Ravi Shankar Prasad, Javadekar, Vardhan, Pokhriyal and 8 other ministers quit

Four senior Union ministers -- Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Javadekar, Harsh Vardhan, Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank"-- were among 12 ministers who resigned on Wednesday ahead of the cabinet reshuffle......

Row over CBSE reducing syllabus, board says one-time measure

A controversy erupted on Wednesday over the reduction of syllabus by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) due to COVID-19 situation, with the Opposition alleging that chapters on India's......

India reports 4th coronavirus death; Total up to 173

India reported its fourth coronavirus death on Thursday as the total number of cases of COVID-19 rose to 173 while most of the states and Union Territories imposed restrictions, inching towards......

JNU students grilled; Govt says fee-hike issue sorted

IMAGE: JNU students' union president Aishe Ghosh speaks to media personnel during a press conference in New Delhi. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo A team of Delhi Police's Crime Branch visited......

Modi govt's real agenda: It's not economic reforms

It is time to reset expectations as government will move with alacrity on social policy, not on economic reforms, notes Mihir S Sharma. Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photograph: Reuters......

'Faculty shortage is a global phenomenon'

Ajit Balakrishnan wears many hats. He is the founder and CEO of Nasdaq-listed portal rediff.com and chairman of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcuttaboard of governors. An alumnus of IIM-C,......

Stand-off: Sibal to meet IIT faculty tomorrow

To end the stand-off between the government and agitating IIT faculty protesting anomalies in pay structure, HRD minister Kapil Sibal has agreed to meet the teachers on Friday. This comes against......

No US-style salaries for IIT faculty: Sibal

As professors of Indian Institutes of Technology resorted to the unprecedented step of day-long hunger strike on Thursday over the salary issue, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said he is open to having......

Here's the Sports Minister's advice to Asiad-bound athletes

IMAGE: India hockey player Sardara Singh and other members of the Indian contingent for the Asian Games 2018, during their send-off ceremony in New Delhi on Friday. Photograph: Ravi Choudhary/PTI......