India trashes Canada's 'absurd, baseless' charges against Shah

India on Saturday said it has protested in the strongest possible terms the references made by a Canadian minister about Union Home Minister Amit Shah and warned that such "absurd and baseless"......

New rules: How will airlines decide if a bomb threat is serious

Pseudonymous or anonymous nature of the social media handle, analysis of the geopolitical situation and presence of VIPs onboard are some of the new criteria that agencies will keep in mind while......

Jaishankar, Pak PM Sharif shake hands at SCO dinner; no hint of thaw in ties

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday exchanged pleasantries with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, hours after landing in the Pakistani capital in the first such visit from India......

Jaishankar lands in Islamabad as India swears by SCO, but no bilaterals

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday landed in Islamabad to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, in the first visit to Pakistan by a high-ranking Indian minister......

BSE 100 companies boost R&D, innovation challenges persist

Research and development (R&D) spending by BSE 100 companies has grown steadily, rising from 0.89 per cent of revenue in FY20 to 1.32 per cent in FY24, averaging around 1 per cent over the period......

Govt aims to provide 1 crore internship over 5 years

The government on Thursday rolled out the internship programme on a pilot basis that will provide a total annual financial assistance of Rs 66,000 to those in the age group of 21-24 years, and aim......

EPFO logs nearly 20 lakh net new members in July

Retirement fund body EPFO recorded a net addition of 19.94 lakh members in July this year, the labour ministry said on Monday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Union Labour Minister......

'Unemployment Is A Ticking Time Bomb!'

'The government should come back as a job creator as it did in the 1960s and the 1970s.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE),......

Shot putter Khatua controversially excluded from list of Paris-bound athletes

IMAGE: Despite qualifying for the Olympic Games, there is no official statement providing reason for Abha Khatua's omission from the list. Photograph: Abha Khatua/X A total of 117 athletes will be......

I've paid emotional price for switching from Congress to BJP: Vijender Singh

IMAGE: Vijender Singh made a political switch, moving to BJP from Congress. Photograph: ANI Boxer-cum-politician Vijender Singh has said he has no qualms about admitting that he has paid an......

Court directs sports ministry to respond to WFI's suspension plea

IMAGE: The union sports ministry had suspended the Wrestling Federation of India in December 2023. Photograph: X The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Centre's response on a plea by the......

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......