BJP manifesto promises to 'maintain peace in Northeast'

In its election manifesto -- 'Sankalp Patra' -- the Bharatiya Janata Party has vowed to implement the Union Civil Code (UCC), maintain peace in the Northeast, among other key poll promises. IMAGE:......

'The BJP Is A Huge Banyan Tree'

'Elections are fought to win.''In our party, the leadership takes the final decision, and our leaders are very clear about it.' IMAGE: Dharmendra Pradhan, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from......

'Studied In Thiruvananthapuram' Will Be A Global Brand

Rajeev Chandrasekhar outlined his ideas to turn Thiruvananthapuram not only into a hub for higher education, but also a knowledge city, points out Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. IMAGE: Rajeev......

Students can take 10th, 12th board exams twice a year from 2025-26

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said students will get an option of appearing for 10th and 12th class board examinations twice a year from the academic session 2025-26. Image......

e-Shram may open door to govt benefits for workers

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led central government will use the unorganised workers database — e-Shram portal — to provide the benefits of various government programmes to the......

Power Grid Corporation's prospects factored in at current valuations

Power Grid Corporation (PGCIL) intends to ramp up its capex substantially through the next two financial years. The Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) utility posted flat consolidated revenues of Rs......

Lack of domestic capital a hurdle for startups: Infosys co-founder Murthy

The availability of domestic capital to fund startups and an ability to attract talent in the early days are among the biggest challenges faced by entrepreneurs, Infosys co-founder N R Narayana......

IT-BPM industry to add 3 lakh jobs by March 2023

With rapid adoption of emerging technologies, the Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) industry is expected to generate about 3 lakh jobs this fiscal year, according to a......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on October 6

IMAGE: The Indian men’s hockey team will take on Japan in the final on Friday at Hangzhou. Photograph: Hockey India Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou,......

Calls to boycott rape-accused cricketer rise in Nepal

IMAGE: Nepal cricket team's former skipper Sandeep Lamichhane has been accused of a sexual assault by a minor. Photograph: BCCI Calls to boycott the events to be organised by the Cricket......

Meet the commentators for Champions Trophy

Acclaimed international captains including India's Sourav Ganguly and Australia's Ricky Ponting are a part of a stellar line-up of commentators named by the International Cricket Council for the......

Paddlers continue winning run

The table tennis competition of the 9th SAF Games was fast resembling the national championships as the Indian paddlers marched steadily in the preliminary rounds in the individual eventsin......

Joseph, Latha give India gold

India began their campaign in the track and field events at the SAF Games by grabbing two of the four gold medals that were decided on the first day of competition in Islamabad on Friday.Jetty C......