13 Union ministers bite the dust as Modi magic fails

BJP heavyweights Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, Ajay Mishra Teni and Kailash Chaudhary were among the 13 Union ministers who tasted defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as stunning losses in three......

Lead margin less than third placed candidate's votes in many seats

In at least 15 Lok Sabha seats, the margin of votes between the top two leading candidates was less than the votes secured by the person third in the tally by 6 pm. IMAGE: The counting of votes......

Bihar school teacher jailed for 'don't vote for Modi' remark in classroom

A government school teacher in Bihar has been arrested and sent to jail for allegedly telling children in his class "nobody should vote for Modi", an official said on Sunday. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Muzaffarnagar: Why This Minister Will Breathe Easy

  IMAGE: Dr Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, the Union minister of state for agriculture and food processing, campaigns in the villages of the Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha constituency. Photograph: Dr......

If it ain't broke, don't fix it: RBI working paper on 4% inflation target

The paper seems to be suggesting strongly that the tight target range be maintained even as the central bank is all set to miss the target range for three consecutive quarters because of the Covid......

Maintaining 4% inflation appropriate for India: RBI paper

Maintaining 4 per cent inflation is appropriate for India as targeting a lower rate could impart deflationary bias to the monetary policy, said a Reserve Bank paper. Under the current......

Markets tend to speed up after Budget, not before

Since 1999, average 2-month return after Budget has been over 2%; trend negative in the month before ‘Pre-Budget rally’ might be the buzzword for the stock markets. However, the markets......

India's economy is caught in a quagmire

With the Indian economy showing weak macro fundamentals, capital flows will remain muted. writes Harendra Kumar. India's economy is now caught in a downward spiral, which, if unchecked, could be......

Bihar announces cash bonus for women's hockey champs

IMAGE: Victorious Team India pose with their winner's medals after beating China. Photograph: Hockey India / X The Bihar government has decided to award Rs 10 lakh to each and every playing member......

Emotional former players salute Olympic bronze medallists

IMAGE: India's Hardik Singh celebrates with teammates on scoring their second goal during the Men's Bronze medal match against Germany during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Oi Hockey Stadium in......

Sports Shorts: Trap shooters Kynan, Prithviraj lead at WC

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: Kynan Chenai shot two perfect rounds of 25 to move atop the list at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup. Photograph: Kenan......

Azlan Hockey: Final berth assured, India look to test attacking prowess

India look to test attacking prowess against lowly Poland in Azlan Shah Cup IMAGE: Mandeep Singh, right, celebrates after scoring. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter Their final berth already......

Can Team India repeat historic feat in Hockey World Cup?

We will try to write our own script, says India coach Harendra Determined to keep a clean slate against Canada, coach Harendra Singh said, on Friday, India will look to write their own script and......