Punjab Budget focuses on health, education
‘Schools of Happiness’ being planned, but financial crunch blocks promised aid for women.
Bihar: Hajipur set for battle between chacha & bhatija
On Monday, election committee of BJP, a major ally of NDA, held a meeting to brainstorm seat sharing formula among the NDA partners.
Mehbooba sends feelers to Cong, NC for 2 seats
The NC, Congress and PDP have held some rounds of talks to discuss the seat sharing arrangements for five J&K Lok Sabha seats.
SAD factions join hands, may enter into alliance with BJP ahead of polls
When asked whether SAD would be back in an alliance with BJP, Badal tried to be evasive.
On Maharashtra turf, Amit Shah hits out at ‘dynastic politics’ of Oppn
Union Home Minister addressed a rally in Akola and participated in a local programme in Sambhaji Nagar.
Flipside: Grand sporting mess: NSFs caught between sports code & court orders
The RFI election was allowed but with a rider as the court had asked the ballots to be submitted to the court without counting.
Grand Slam champ Simona Halep wins doping case on appeal and is cleared to resume tennis
Halep has not played since the 2022 U.S. Open, where she tested positive for the banned blood-booster roxadustat.
With vintage songs and familiar weather, England players feel at home in Dharamsala
Visiting players enjoy their time at the nets ahead of the final Test, scheduled to begin on Thursday, against India in Dharamsala
Jeff Bezos dethrones Musk to reclaim title of world’s richest man
Bezos' net worth stands at USD 200 billion, according to the tracker, surpassing the Tesla chief's USD 198 billion.
Sharma wants to make Paytm an Asia leader
He said it is important to address challenges personally rather than relying on advice from teammates or advisors.
Didn’t siphon off funds, $533 mn with our 100 pc non-US subsidiary: Byju’s
Byju’s had taken a loan from certain US-based lenders in November 2021. For that purpose, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) named Byju’s Alpha was incorporated in Delaware.
Demand for computer chips fuelled by AI could reshape global politics and security
Disruption of supply chains in chip manufacturing has the potential to bring entire industries to a halt. Access to raw materials, such as rare earth metals, used in computer chips has also proven to be an important bottleneck.
France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first, owe ‘moral debt’ to…
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said the right to abort remained "in danger" worldwide, with our "freedoms in essence threatened... at the mercy of decision makers".
EU seeks to boost defence two years after Russia’s Ukraine invasion
An overall aim is to make up lost ground and see Europe's defence industry become as competitive as that of the US.
No Indian troops to remain in Maldives, not even in civilian clothing: President Muizzu
Muizzu rode to power last year on an anti-India stance and demanded India to remove its personnel from the strategically located archipelago in the Indian Ocean.
China boosts defence spending as regional disputes heat up
China has the world's second-largest defence budget behind the United States, even though the country surpasses the US military by number of personnel.
India’s envoy at UN urges ‘immediate’ increase in Gaza aid, says humanitarian…
Noting that the conflict has resulted in an "alarming" humanitarian crisis, Amb. Kamboj said that humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza must be scaled up to avert further deterioration in situation.
WHO launches universal newborn screening implementation guidance in Southeast Asia Region
The Region, which includes India, has witnessed a 45% decline in under-five mortality rate between 2010 and 2021, the steepest among all WHO Regions and against the global reduction of 26%.
China sets an economic growth target of around 5% but acknowledges it will not be easy to achieve
Li said the government plans a "new development model" for housing market, including building government-subsidized housing, in a bid to ease a prolonged real estate slump that has hit the economy.
US elections: McConnell weighs endorsing Trump in a stark turnaround since Jan 6 Capitol riot
In the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, key Republicans, including McConnell, signalled unequivocally that they were done with Trump.