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The day may not be far off when drones will carry medicine to people in rural or remote areas.

Army deploys kamikaze drones near LoC in Pathankot

The Indian Army has deployed five kamikaze (suicide) anti-tank drones at Pathankot, near the Line of Control (LoC) with...

29 March 2025 12:16 AM IST

AA Edit | Go beyond Assembly resolutions

AA Edit | Go beyond Assembly resolutions

The Tamil Nadu Assembly also passed a resolution against the Waqf Bill while pointing out that it would be unfair to...

28 March 2025 10:55 PM IST

AA Edit | India must recalibrate its ties with transactional US

AA Edit | India must recalibrate its ties with transactional US

The US called India a natural ally for around 20 years, but within a few days of winning an election, the Trump...

28 March 2025 10:52 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Vietnam vignettes: How a Communist country celebrates its entrepreneurs | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Vietnam vignettes: How a Communist country...

Hanoi, a city of a hundred lakes, has an island in the centre called Banana Island. No marks for guessing what it grows!

28 March 2025 10:49 PM IST

For Marathwada and Vidarbha region, the heatwave conditions will prevail, said an IMD official.

Dev 360 | Tackling extreme heat: Make it bigger priority | Patralekha...

A new report titled “Is India Ready for a Warming World? How Heat Resilience Measures Are Being Implemented for 11% of...

28 March 2025 10:46 PM IST

This is subsequently downgraded in the revised budget estimates, resulting in curtailing of expenditure, thereby depriving the residents of the SDMC of the much-needed civic amenities and infrastructure. (Representational image)

Cross-Sectional Analysis of States’ Budget in India – FY 2024-25

A government’s ability to effectively serve its policy objectives is determined by its resources

28 March 2025 12:52 PM IST

CBI recovered Rs 3.5 crore cash and 4 kg gold from IT official Tapas Kumar Duttas residence (Representational Image)

Panel for more powers to CBI

Parliamentary panel highlights severe staffing shortages in CBI and recommended the introduction of lateral entry for...

28 March 2025 2:46 AM IST

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar conducts proceedings of the House after commencement of its 264th session, in New Delhi, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Opposition walks out of Rajya Sabha over MP attack issue

The Samajwadi Party (SP), Congress, and several other Opposition parties staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha during...

28 March 2025 1:28 AM IST

US tariffs on auto, auto parts to have limited impact on India

US tariffs on auto, auto parts to have limited impact on India

Of the 16 million automobiles bought by US customers in 2024, 8 million or 50 per cent were imported and in the case of...

28 March 2025 12:29 AM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | After US, UK, EU; it’s time for India FTA with Russia

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | After US, UK, EU; it’s time for India FTA...

Despite this, however, at the height of the Cold War, the United States, in a bid to drive a wedge between its main...

28 March 2025 12:24 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Why are Delhi officials giving its MLAs the cold shoulder?

Dilip Cherian | Why are Delhi officials giving its MLAs the cold...

Fast forward to today, and it seems the bureaucracy is still grappling with this new power dynamic. The habit of looking...

28 March 2025 12:21 AM IST

According to the CBSE, about 11,35,104 candidates have registered for the exam as compared to 8,02,594 aspirants last year.

CBSE to bar students from dummy schools from writing Class XII exams

In an attempt to check dummy schools, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced that students found not...

27 March 2025 11:53 PM IST