Venezuela kills off petro cryptocurrencyAll crypto wallets held on the Patria Platform -- the only website where the petro was tradeable -- will be shut down on Monday, January 15...
13 Jan, 2024, 12.40 PM IST
Capitalist monk! A 30-year-old crypto billionaire wants to give his fortune awayHe’s a kind of crypto Robin Hood, beating the rich at their own game to win money for capitalism’s losers.
04 Apr, 2022, 07.14 AM IST
US will end reliance on China, other nations for pharmaceuticals and medical supply: TrumpTrump said he had signed a new executive order to ensure that when it comes to essential medicines, the US buys American. This executive or...
11 Aug, 2020, 07.12 PM IST
Rafales will provide India major advantage in Tibet in case of aerial combat: Ex-IAF Chief B S DhanoaFive Rafale jets out of 36 arrived India last week at a time India is in the midst of a bitter border row with China in the high altitude e...
02 Aug, 2020, 09.50 PM IST
Probe agencies ED, CBI and the tax department are tightening noose over corporates like never beforeIn its bid to crack down on unaccounted money, discourage the use of cash and curb mounting bad loans, the government has given more power ...
07 Jun, 2018, 08.48 AM IST
Near total enrollment, improved infra; So what's the problem with our education system?You only need a diploma in education (Class 12 plus a two-year DEd course) and pass the government’s Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) to teac...
27 Oct, 2017, 06.56 AM IST
Right-sizing message for BJP’s allies in NDAAhead of the reshuffle, JDU had encouraged ‘kite-flying’ about it getting one Cabinet ministry— preferably Railways, so that the party can ...
04 Sep, 2017, 01.47 AM IST
The Harshad Mehta case: Where time has overtaken justice by a mileMehta had two – three store rooms filled with share certificates and related documents, affirms a lawyer who knew him before the scam was u...
05 Jul, 2016, 05.20 PM IST
2015: A year of bouquets and brickbats for Delhi PoliceThere were confrontations between police and AAP government on a range of issues as it arrested five MLAs belonging to the party on several...
27 Dec, 2015, 10.19 AM IST
The other side: Will AAP, BJP remember Trilokpuri & Seelampur in the mad rush of making Delhi a smart city?In this part of Delhi, left behind in the frantic race to acquire a world-class status, there is simmering anger and resentments, but peopl...
20 Jan, 2015, 11.04 AM IST
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
31 Dec, 2014, 12.23 PM IST
Institutional reform of the state’s police and intelligence agencies need of the hourThe Supreme Court has said it might reverse some of the decisions taken by Ranjit Sinha in his investigation of scams.
10 Sep, 2014, 05.58 AM IST
How upcoming 16th Lok Sabha election is different from othersBy the time the 16th Lok Sabha elections roll off next month, the estimated 97 million new, first-time voters will hopefully, enforce their...
09 Mar, 2014, 07.37 AM IST
GoI's notional policy on manufacturingWhy the much-hyped national manufacturing policy cleared this week will do little good, and might do plenty of harm.
30 Oct, 2011, 02.28 AM IST
- CBI clueless about Raja, Kalmadi's illegal assets
The CBI's apprehension suggests that government might not be able to recover anything from the ill-gotten Rs 30,000 crore.
24 May, 2011, 06.13 AM IST
- 2G scam: Compromises have to made in managing a coalition, says PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday confessed that coalition compulsions had forced him to make compromises.
17 Feb, 2011, 12.52 AM IST
- French cheese Boursin to grace Indian palates soon
It isn’t often that that Unilever has a brand launch at the Zodiac Grill. In India, Unilever is associated with mass-market brands like Rin...
13 Sep, 2006, 01.40 AM IST