Nationwide strike over Kolkata doctor's murder; surgeries hit

Resident doctors of government hospitals across the country went on an indefinite strike on Monday to protest the recent rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, paralysing elective services......

'What is happening in Bangladesh can happen in India'

Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Tuesday said what is happening in Bangladesh can happen in the country though "everything may look normal on the surface". IMAGE: People wave Bangladeshi flags......

Seat Sharing Dilemma For Maharashtra Assembly Polls

In the coming assembly election, negotiations over seat-sharing will be as important as actual outreach to voters. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi inaugurates infrastructure projects worth......

Kerala looks at early rehabilitation of Wayanad's disaster-hit

The Kerala government announced on Monday that it will implement a comprehensive rehabilitation package for the landslide-affected people of Wayanad, where rescue operations and relief missions are......

Budget 2024: What hospitality industry wants from Nirmalaji

Hospitality players want the government to accord infrastructure status to hotels to make investments on new properties more attractive rather than categorising them as luxury or even 'sin goods'......

Informal entities in manufacturing lost 5.4 million jobs in 7 years

Unincorporated enterprises in the manufacturing sector lost nearly 1.8 million establishments and shed 5.4 million jobs between July 2015-June 2016 and October 2022-September 2023, an analysis of......

ICAI, MCA secretary discuss road map to create big Indian companies

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has held discussions with ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) secretary Manoj Govil on the ‘Aggregation of CA Firms’ and the......

Modi 3.0's Plans For Ayushman Bharat

The Centre is considering a proposal on increasing coverage under the Ayushman Bharat scheme to Rs 10 lakh from the current Rs 5 lakh. IMAGE: Narendra D Modi interacts with beneficiaries of......

Cricket's inclusion in Olympics a game-changer

It can only be a positive thing for our game: Ricky Ponting on cricket's return to Olympics in 2028 Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters World Cup winning former Australian captain Ricky Ponting......

Boxer Khelif is a victim of power struggle, says coach

IMAGE: Imane Khelif of Algeria celebrates after winning her fight against Anna Luca Hamori of Hungary. Photograph: Peter Cziborra / Reuters Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer thrust into the centre......

Defiant Tamberi vows to fight despite health crisis

IMAGE: Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi celebrates after winning the men's high jump final  at the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Manon Cruz / Reuters Three years ago Tamberi and Mutaz Barshim of......

Narang targets record haul at Paris Olympics

‘Mood is upbeat as first teams arrive in the Olympic Village,’ says India's Chef-de-Mission Gagan Narang Photograph and video: Kind courtesy SAI Media/X As the first teams arrived in......

Paris mayor proves Seine is clean ahead of the Games

'The water is very, very good, a little bit cool.'  According to the most recent July 12 Seine water quality bulletin, based on the Eau de Paris water analysis, the water quality......