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Astronauts-designate Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan, Angad Prathap and Shubanshu Shukla for the Gaganyaan Mission, Indias first crewed mission to the space. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Indian astronauts set for space adventure

Four Air Force test pilots shortlisted to embark on a historic journey in India's indigenous spacecraft, marking a...

29 Feb 2024 12:00 AM IST

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Congress leader Rajeev Shukla during a meeting, in Shimla, on Wednesday. (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | Himachal turmoil doesn't augur well for democracy

Orchestrated defections challenge the essence of democracy, prompting questions about political integrity and...

29 Feb 2024 12:00 AM IST

The latest household survey offers some stark facts about the gaps -- between the richest and the poorest, between states, between cities and villages and between social groups.

Patralekha Chatterjee | Acute poverty falls in India, but not extreme...

Amidst political narratives of progress, a recent survey reveals stark economic disparities, fueling debate on India's...

29 Feb 2024 12:00 AM IST

As the Sensex and Nifty-50 traded at an all time high on Wednesday before some profit taking, further profit taking could continue on Friday and may well set a reversal after sharp gains in the first half of August. Representational Image. (Twitter)

Stock Markets to Stay Rangebound

The Sensex and Nifty-50 indices have gained 1.14 per cent and 2.10 per cent year to date in 2024 after gaining 18.74%...

28 Feb 2024 2:04 AM IST

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu with Congress candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi addresses a press conference after the later lost the election for the Rajya Sabha seat, in Shimla, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. (PTI Photo)

RS polls see cross-voting: Big upset for Congress in HP

Out of the 56 Rajya Sabha seats that went to the polls, 41 members have virtually secured their seats in the Upper House

28 Feb 2024 1:17 AM IST

In its pursuit to form a majority government at the Centre for the third time in a row, the BJP is aiming to win more than 400 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. . (ANI)

BJP's central election panel meet tomorrow

The BJP's top brass, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be attending the meeting

28 Feb 2024 12:42 AM IST

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference. (PTI Photo)

ED issues eighth summons to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

The probe agency move came after Kejriwal skipped the seventh summons on Monday

28 Feb 2024 12:38 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hands-over wings to astronauts-designate Shubanshu Shukla, Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Angad Prathap and Ajit Krishnan who have been selected to be the astronauts on Indias first crewed mission to space Gaganyaan Mission, at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), in Thiruvananthapuram, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Modi names 4 astronauts, calls them India's 4 Shaktis

Modi called the introduction of the four Gaganyaan astronauts a historic occasion

28 Feb 2024 12:24 AM IST

In Kerala, speaking at the conclusion ceremony of the BJP state units padayatra at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, the Prime Minister ridiculed the Opposition claiming it lacks a roadmap for the nations progress and is therefore convinced it wont win the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, due to which its leaders resort to abusing him. (Twitter)

Congress, Left, foes in Kerala, BFFs elsewhere: Modi

At TN rally, says I.N.D.I.A. bloc has conceded defeat

28 Feb 2024 12:20 AM IST

Women stage a protest demanding the arrest of local TMC leaders over Sandeshkhali incident allegations, in North 24 Parganas district, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Sandeshkhali: Bengal govt has a lot to answer

Trinamul leader's arrest green light after Calcutta HC clarification

28 Feb 2024 12:05 AM IST

A view of the town of Avdiivka in the Russian-controlled part of the Donetsk region on February 19, 2024. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

Indranil Banerjie | Western hysteria mounts as Russia makes Ukraine...

Ukraine-Russia conflict escalates, triggering shifts in geopolitics and the global economic landscape.

28 Feb 2024 12:05 AM IST

In this April 24, 2023 file photo, singer Pankaj Udhas being presented Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar by musician Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar during the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan Awards, in Mumbai. Udhas passed away at 73 after a prolonged illness. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)

AA Edit | Udhas took ghazals to masses

Pankaj Udhas, the maestro of ghazals, departs, leaving behind a musical journey spanning four decades.

28 Feb 2024 12:05 AM IST