Meet Christian Menefee, the youngest Harris County attorney who defeated Al Green in Texas Democratic primary runoffChristian D. Menefee, a rising Democratic star, defeated veteran Congressman Al Green in a primary runoff for the newly redrawn Texas 18th ...
27 May, 2026, 09.03 AM IST
Congress’ comeback face in Kerala: Inside V D Satheesan’s rise to Chief MinisterV D Satheesan has become the new Chief Minister of Kerala. He led the Congress-led UDF to power after a decade. Satheesan is a lawyer-turne...
18 May, 2026, 01.07 PM IST
South Korea stocks gyrate as top aide floats AI ‘dividend’South Korea is considering a 'Citizen Dividend' from AI profits. A top policymaker proposed using excess tax revenue to benefit all citizen...
16 May, 2026, 01.11 PM IST
Iran's leadership survived US-Israeli bombardment. But talks to end the war present a new challengeIran's leadership navigates a new challenge after U.S.-Israeli strikes. A council now leads, with Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf as chief negotiat...
21 Apr, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
Bulgarians head to polls to elect parliament for eighth time in 5 yearsBulgarians are voting for the eighth time in five years. They hope to elect a stable parliament to end political deadlock. Nationwide prote...
19 Apr, 2026, 01.41 PM IST
Mumbai’s skyline is soaring. So is the pressure on housingMumbai's booming real estate market sees global financial giants occupying luxury towers while low-income residents like taxi driver Ramu V...
17 Apr, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
Mahadev app case: ED searches EaseMyTrip co-founder Pitti in fresh raidsThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted multi-state searches on Wednesday, including at EaseMyTrip founder Nishant Pitti's premises, in ...
16 Apr, 2025, 04.33 PM IST
ED conducts fresh searches in Mahadev app linked money laundering caseThe Enforcement Directorate conducted searches in Mumbai, West Bengal, and Delhi-NCR as part of its money laundering investigation into the...
28 Feb, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
View: For a better government, go from first-past-the-post to ranked choice votingIndia’s election process – Input Democracy – is a strong contributor to the fact that 79% of Indians are satisfied with democracy.
09 Apr, 2019, 10.52 AM IST
Oil and water: Why senior military officers must not dabble in politics after retirementWhile to outsiders it may appear simply incongruous that senior military veterans have taken a shine to electoral politics, for those in un...
13 Jul, 2018, 12.39 PM IST
India ranks 116 out of 157 nations on SDG indexIndia is ranked 116th on the index with a score of 58.1, behind countries such as Nepal, Iran, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and China. Pakistan is ran...
13 Jul, 2017, 09.22 PM IST
300 benami assets of netas in Kolkata under Income Tax Department's lensAccording to the Act, government agencies can confiscate the properties and prosecute the Benamidaar (the person in whose name the property...
23 May, 2017, 12.27 AM IST
China rising, India falling: IITs are an illustrative example of the dumbing down of Indian universitiesHow relevant are university ranking processes and do these give a fair indication of the quality and appropriateness of education in a rapi...
06 Jan, 2015, 01.01 PM IST
Favouritism in government decisions down; India improves global rankIndia was ranked 94th last year, while China's position has improved by seven places to 22nd in the latest ranking of countries for 'favour...
07 Sep, 2014, 02.19 PM IST
Doing business in India: Take up the slack on global competitivenessWhen GCI is adjusted by social sustainability, India’s rank remains stable in a 5% interval but dips between –5% and –15% when adjusted by ...
01 Oct, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Adarsh housing scam: Of 103 flats, 30 benami, finds CBI
A preliminary probe by the CBI into the scam-rocked Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society has revealed that of the 103 flats in the building, ...
19 Nov, 2010, 07.22 AM IST
- India ranked 85 in TI's Corruption Perception Index 2008
The study finds that 30% of bribes paid by senior business executives in India are to public officials to 'speed things up', while 25% are ...
19 Jan, 2009, 04.46 PM IST