Congress's 5 poll guarantees in Karnataka to have 'conditions apply' clause?

Will the new Congress government implement the five 'guarantees' that helped it in part to wrest power from the Bharatiya Janata Party in toto or will they now add a "conditions apply" clause?......

CWC: No election, permanent seat for Sonia and Rahul, more members added

The Congress’s steering committee unanimously decided on Friday not to hold the CWC polls and authorised party chief Mallikarjun Kharge to nominate its members, at a key meeting that was......

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......

SC puts off Pegasus hearing to Friday on solicitor-general's request

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday, instead of Wednesday, a batch of pleas alleging the use of Israeli spyware for surveillance of certain people in India, after taking note of the......

Govt dissolves Pronab Sen-led panel on statistics, cites 'overlap' in work

Formed in July 2023, the SCoS was supposed to advise the Union government on survey methodology, including sampling frame, sampling design, and survey instruments. With the dissolution of former......

FinMin rejects plea to double minimum EPS pension

The Union finance ministry has rejected a proposal sent by the labour ministry to double the monthly minimum pension amount to Rs 2,000 under the Employee Pension Scheme (EPS). Illustration: Uttam......

Indian steel sector flags Chinese imports, wants 'trade distortions' fixed

Worried by a spike in Chinese imports, the Indian Steel Association (ISA) plans to take up the matter with the government and seek measures to fix "trade distortions". Photograph: Amit......

Govt readies plan to bolster PSU bank boards

The central government is looking to strengthen the boards of public sector banks (PSBs) by specifying terms of office and conditions of service for whole-time directors, and also seeking......

Rohit, Virat T20 selection dilemma: Will Jay Shah need to step in?

IMAGE: India still haven’t announced their squad for the Afghanistan T20Is and their dilemma over picking Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli still continues. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Their......

Valieva's positive drug test prompts global outrage at Russia

IMAGE: RUSADA imposed a provisional suspension on Kamila Valieva after Tuesday's result. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Teen figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva won a gold......

Olympics postponement: Athletes show IOC who has power

‘The fact that the IOC and Japan decided to postpone has a lot to do with the fact that athletes spoke out and clearly told their stories. It somehow made it real. Formally, nothing has......

Sports Shorts: Briton Prescod claims shock 100m win

IMAGE: Great Britain's Reece Prescod celebrates winning the men's 100m. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters British sprinter Reece Prescod foiled the local challengers and overcame world champion Justin......

From October 1, DRS to be used in T20Is

IMAGE:  India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni gestures for a review. Photograph: Reuters The International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executives' committee has approved all recommendations......