Women Voters: The Rising Power Transforming Politics

'Women' as a political constituency appears to be an idea that has come of age. It is changing India in ways that we only dimly understand, asserts Aditi Phadnis. Illustration: Dominic......

MT Vasudevan Nair, Suzuki, ex-CJI Khehar Singh get Padma Vibhushan

Former Chief Justice of India J S Khehar, former chief of Suzuki Motor late Osamu Suzuki, Ram temple architect Chandrakant Sompura, folk singer late Sharda Sinha and hockey player PR Sreejesh are......

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......

Ex-home secy Ajay Bhalla new Manipur guv, Mizoram gets former Army chief

Former Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has been appointed the governor of strife-torn Manipur, ex-Army chief Vijay Kumar Singh is the new Mizoram governor while Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed......

Will budget for agri research get a big boost this year?

Several leading scientists, academicians, and agriculturalists have called for raising government support for research and development to make Indian agriculture future-ready. Kindly note the......

GST rates on host of goods rejigged

Term life insurance policies, and senior citizens' health insurance premium are likely to be exempted from GST as most members of a state ministerial panel favoured cutting taxes to benefit the......

Consensus eludes GoM on GST rate rationalisation, over 100 items discussed

The Group of Ministers (GoM) on goods and services tax (GST) rate rationalisation, which convened in Goa on Wednesday, reviewed the GST rates for over 100 items, including textiles, handloom goods,......

Govt's Rs 28,602 cr boost for manufacturing industry

The government on Wednesday approved 12 new industrial cities in 10 states on the lines of Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh and Dholera in Gujarat to boost domestic manufacturing with an estimated......

Sanju Samson set to miss Kerala's Ranji match

Sanju Samson will miss Kerala's sixth round Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh, beginning in Thiruvananthapuram on January 23, as he has been included in India squad for the five-match T20I......

Ranji: Rahul boost for Karnataka in must-win game

Karnataka need to win with a bonus point win against table-toppers Haryana in their final league match to advance to the quarter-finals. IMAGE: This will be K L Rahul's first Ranji Trophy match......

K L Rahul's Ranji Return Ends in Disappointment

IMAGE: K L Rahul's return to domestic cricket was cut short when he was dismissed by Haryana pacer Anshul Kamboj for 26. Photograph: BCCI K L Rahul's much-anticipated return to Ranji Trophy lasted......

Gill's woes continue! Karnataka take control vs Punjab

Shubman Gill flops as Karnataka bundle out Punjab for 55 to gain command on Day 1 IMAGE: Skipper Shubman Gill's poor effort had a cascading effect on Punjab's innings as they crumbled for a paltry......

14-year-old Desinghu makes splash with hat-trick of gold!

Karnataka top medal tally on Day 1 of National Games   IMAGE: Karnataka swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu won the gold medal in Women's 200m Freestyle with a new National record timing of 2:03.24......