Atalji@100: Vajpayee's Unmatched Legacy

It was good fortune for India to have Atal Bihari Vajpayee lead the government at a crucial moment in our history. He avoided India meeting the fate of Iraq or Ukraine, asserts military historian......

Is Nuclear Deal PM Singh's Biggest Achievement?

The India-US nuclear deal was aimed at ending India's nuclear isolation and nuclear apartheid, recalls Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Then prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh with then US undersecretary of......

'EVM tampered when you lose': SC rejects plea to revert to ballots

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking to revert to paper ballot voting in elections in the country, saying allegations of tampering with electronic voting machine (EVM) raked up......

Chhattisgarh will be Maoist-free by Mar 2026: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Centre and the Chhattisgarh government were committed to eradicating the Maoist menace from the state before March 31, 2026. IMAGE: Union Home......

Bumper kharif production to lower food inflation in coming months: FinMin

Prospects of a bumper kharif harvest are expected to lower food inflation in the coming months, making the country’s inflation outlook benign, the Union Ministry of Finance (FinMin) said in......

Hero Moto says sales may rebound in 'big way'

Hero MotoCorp anticipates a big rebound in two-wheeler (2W) sales in rural India over the next four to eight quarters, driven by favourable factors such as a decent monsoon, rising crop prices,......

PMAY-G survey to use 'face recognition' tools to identify new beneficiaries

A fresh survey to identify a minimum of eight million new beneficiaries of the flagship rural housing scheme, in addition to the 12 million already identified, will use the latest face-recognition......

Life insurers turn to policies with high value

Life insurers shifted their focus to selling high-value policies in October as the transition to new surrender value norms, effective October 1, limited their ability to roll out all products in......

Jay Shah to head ICC for three years

IMAGE: BCCI secretary Jay Shah is set to take over his role in the ICC from December 1. Photograph: BCCI The ICC Board has recommended changes to the term of its Chair and Independent Director to......

2024 ICC T20 World Cup Squads

The ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup will feature a record number of teams, with 20 different sides represented in a tournament co-hosted by the USA and West Indies between June 1-29.......

Why is 2022 FIFA World Cup seeing string of goalless draws

IMAGE: England's Jude Bellingham is challenged by USA's Yunus Musah. Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images A cautious approach from many teams in the opening round of the World Cup was behind a......

Soccer: 2026 FIFA WC to have record number of matches

IMAGE: The 32-team World Cup in Qatar last year had a total of 64 matches completed in 29 days. The last time Mexico (1986) and the United States (1994) hosted a World Cup, there were only 24......

Ishan Kishan fiasco: Will BCCI make 3-4 Ranji games mandatory for IPL participation?

IMAGE:  As per reports, the BCCI top brass is miffed with Ishan Kishan and might make playing a few Ranji Trophy games mandatory to play in IPL. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Jharkhand......