The World's First Suicide Bomber

On the night of July 5, the Tigers launched their first kamikaze operation.Miller took the wheels of the explosive-packed truck, smiled at everyone as he turned the ignition key and drove it slowly......

Siddaramaiah leads protest in Delhi against Centre's 'injustice'

Top Congress leaders from Karnataka led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday held a protest in Delhi against the Centre over alleged injustice to the southern state in devolution of taxes,......

TMC's Sandeshkhali sting: BJP leader moves HC

Bharatiya Janata Party's Sandeshkhali leader Gangadhar Koyal on Friday moved the Calcutta high court, claiming that technology-aided videos mimicking his voice were being circulated in a bid to......

Who Will Vote For Vijay, And Why?

Where do Vijay and his TVK expect to get their votes from?Vijay has a huge fan following among women, but will they automatically become his voters like they had done for MGR's AIADMK, asks N......

COP29: India, developing world face EU resistance to climate finance

Talks on global climate finance virtually ground to a halt last week at COP29, the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change event in Baku, Azerbaijan, as the developed world, led by the European......

Tax devolution to states seen at 32%, but lags 15th FC advice

The Union government is projected to share about 32 per cent of central taxes with states during the financial year 2024-25 against the 15th Finance Commission’s recommendation of 41 per......

Kelkar to head 13th Finance Commission

The government on Wednesday constituted the 13 Finance Commission, which would look into sharing of taxes between Union and the States, under the chairmanship of former finance secretary Vijay......

NCSC asks industry to reserve jobs for SCs

Pressing for job quota for SCs in the private sector, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has asked the leading business chambers to take steps for reservation of employment to SCs.......

Why we may not see Pakistan at Hockey World Cup

IMAGE: Pakistan's players during the 2014 Asian Games hockey match against India in Incheon (Image used for representative purposes). Photograph: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images Pakistan's chances......