on GST leave industry perplexed

In addition to this confusion, classification issues, revenue biases in rulings, delays in disposing of applications, and lack of senior officers in AARs have made the advance ruling mechanism......

GST@7: Challenges But Collections Surge

Average monthly GST collection rose from Rs 90,000 crore during the first year of its implementation -- 2017-2018 -- to Rs 1.68 trillion during 2023-2024, representing an 87 per cent rise.......

Surging markets: CJI Chandrachud urges Sebi, SAT to be cautious

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Thursday advised market regulator SEBI and the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) to exercise caution amid a significant surge in equity markets and......

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack Review: Gripping!!

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack begins by asking why the hijack lasted seven days and ends in wondering if the good guys fought the bad ones hard enough, observes Sukanya Verma. On a late afternoon of......

Why Vinesh Couldn't Pull Out With Injury

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat said she has retired from wrestling following her disqualification from the women's 50kg freestyle final at the Paris Olympics. Photograph: Arlette Bashizi/Reuters It turned......

With Gaza in their hearts, Palestine motivated to advance at Asian Cup

'The whole team is motivated with what's happening in Palestine, it's a difficult time for all families. But we're professional players, we should keep it up the same way as we've been working in......

Asian Games Boxing: Lovlina books Paris Olympics ticket; Preeti, Narender sign off with bronze

IMAGE: World boxing champion Lovlina Borgohain outclassed Asian Championship silver medallist Baison Manikon of Thailand to power into the women's 75kg final at the Asian Games. Photographs: Team......

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......