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Despite growth in the economy and the working-age population in India, the participation of women in the labour force has been declining. This is an alarming trend when seen against the backdrop of increasing crime against women and widespread gender discrimination. India has one of the lowest female participation rates in the workforce across the […]
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By Arun Sinha Thanks to Hindu revivalists, ‘historical wrong’ is never out of the news. We are at the Gyanvapi mosque today but we will surely go to other mosques sooner or later. For, so deeply traumatised is the Hindu heart by the demolition of temples by the Muslim rulers in medieval India — we […]
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Dambulla: Skipper Chamari Athapaththu struck a counter-attacking 48-ball 80 as Sri Lanka outplayed India by seven wickets in the third and final T20I to avoid a whitewash here on Monday. The 32-year-old Chamari smashed 14 boundaries and one six and in the process became the only cricketer from the island nation to get to the […]
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New Delhi: NITI Aayog on Monday launched a report that presented comprehensive perspectives and recommendations on the gig economy in India titled ‘India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy’, the apex public policy think tank said in a statement. Gig workers are typically those who work freelance, contractual, temporary, or on-call basis. The report was released […]
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Dublin: India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar recorded the most wickets in the powerplay in the history of the T20I format. Bhuvneshwar achieved this feat during the first T20I against Ireland here at Malahide Cricket Club Ground on Sunday. He dismissed Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie on the fifth delivery of the innings and completed his 34th powerplay […]
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New Delhi: India logged 17,073 new coronavirus infections, raising its tally to 4,34,07,046, while the daily positivity crossed 5 per cent after over four months, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,020 with 21 fresh fatalities, data updated at 8 am by the ministry stated. The active cases increased […]
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Dublin: Opening the innings, Deepak Hooda struck an unbeaten 47 to help India hammer 111 runs in 9.2 overs and romp to a seven wickets win against Ireland in the rain-truncated first T20 International match here. Hardik Pandya had won the toss in Malahide on Sunday but persistent rain delayed the start of play and the […]
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New Delhi: Journalist Rana Ayyub has posted a notice from Twitter which informed her that the microblogging site has withheld her account in India under Information Technology Act, 2000. Ayyub on Sunday took to her Twitter account to post the notice and said: “Hello @Twitter, what exactly is this?” The notice from Twitter that Ayyub […]
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By Srinivas Bandhakavi Hyderabad: Tata Motors Group (Tata Motors) is a leading global automobile manufacturing company with about 70% of its turnover coming from outside India. Its diverse portfolio includes an extensive range of cars, sports utility vehicles, trucks, buses and defence vehicles. Mahindra, originally called Muhammad and Mahindra, was established in 1945 by the […]
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New Delhi: India logged 11,739 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,33,89,973, while the active cases rose to 92,576, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,999 with 25 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]
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New Delhi: Are you longing for a meal that you had in a different city or in your hometown while vacationing? In the quick-commerce era and advancements in technology, relishing the same meal, and fresh, within hours right at your home is not impossible anymore. Several food tech startups have entered the market to deliver your […]
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By B Yerram Raju “Money begets money,” says Geoffrey Crowther. Absolutely true — whether it is with individuals, institutions, or nations. Why should nations borrow? One should go back to the post-world war economy. People lost all their wealth and assets in the war. To provide money in people’s hands, Keynes propounded ‘dig holes and […]
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Dambulla: Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur contributed with both bat and ball to steer the Indian women’s cricket team to a series sealing five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second T20 here on Saturday. Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana’s (39 off 34 balls) experience complemented by the exuberance of both Shefali Verma (17 off 10 balls) and Sabbhineni […]
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London: On this day in 1932, India started its journey in international Cricket as a Test-playing nation, making its debut against England at Lord’s. India’s first-ever International cricket assignment was a tough one against a top-tier English team, boasting of world-class players like Wally Hammond, captain Douglas Jardine, wicketkeeper batter Les Ames, and pacer Bill […]
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New Delhi: India’s tally of Covid infections rose by 15,940 in a day to reach 4,33,78,234 while the active caseload increased to 91,779, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,974 with 20 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. Active cases rose by 3,495 […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana athlete Agasara Nandini has been selected to represent India in the Junior World Athletics Championship (U-20), scheduled to be held in Colombia from August 1-6 in the 100m hurdles, on Friday. The 18-year-old student from the TSWREIS is the lone from the State to be selected for the prestigious event. She clocked 13.95 […]
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Balasore: India on Friday successfully test-fired the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from an Indian Naval Ship (INS) off the coast of Chandipur in Odisha. “Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) is successfully flight tested today by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy. The launch […]
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New Delhi: Digital disease management solutions may help tackle the rising populations of patients suffering from chronic diseases in India, according to a report on Friday. In terms of prevalence, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease are the three largest chronic conditions, with close to 242 million people suffering from hypertension, 75 million people suffering from diabetes, […]
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New Delhi: India reported a single-day rise of more than 17,000 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday after a gap of over four months (124 days), recording a 30 per cent jump in daily cases, according to the Union Health Ministry. A total 17,336 coronavirus cases were reported in a span of 24 hours, taking the […]
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Hyderabad: This article will help you deal with questions related to Ancient Indian history. Here are a few sample questions on the Gupta Age, post-Gupta period and post-Mauryan India that you can practice. The Gupta Age 1. Consider the following statements: 1. The founder of the Gupta dynasty was Sri Gupta. 2. Sri Gupta was […]
