'Reduce slavery to foreign goods': Modi calls for 'vocal for local'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for reducing “slavery to foreign goods” even as Indians celebrate 75 years of Independence. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

Congress MP Darda calls Modi 'tiger' of Gujarat

Congress MP from Maharashtra Vijay Darda on Sunday praised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's style of functioning and called him a "tiger". "Modi's commitment and dedication towards work......

Govt reshuffles bureaucrats, Air India chairman is aviation secretary

Air India Chairman Rajiv Bansal has been appointed as the new aviation secretary as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Wednesday. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Covid-hit India needs 5000 tonnes of medical oxygen a day

According to industry figures, the pre-Covid demand for liquid medical oxygen (LMO) before the pandemic was 700 tonnes per day across the country. Now, with the second wave, the demand has gone up......

Gujarat, Karnataka are best states for start-ups

Gujarat and Karnataka have been ranked as the best performers in developing startup ecosystem for budding entrepreneurs, according to the ranking of states and Union territories by the Department......

Did poverty and inequality spike during Covid?

Claims of a spike in poverty and inequality in India during the Covid-19 pandemic are patently false as such claims are based on uncomparable different surveys, according to a paper co-authored by......

Canada trade minister coming to India

International Trade Minister David Emerson is leaving for New Delhi to meet senior ministers, including Finance Minsiter P Chidambaram and Commerce Minister Kamal Nath. He was to lead an......

UK artist's work fetches Rs 1 cr in Delhi

Mumbai-born British sculptor Anish Kapoor's untitled work fetched a reported sum of over Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million), one of the most expensive exhibit among those by 500 artists at the ongoing......