Dhankar terms coaching centre culture as gas chamber

The Delhi incident in which three civil services aspirants died resonated in Parliament on Monday with Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar dubbing the culture of coaching centres as a "gas......

Pak launches communication satellite, 2nd in a month, with China's help

Pakistan on Thursday launched a multi-mission communication satellite for faster internet connectivity with the help of its all-weather ally China, making it Islamabad's second satellite to be sent......

'I Never Take My Opponent's Name'

'Even last time, when I defeated Shatrughan Sinha, I did not take his name.' IMAGE: Ravi Shankar Prasad, left, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from the Patna Saheb constituency, and Janata......

Jamiat, 2 firms booked for issuing 'forged' halal certificates to boost sales

The police in Lucknow registered a case against a company and a few other organisations for allegedly exploiting people's religious sentiments to boost sales by providing "forged" halal......

Govt to set up e-comm hubs to promote exports

The government on Tuesday announced setting up of hubs to promote exports through e-commerce medium in public-private-partnership (PPP) mode and initially 10-15 hubs will be established.......

Economic Survey pitches for more FDI from China

Amidst strained ties with China, the pre-budget Economic Survey on Monday made a strong case for seeking foreign direct investments (FDI) from Beijing to boost local manufacturing and tap the......

Union Budget 2024-25: MSMEs bat for Rs 5,000 crore export booster

India SME Forum, an organisation for small and medium businesses, has called for creating a dedicated fund of Rs 5000 crore for the export capacity development, promotion, and marketing of Micro,......

ONDC likely to start levying small user charges on each transaction

The government-backed Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is likely to start levying user charges in the current financial year. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Though the quantum of......

Guess Who Akshay Kumar's Hero Was!

No, it was not Prithviraj Chauhan. IMAGE: Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chhillar at the Prithviraj Chauhan statue at Qila Rai Pithora in Delhi. Photograph: Kamal Singh/PTI The education ministry needs......

Mary Kom named Global Indian Icon at UK-India Awards

IMAGE: M C Mary Kom with Vikram Kumar Doraiswami, 2nd right, the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, and other members of the High Commission of India in London.. Photograph: High......