Farmers to take call on govt offer to buy pulses, maize at MSP

A panel of Union ministers held a fourth round of talks with farmer leaders in Chandigarh on Sunday over their demands, including a legal guarantee of MSP, as thousands of protesting farmers camped......

Tough penal law on hold till talks with truckers: Govt

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla Tuesday said the decision to invoke a new penal provision related to hit-and-run cases, which has sparked protests by truckers, will be taken only after......

Does India have enough vaccine reserves to combat another Covid wave?

Vaccine makers in India have a limited stockpile of doses, even as COVID-19 threatens to rear its head this winter season, reports Sohini Das. IMAGE: A beneficiary is being inoculated with a......

Are hospitals ready to handle Covid surge?

Larger hospitals are not worried about a spike in cases, as they are now accustomed to converting ICUs and general wards into negative pressure zones or isolation rooms. For smaller hospitals, the......

Not just China, all PLI-led visas being fast-tracked: Piyush Goyal

The government is expediting visa-related issues to bring technicians to India from any country, not just China, as and when required, to ensure the smooth implementation of the flagship......

Budget 2024: Real estate sector bats for revival of affordable housing

The real estate sector wants “high-impact” measures, like special schemes and tax breaks for developers, to revive the fortunes of the affordable housing segment in the country,......

India to tap 12% of global iPhone production in FY24, up from 9% earlier

Apple Inc is expected to produce iPhones worth $12 billion (freight on board value) in India during 2023-24, according to discussions between the company’s vendors and the government.......

Union Budget '24: Realty players' high-rise expectations

During 2023, the Indian real estate sector — both housing and commercial — witnessed buoyancy fuelled by demand, supply, and absorption, and the sector is banking on the upcoming Budget......

China dominates Paris Olympics, ties with US for gold

IMAGE: China’s Qinwen Zheng elebrates after winning gold against Donna Vekic of Croatia. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters China delivered their best performance at a Summer Olympics......

Ahead of Paris Games, Ukraine mourns athletes lost to war

At least 488 Ukrainian athletes and trainers have been killed since early 2022, around two dozen of whom had been European or world champions in their discipline, according to sports ministry......

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......

Terrorist Pannun threatens to disrupt Ranchi Test

IMAGE: India face England in the 4th Test in Ranchi, starting on Friday, February 23. Photograph: BCCI/X Security has been tightened in Ranchi, after US-based designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh......

Asiad medal winners the GOAT for the country: Modi

'There was never a dearth of talent in India. The will to win was always there.' IMAGE: BCCI President Roger Binny and secretary Jay Shah with the India's Asian Games 2023 gold medallists at a......