INDIA bloc runs out of steam as BJP gains further ground

Just eight months after its good showing in the Lok Sabha polls, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) seems to be running out of steam with internal bickering and......

'No-detention policy' for classes 5, 8 scrapped in central schools

The Centre has scrapped the 'no-detention policy' for classes 5 and 8 in schools governed by it allowing them to fail students who do not clear the year-end exams, according to officials. Image......

Why The Census Is Important

It will be interesting to see what shifts have been recorded in the last decade-and- a-half -- from the effects of demonetisation and Covid's second wave to the drop in fertility and increase in......

Pradhan alleges U-turn on NEP, Stalin says 'control your tongue'

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday slammed the Tamil Nadu government for its stand on three-language policy under the National Education Policy (NEP), accusing it of 'ruining the......

Why Is Maharashtra An Underperformer?

'Why has Maharashtra slipped up over the past couple of decades?''Not only is this question critical for residents of the state, but given that it accounts for 14% of India's GDP, a faster-growing......

Tomato price volatility exposes gaps in India's agriculture supply chain

Tomato prices have been on the boil for more than a month. Data from major cities show that the spike has been between 125 and 150 per cent at the wholesale level. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters......

Govt's plan to let ED share info with GSTN irks opposition ruled states

Several opposition ruled states expressed concern over Centre's decision to allow enforcement directorate (ED) to share information with GST Network, with finance minister of AAP-ruled Punjab......

Uttarakhand saw sharpest dip in workforce during Covid

Uttarakhand saw the sharpest decline (of 11 per cent) in the “total persons engaged” in manufacturing in the worst-hit pandemic year of 2020-21 as industrial units shut shop, according......

Punjab lifter Mehak Sharma on a record-breaking spree

IMAGE: Punjab weightlifter Mehak Sharma set four new national records at the National Games in Dehradun on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Department of Sports, Government of Uttarakhand/X......

Sachin's record-breaking throw: India's next javelin star?

IMAGE: Sachin Yadav's 84.39m throw is the fifth career-best throw by an Indian javelin thrower after Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena, Shivpal Singh and Davinder Singh Kang. Photograph: Sachin......

National Games: Odisha's Kujur sprints to 100m gold

Track and field athletes grab spotlight  IMAGE: The 21-year-old Animesh Kujur clocked Games record-equalling time of 10.28 seconds to win the men's 100m gold medal. Odisha's Kujur and Amlan......

14-year-old Desinghu makes splash with hat-trick of gold!

Karnataka top medal tally on Day 1 of National Games   IMAGE: Karnataka swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu won the gold medal in Women's 200m Freestyle with a new National record timing of 2:03.24......

Santosh Trophy returns to Hyderabad after 57 years!

IMAGE: Hyderabad's Gachibowli Stadium will host the final of the Santosh Trophy 2024. Photograph: AIFF Hyderabad will host the final rounds of the 78th National Football Championship for the......