The 18th Lok Sabha elections ended the brute majority that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had enjoyed for a decade. While the party managed to retain power, its fate now depends on allies’ support, and the Opposition has gained strength. The electoral results are also reflected in the responses to the latest edition of Mint’s […]
NEW DELHI: Highlighting serious concerns in the functioning of madrasas across the country and their failure to connect Muslim children to the mainstream, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has written to all states and Union Territories recommending that state funding to madrasas and the Boards running them be stopped and the latter […]
India’s foreign exchange (Forex) reserves stood above $700 billion for the second-consecutive week, data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed on Friday. The foreign reserves stood at $701.18 billion as of October 4, a drop of $3.71 billion from the previous week, according to the RBI’s weekly bulletin. The country’s Forex reserves of […]
New Delhi: The World Bank has raised India’s economic growth forecast from 6.6 per cent to 7 per cent for the financial year 2024-25 citing the growth of agriculture output and policies as a major factor contributing to the employment growth in the economy. “Growth in India is projected to reach 7.0 per cent in […]
New Delhi: India has the highest number of oral cancer cases among countries in South Asia, driven by increased use of smokeless tobacco products like betel quid with tobacco, gutka, khaini; and areca nut, according to a study on Wednesday. The study led by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and published in […]
**EDS: SCREENSHOT VIA PTI VIDEOS** Kishtwar: Shagun Parihar, BJP candidate from Kishtwar for J&K Assembly elections, speaks to the media. (PTI Photo)( JAMMU: At just 29 years old, Shagun Parihar made history as the youngest winner of the 2024 J&K assembly elections. But her victory in Kishtwar, a district often marred by militancy, is more […]
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday provided a detailed information of how the NEET UG paper leak scam unfolded. It said that nearly 144 candidates had paid “huge amounts” to get access to the leaked question papers which were unlocked using “sophisticated tool kit.”“The CBI has also identified 144 candidates present in […]
India has emerged as a global leader in crypto adoption for the second year in a row, according to a September 2024 report by Chainalysis. While activities like buying, selling, trading, and holding cryptocurrencies are legal in India, no cryptocurrency has been recognized as legal tender. In an interview with Gadgets360, Cashaa CEO Kumar Gaurav […]
An illustration of the Moon mission shared by Japanese space agency Jaxa BENGALURU: India, whose lunar ambitions have been more clearly articulated now than a decade ago, is firing on all engines with the National Space Commission, the apex body that decides on space missions, clearing the fifth lunar mission — the Lunar Polar Exploration […]
Three spectators who went to watch the Indian Air Force‘s air show died on Sunday after the event. They were admitted to hospitals due to dehydration and other issues, but doctors say that the actual cause of death can only be determined after postmortem test results are available. The air show at Chennai’s Marina Beach […]
