Will 2023 Be A Repeat Of 2015?

States have been told to prepare in advance to counter any impact of an adverse southwest monsoon. IMAGE: An elderly lady carries a filled container after collecting water from a tanker at......

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......

Ministry of Environment issues new rules post SC order

In response to the Supreme Court’s (SC’s) strong stance on unchecked environmental violations, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has introduced new rules......

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......

Kerala FM is new chairman of GST Empowered Committee

Kerala’s Finance Minister K M Mani has been appointed as the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Goods and Services Tax (GST). The GST, an indirect tax regime,......

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......

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......

SC curbs BCCI's financial powers, auditor to scrutinise accounts

The state associations cannot get any money from the national cricket body till the time they follow the Lodha committee’s recommendations. IMAGE: BCCI president Anurag Thakur and BCCI......

Bindra to probe shooters' Rio Games debacle

Committee will ‘examine and identify in a cold and ruthless manner’ the causes behind shooting not securing any medals IMAGE: India’s shooter Abhinav Bindra reacts after loss in......

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......