India-linked ship carrying cooking fuel manages Hormuz exitAn India-linked LPG tanker, Sarv Shakti, has successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz, marking a rare transit amid ongoing restrictions li...
02 May, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
Word of the day: AlleviateToday's word of the day 'alleviate' means to make something less painful, difficult, or intense.
16 Feb, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
ADB commits $26 billion more to food & nutrition security in APACThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has significantly increased its commitment to food and nutrition security in Asia-Pacific, raising it to $...
05 May, 2025, 12.06 AM IST
Wuhan's first Covid-19 patients still suffering after two yearsThe findings bring home the challenge of dealing with Covid’s aftermath as millions of people -- some of them children and teens -- grapple...
12 May, 2022, 11.44 PM IST
Nobel Prize ceremony: Abhijit Banerjee sticks to Bengali roots in a dhoti, Esther Duflow stuns in sareeThe duo added a desi twist to their choice of attire.
11 Dec, 2019, 11.50 AM IST
‘A Bengali has done the nation proud’: Mamata Banerjee and Amartya Sen celebrate Abhijit Banerjee’s Nobel victoryThe Bengal CM was one of the first ones to fete the half-Bengali, half-Konkani economist.
17 Oct, 2019, 01.48 PM IST
Abhijit Banerjee joins list of Indian, Indian-origin Nobel LaureatesIndian-American Abhijit Banerjee on Monday won the Nobel Prize for Economics, joining the list of Indians and people of Indian origin to gr...
14 Oct, 2019, 06.48 PM IST
Indian-origin British sculptor Anish Kapoor wins $1mn Israeli prizeKapoor, spoke out against 'abhorrent policies' towards refugees as he was named the recipient of the prize, dubbed Jewish Nobel.
06 Feb, 2017, 05.07 PM IST
Gujarat only state to notify the Real Estate ActThe HUPA secretary has written at least three letters to chief secretaries of state governments to push the notification of rules.
01 Nov, 2016, 12.53 AM IST
Tata Steel's recent plans credit positive: Moody's Investors ServiceTata Steel's decision to sell its long product biz n the UK and its bank debt refinance plan will be credit positive, Moody's Investors Ser...
20 Oct, 2014, 01.53 PM IST
The original Hyperlapse app is cashing in on Instagram's new, identical oneInstagram was not the first company to market an app with a timelapse feature called 'Hyperlapse'. That honour belongs to this app called H...
12 Sep, 2014, 01.17 PM IST
UK lauds India's efforts to reduce poverty, stress on growthThe British government has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stress on investment in growth and infrastructure was 'encouraging' and 'inc...
18 Jul, 2014, 11.25 AM IST
No number in mind for new bank licences: RBIA total of 26 players have applied for banking licence, including the likes of India Post, LIC HFL, Reliance Capital, Aditya Birla Nuvo, an...
15 Jul, 2013, 02.24 PM IST
- Real Estate Bill sent to Law Ministry for comments
The draft of the new central Real Estate Regulation bill, 2011 has been sent to the Law ministry for its comments and clearance, said SK Si...
11 Jun, 2011, 04.42 AM IST
- Real Estate Regulation Bill sent to Law Min for comments
Central Real Estate Regulation Bill sent to law ministry for comments; all real estate projects will have to be registered with the new reg...
10 Jun, 2011, 10.56 PM IST
- India converted 'brain drain' into 'brain gain': PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said India has overcome the problem of 'brain drain' and is drawing on the global 'brain bank' of...
02 Dec, 2010, 07.22 PM IST
Tax NRIs to help the poor: Prof BhagwatiThe Govt should collect a small tax from NRIs and spend it for the welfare of the poor, suggested the noted economist.
08 Jan, 2010, 10.47 PM IST