SC rejects plea seeking to defer JEE (Main), NEET due to COVID-19

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking postponement of Joint Entrance Examination (Main) April 2020 and National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate examinations, which......

Joshimath Tourism Industry Stares At Sinking Fortunes

The tourism industry accounts for 70 per cent of the town's economy. IMAGE: A severely damaged building as a result of continued land subsidence in Joshimath, January 10, 2023. Photograph: Ayush......

Nipah Is Keeping Kerala Tourists At Bay

The tourism industry expects a short-term impact, as it is counting on the state's proven expertise in managing such crises. IMAGE: A lady at the Ernakulam Medical College in Kochi wears a mask in......

L-G puts final seal of approval on Delhi's makeover for G20 summit

Ahead of the G20 summit, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Thursday went on a final round of inspection of Rajghat, Pragati Maidan and other places to take stock of preparations for the mega......

C'Wealth Games to create jobs boom

Highlighting the tremendous scope for the hospitality sector in the coming year, a top government official today said there would be immense opportunities during the Commonwealth Games.......

Tracing the journey of auto industry pioneer Keshub Mahindra

Keshub Mahindra, a pioneer of Indian auto industry and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd chairman emeritus, died on Wednesday morning. Mahindra, 99, breathed his last on Wednesday morning at home peacefully,......

ITC chairman Y C Deveshwar passes away

His vision drove ITC to pursue business models that today support over 6 million livelihoods, many amongst the weakest in society. Noted industry leader and ITC chairman YC Deveshwar, who......

Zero probability of India getting into recession or stagflation: Sitharaman

India does not face any risk of either recession or stagflation as its macroeconomic fundamentals are "perfect", Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asserted in the Lok Sabha on Monday.......

'I'm doing it for money, not critical acclaim'

Mahesh Bhatt, dressed in his trademark black, is at his Juhu residence but says he has to leave soon to attend a forum representing the all India Christian council where fund inflows have been......

PCB in deadlock with ACC on demanding additional compensation

Photograph: PCB/X Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was on Tuesday caught in a deadlock with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) for demanding additional compensation on organising chartered flights......

Players at risk: SL, B'desh grapple with Delhi's poor air quality

IMAGE: India Gate barely visible after dense smog engulfed the city due to air pollution, at Rajpath, in New Delhi. Photograph: ANI Photo After Bangladesh, Sri Lanka were forced to cancel......

Pakistan manager Saeed slams match-fixing claims

Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed denied reports that Indian bookmakers approached his players in Colombo and rubbished speculation that match-fixing could be behind the team's Test and one-day......

Inzamam says not right if IPL held in place of T20 World Cup

'The Indian board is strong and has control in the International Cricket Council. If Australia says that we cannot hold the World Cup because of the COVID-19 pandemic, then their stance will be......

F1 teams must race to survive; MotoGP intends to start season in July

Williams says safety first but F1 teams must race to survive IMAGE: A race queen stands next to a Ferrari Formula One car at the pit. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Williams will put......