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Women Voters: The Rising Power Transforming Politics

'Women' as a political constituency appears to be an idea that has come of age. It is changing India in ways that we only dimly understand, asserts Aditi Phadnis. Illustration: Dominic......

BJP promises strict anti-conversion law in Maharashtra

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday promised to enact an-anti conversion law with stringent provisions in Maharashtra, and also assured a skill census for training as per industry needs as well as......

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau likely to resign: Report

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to resign as the leader of the Liberal Party this week amid internal party dissent and low public opinion ratings, according to a media report.......

Sikh ally withdraws support, Trudeau govt in trouble

Leader of Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP) Jagmeet Singh has announced that he is withdrawing support to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government. IMAGE: Canada's Prime Minister Justin......

'Maharashtra's Economy Is Going Sri Lanka's Way'

'Maharashtra is virtually in a debt trap.' IMAGE: Then Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde showers flower petals on women during the launch of the second phase of the Mukhyamantri Majhi......

Indian economy likely to be 'a little weaker' in 2025: IMF MD

The Indian economy is expected to be "a little weaker" in 2025 despite steady global growth, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva has said. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Georgieva......

IMF says India's GDP to moderate to 7% in 2024 and 6.5% in 2025

India's GDP growth is likely to moderate from 8.2 per cent in 2023 to 7 per cent in 2024 and 6.5 per cent in 2025 because the pent-up demand accumulated during Covid has exhausted, as the economy......

SBI pegs GDP growth at 6.3%; lower than govt estimate

The GDP growth is expected to be about 6.3 per cent in the current fiscal year, a tad lower than the government's estimate of 6.4 per cent, owing to several factors such as weak demand, SBI......

Falling poverty claims in SBI report spark concerns about methodology

'Before jumping to a conclusion that India has been able to end poverty, we should interrogate the labour markets.' IMAGE: A scavenger, surrounded by a flock of Greater Adjutant birds, collects......

Budget 2025: What farmers want from Sitharaman

Farmer representatives and agricultural stakeholders urged the government to provide cheaper long-term credit, implement lower taxes, and double the PM-KISAN income support during a comprehensive......

Paris Paralympics: How India fared on September 7, 2024

IMAGE: Navdeep Singh shows off the gold medal he won in the men’s Javelin Throw F41 category at the Paris Paralympics, after Iran's Sadegh Beit Sayah was disqualified for repeatedly......

Man Utd's Rashford wins school meal assurance from UK PM

IMAGE: Last year Marcus Rashford led a campaign to pressure the government into extending the provision of meals to include school holiday times, which it later did. Photograph: Marcus......

Despair to glory: Sarabjot's iconic Olympic turnaround

'All I could think after that final was what my father did for me his entire life, the support of my grandfather in the US and all the lonely journeys that I took on the bus to Ambala during the......

'Biggest insult for...': Akmal slams Pakistan

'The biggest insult for Pakistan cricket is losing the game in the Super Over. There can't be a bigger insult than this' Photograph: Kind courtesy PCB/X.com Former cricketer Kamran Akmal lambasted......

How 'Guru Gary' is using cricket to keep slum kids away from drugs

Photograph: Andrew Couldridge Livepic via Reuters Notorious for drugs and crime and afflicted by large-scale poverty, the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town is better known for being one of the......

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