Plan afoot to create index for unincorporated enterprisesThe index, proposed by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI), will provide insights into the health of the large ...
29 Jun, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
Iran deal includes $300 billion fund, more than half of which already committed, source saysA significant $300 billion private investment fund is part of a U.S.-Iran framework agreement. More than half of this amount is already com...
17 Jun, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
Share of services in exports rises to 48.8% in FY26India's services exports have seen significant growth. The services sector now accounts for nearly half of the country's total exports. Thi...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.50 PM IST
China opposes US move to list top firms as military companiesChina strongly objects to the United States placing prominent Chinese companies on a military firm list. Beijing states this action disrega...
13 Jun, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Agriculture Ministry's FY27 budget at Rs 1.4 lakh crore a five-fold jump from 2013-14 levelThe Modi government has five-folded the agriculture ministry budget to Rs 1.4 lakh crore for 2026-27. Over 3,000 climate-resistant crop var...
10 Jun, 2026, 09.06 PM IST
Jharkhand exports first commercial mango consignment to UKJharkhand has achieved a significant milestone with its first commercial export of fresh mangoes to the United Kingdom. APEDA facilitated t...
07 Jun, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
In 1979, Japan released 30 mongooses onto Amami Oshima to kill venomous snakes, and it took 45 years to fix what happened nextJapan's ambitious plan to control venomous snakes on Amami Ćshima with Indian mongooses in 1979 backfired spectacularly. The introduced pre...
04 Jun, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
Macro, the Mightiest: Why Indiaâs biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
24 May, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
Who gets what in Vijayâs Tamil Nadu Cabinet as Congress, VCK, IUML join power tableTamil Nadu's political landscape has shifted with Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay forming a 35-member coalition ministry. This new government...
22 May, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Cabinet Expansion: CM Vijay adds 23 more ministers to TVK-led govt, shuffles some portfoliosT.N. Cabinet Expansion Updates: Tamil Nadu's new government has expanded its cabinet. Twenty-three more MLAs joined the State Cabinet. This...
21 May, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
Parle Melody: The âč1 soft power twist Modi served to Meloni and the worldPrime Minister Modi's gift of a Parle Melody toffee to Italy's Giorgia Meloni symbolised India's evolving soft power. Beyond traditional ex...
21 May, 2026, 12.59 PM IST
'India, Italy signed critical MoUs in various sectors,' says MEA Secy (West)India and Italy elevated their Strategic Partnership to a Special Strategic Partnership during Prime Minister Modi's visit, signing key agr...
21 May, 2026, 06.47 AM IST
From queues to QR codes: A state in India may have found the fix for Indiaâs fertiliser distribution woesWhile the Madhya Pradesh government projects it as a major reform to streamline fertiliser distribution, industry stakeholders say it’s sti...
18 May, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
English literature's 'first-ever poem' hidden in lost medieval book in Rome revealed and it was composed by agricultural workerComposed in Old English by a Northumbrian agricultural worker in the 7th century, "Caedmon’s Hymn" appears within some copies of the “Eccle...
17 May, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
A medieval book in Rome has been hiding the oldest English poemA medieval book in a Roman library revealed a remarkable find. Researchers uncovered the oldest known English poem, 'Caedmon's Hymn'. This ...
17 May, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
TVK Manifesto: Hereâs what Thalapathy Vijay promised for women, farmers, youth and others ahead of Tamil Nadu elections. Read full manifesto hereTVK Manifesto: Tamil actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is making a strong debut in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results 2026...
04 May, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
Farmers likely to land 2nd instalment of Rs 2k before pollsThis will give small and marginal farmers, who are at the heart of the election strategy of every party, Rs 4,000 each before the polls.
05 Feb, 2019, 07.26 AM IST