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Soldier posted in J&K emerges as ‘key suspect’ in murder of Bulandshahr cop

Media reports say soldier Jitender Malik fired the shot that killed SHO Subodh Kumar Singh, cops say investigating his role.

ISB professor Dr Krishnamurthy Subramanian appointed chief economic adviser

Dr Krishnamurthy Subramanian takes over from Arvind Subramanian for a tenure of three years. New Delhi: The government Friday appointed ISB Hyderabad professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian...

SC issues notice to ED on Mallya’s plea against proceedings to declare him fugitive economic offender

The Supreme Court issued notice on Vijay Mallya's plea but refused to stay proceedings before the Mumbai special court. 

Sobha Sajju: How technology helped this Kerala mother of 3 beat fake nude video

After two and a half years of ostracism and having had her children taken away from her, today Sobha Sajju stands vindicated.

No study has yet proven health benefits of pollution masks, air purifiers

Experts say that masks and purifiers do reduce effect of particulate matter but their health benefits are still under a cloud.

IAS Association activates idle welfare fund to help colleagues fight coal scam taint

The IAS Association has thrown its weight behind former coal secretary H.C. Gupta and two others convicted in the coal block allocation scam.

Punjab panel blames railway staff & Dussehra event organisers for Amritsar train tragedy

As many as 61 people were killed in the Amritsar train tragedy this October, when they were mowed down while watching Ravan dahan on Dussehra.

Modi govt wants all engineering, MBA students to talk & dress well like IIT, IIM peers

In first-ever policy meant to boost job prospect, the government also wants campus placements to be mandatory for all technical institutes.

CBI asks for more trouble by letting Ajit Doval ‘guide’ it in Christian Michel extradition

CBI has given fresh legs to allegations by a senior officer that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval influenced investigations.

Former J&K finance minister Haseeb Drabu resigns from PDP

The letter, which was posted by Drabu on his personal Twitter handle, said his exit from the PDP had been coming for a while now.

On Camera

BJP needs to be Bengalified. Go beyond rosogolla, eat pantabhaat, know what’s hodol kutkut

Words like 'ghuspethiye' or 'tushtikaran' resonate very little in West Bengal, nor do phrases like 'mangalsutra' or Amit Shah's distortion of Mamata Banerjee's 'Maa, Mati, Manush' slogan into 'mullah, madrasa, mafia'.

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.