On Kargil Vijay Diwas, Modi hails Agnipath, targets Opposition

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Agnipath scheme is an example of necessary reforms undertaken by the Army and accused the opposition of playing politics over the recruitment process......

EC notice to Engineer Rashid on poll expenditure ahead of oath taking as LS MP

The Election Commission has sent a notice to newly elected MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid who is in jail in a terror funding case, over a significant disparity in his......

MSP, hiking 50% quota, VVPAT, no Agnipath: Congress rolls out manifesto

Right to apprenticeship, legal guarantee for MSP, passing a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap on reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs, a nation-wide caste census and scrapping of......

Cong manifesto to counter Modi's guarantee with '5 nyay', '25 guarantees'

The Congress' manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls would focus on "paanch NYAY" and "pachees guarantee", and the party on Tuesday resolved to take its promises to the people with a "ghar ghar......

Economic surveys: A case of hits and misses on GDP numbers

Of the seven surveys presented under Modi govt, predictions of three were quite close to the actual GDP growth rate, one saw the base year change in between, but the last three were way off the......

'Vested interests want private players in space'

'ISRO facilities are very expensive and any damage caused by these start-ups can create havoc to our space programme.'   In a major policy decision, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday allowed the......

Rabi procurement starts slowly across North India

In MP, farmers say sales under new 'Sauda Patrak' method below MSP; Haryana mustard farmers wait for their turn to sell. Brajwasi Meena, a young farmer from Sheupur district in Madhya Pradesh,......

Bonanza for around 30 mn industrial workers

The Seventh Pay Commission had decided to choose the CPI-IW as the index for adjusting inflation for central government employees. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Salaries of around 30......

PSG vs Mbappe: Inside the mega wage dispute rocking french footbal

IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings players celebrate a wicket against Kolkata Knight Riders. Photograph: BCCI Paris St Germain will take their wage dispute with Kylian Mbappe to court after the French......

Anti-racism body says England game should have been abandoned

IMAGE: England manager Gareth Southgate speaks to referee Vasil Levski after racist chanting was heard from the stands. Photograph: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Anti-racism organisation Kick It......

Sports Shorts: Force India complete 2019 grid with Stroll

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Williams' Lance Stroll. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters Force India completed Formula One's 2019 driver line-up on Friday......

DDCA president Bansal refutes Azad's accusations

Reacting to Kirti Azad's expose on the alleged DDCA scam, President Sneh Prakash Bansal has strongly refuted the charges saying that no company bill mentioned in the sting operation exists in the......