SC slams TN pollution board in Jaggi Vasudev ashram case

The Supreme Court on Friday slammed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board for moving after two years against an order that quashed a showcause notice issued against Isha Foundation for allegedly......

Who's a tougher negotiator? Modi or him? Trump says...

United States President Donald Trump said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a much "tougher negotiator" than him and stressed that there is not even a contest. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

Crackdown On Illegal Travel Agents Begins

Enforcement Directorate officials said on Friday they are probing a 'complex network' of agents and facilitators in India, Canada and the US who help Indians illegally enter the US via 'bogus'......

Rajnath, US counterpart Hegseth agree on 10-year defence partnership plan

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his American counterpart Pete Hegseth agreed on Thursday to work on a 10-year comprehensive framework to bolster the India-US defence partnership, especially in......

Ahead of Modi-Trump meet, India revamps tariff structure

Anticipating US action on tariffs, India seems to have made the first move by revamping its tariff structure by reducing the slabs to eight rates, points out Mukesh Butani. IMAGE: Union Finance......

Income Tax dept begins scrutiny in reassssment cases for AY-2018-19

The income-tax (I-T) department has started scrutinising cases for the assessment year (AY) 2018-19 to determine which of them need to be reopened, a process that might result in a raft of tax......

Why Are Bengaluru IT Workers Protesting?

'The overwhelming evidence from various studies and reports indicates that the current work culture in the IT sector, characterised by excessive hours, has severe consequences for health,......

Needed Quickly! Semiconductor Experts

Semiconductor makers need thousands of engineers and technicians, and though India has one of the largest pool of engineers in the world, they do not have experience in the semiconductor......

Right-wing groups demand cancellation of Kanpur Test

IMAGE: India and Bangladesh players wait for a decision before the umpires halt play due to bad light just after lunch on Friday, Day 1 of the 2nd Test in Kanpur. Photograph: BCCI Activists from......