Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit four states – election-bound Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Rajasthan apart from Uttar Pradesh on July 7-8 and will launch a slew of project worth around Rs 50,000 crore. On July 7, he will
After the Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) Summit inception meeting held in Kolkata followed by thematic conferences in Ranchi, Dibrugarh, Dharamshala and Diu, Mumbai will host the G-20 RIIG Summit and Research Ministers’
In a huge blow to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), party supremo Sharad Pawar’s nephew, Ajit Pawar, Sunday switched loyalties once again, joined the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) alliance and took oath as a deputy chief minister of M
29th June is celebrated as ‘Statistics Day’, to mark the birth anniversary of late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, in recognition of his valuable contribution in the field of Economics, Planning and Statistics. T
She’s a girl from West Bengal; he’s a boy from Bihar. They speak different languages, but they have a lot in common too. They are both teenaged, students; they desperately wanted to earn to study, to get a certifica
In recognition of the notable contributions made by Professor (late) Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in the fields of statistics and economic planning, the government has designated 29th June every year, coinciding with his birth anniversary, as &ldq
Union minister of commerce and industry, consumer affairs, food and public distribution and textiles Piyush Goyal highlighted the ``10x`` growth in procurement from Government e-Marketplace (GeM) in the last three years. The minist
Through the Broken Glass: An Autobiography By T.N. Seshan Rupa, 368 pages, Rs 795 Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan was a one-of-a-kind administrator. Nicknamed ‘Alsatian’ for his no
The Future in the Past: Essays and Reflections By Romila Thapar Aleph, 336 pages, Rs 999
Gandhi`s Travels in Tamil Nadu. By A. Ramasamy, Translated from the original Tamil by P. C. Ramakrishna. Orient BlackSwan, 688
Making no bones about his desire to hold a party position, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar has said that he wanted to step down as Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra assembly and instead wanted to have a role in the par
The 9th edition of International Day of Yoga 2023 was a successfully celebrated on much larger scale and witnessed new initiatives. The main National event at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh saw enthusiastic participation of more than 15,000 people, who
Droupadi Murmu: From Tribal Hinterlands to Raisina Hill By Kasturi Ray Rupa, 256 pages, Rs 595
As many as 16% older women in India faced abuse, out of which half (50%) faced physical abuse. Disrespect (46%) as well as emotional and psychological abuse (40%) are the other abuses faced by older women, according to the HelpAge India National 2
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is intrinsic to our day-to-day lives today. It helps access our phones or a place through face recognition. When Facebook suggests friends or Netflix recommends what to watch next based on our viewing activity, that is
Centres of Power: My Years in the Prime Minister’s Office and Security Council By Chinmaya R. Gharekhan Rupa, 336 pages, Rs 795
Homi J. Bhabha: A Life By Bakhtiar K. Dadabhoy Rupa, 776 pages, Rs 995
Life is slowly limping back to normalcy in Bahanaga, a block headquarters town in Odisha’s Balasore district that witnessed one of the deadliest rail disasters of the century. Train operations have resumed as the Central Bureau of Investigat
The Essential U. R. Ananthamurthy Edited by N. Manu Chakravarthy and Chandan Gowda Aleph Books, Rs 899, 312 pages
Early Bird and the Rainmatter Foundation have announced five bird walks, led by naturalists, across India on June 10. The walks, to be held in Agartala, Dehradun, Mysore, Panjim, and Tirupati early in the morning, are part of the Rainmatter Founda
