Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narvekar on Wednesday held that the chief minister Eknath Shinde led group is the real Shiv Sena political party and thus its MLAs cannot be disqualified. Holding that the Shinde-led faction was the origi
Prime minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 10th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar on Wednesday. The theme of this year’s summit is ‘Gateway to the Future’ and includes the participatio
Striking a delicate balance between meeting the nation`s surging energy demands and upholding an unwavering commitment to environmental preservation, the coal sector has been playing a pioneering role in adopting progressive strategies for sustain
As part of climate action, the Indian Railways aims to achieve achieve Mission Net Zero Carbon Emission by 2030. To support this goal, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between India and the United States for International Develo
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around since the 1950s. Developments around it, till recently, were mostly limited to an informed few. However, the launch of ChatGpt and emergence of deep fakes (audio and video) made it to the headlines and
The Indian toy industry has witnessed remarkable growth over the past decade. Between FY 2014-15 and FY 2022-23, imports have declined by 52%, there was a rise in exports by 239% and there has been improvement of overall quality of the toys availa
In 2024, readers can look forward to selected writings of two of the pre-eminent intellectuals of our times, Sudhir Kakar and Upendra Baxi. Also on offer are essays by S. Jaishankar, a collection of poems by Gulzar, a biography of Kamal Haasan and
Issuing a statement regarding property tax payable by Mumbai residents, BMC administrator and commissioner I S Chahal has said that there is no property tax increase in the current financial year and clarified that actual property tax bills shall
Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, the Advanced Centre for Training Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Navi Mumbai along with IDRS Labs, Bangalore have developed an oral suspension of 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) in India. 6-MP is a chemotherapy d
Hitting out at prime minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that it has saddled the country with a debt of Rs 200 lakh crore and atrocities against Dalits have increased during its rule. Funds for welfare schemes are cu
With infrastructure projects worth over Rs 75,000 crore slated to be commissioned in 2024, Mumbai Mobility Forum (MMF), a think tank consisting of transport and urban planners, architects, economists, engineers and civic activists in the city, has
INS Imphal, a Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyer, has been commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh at an impressive ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. The event marks the formal induc
Explorations in Colonial Bengal: Essays on Religion, Society, and Culture Edited by Achintya Kumar Dutta, with a Foreword by Amiya P. Sen
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India has the potential to become a global hub of Indian adventure. The tourism ministry has made serious plans to make that a reality. The ministry organised the National Conference on Adventure Tourism December 18-19 at Ekta Nagar
If you`ve ever experienced the thrill of Kho-Kho, you know its game-changing joy. For the uninitiated, this sport is a gem waiting to be discovered. Kho-Kho, a traditional Indian field game, has steadily garnered attention and acclaim. Thanks to t
H-Pop: The Secretive World of Hindutva Pop Stars By Kunal Purohit HarperCollins, 306 pages, Rs 499
Kiren Rijiju, union minister, ministry of earth sciences (MoES), flagged off India’s first winter scientific expedition to the Arctic from the MoES headquarters here on Monday. Indian scientific expeditions to the Arctic during the winter (N
When it comes to travel and tourism, India has a highly seasonal market. Traffic is usually high in the months of May and June, through mid-July the international traffic flows are high, thus contributing to the domestic feed as well. July through
The ministry of environment, forest and climate change has sanctioned projects to assess impact of air pollution on human health in 20 selected cities across the country under the National Environmental Health Profile Study. This s
