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India’s household debt has surged to 42% of GDP in 2024 from 26% in 2015, driven mainly by non-housing loans like credit cards, gold, and personal...

 
  
The new generation of political leaders are no longer happy with the status quo; RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav is attempting to expand beyond his...

 
  
The Congress–RJD alliance in Bihar is fraying ahead of elections, driven by rivalry between Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav. While Yadav seeks to...

 
  
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Opposition in Bihar has stolen a march over the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) by being the first to...

 
  
India’s households, long regarded as cautious savers, are quietly taking on record lev-els of debt. According to the Reserve Bank of India’s...

 
  
The standoff between the CPI and CPM partners in the Left Democratic Front government in Kerala over the state government’s U-turn on the PM SHRI...

 
  
Very often I am asked, “What are the qualities necessary for spiritual progress?” Some of the answers are based on New Age, airy-fairy ideas of...

 
  
‘Justice is sometimes a farce,’ goes a well-worn axiom. This can now be expanded to include justice as an ecological farce, which would have found...

 
  
Approving the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the Eighth Pay Commission, the government has set in motion a huge fiscal exercise that envisages salary...

 
  
From the corridors of the Legislative Assembly to ministerial offices, political families dominate the landscape, influencing decisions, shaping...

 
  
Good sense has prevailed on the Election Commission of India (ECI), which appears to have drawn lessons from the controversy surrounding its...

 
  
As the festive season ended and politicians got back to work, Union Minister Amit Shah's Mumbai visit was watched closely by leaders of all...

 
  It’s a fact that anything and everything that was created by man for good purpose, from medicine to technology, has eventually been corrupted for...

 
  Miss that window, and the consequences are lifelong. “When children miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” as UNICEF warns, “they pay...

 
  
The process, which involves verification and revalidation of voters’ credentials, has already begun in these states.

 
  
The other states and Union Territories have been found wanting, forcing the apex court to summon their chief secretaries on November 3 to explain...

 
  
The Whole-Time Member (WTM) responsible for adjudicating the case went into hibernation. Months passed without hearings or progress, even though...

 
  
India plans to mandate labelling of AI-generated content to curb misinformation and protect public trust. The proposal, part of IT Rules...

 
  
In what was likely their final match in Australia, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli turned a dead rubber into a memorable spectacle at the SCG. Chasing...

 
  
Delhi’s air has turned toxic again, with AQI levels soaring past 500 and PM2.5 ten times the safe limit, triggering a surge in respiratory...

 
  
As Bihar heads into its 2025 Assembly elections, familiar faces and new ambitions collide. Nitish Kumar seeks continuity, Tejashwi Yadav eyes a...

 
  
From famed strategist to fledgling challenger, Prashant Kishor’s experiment with Jan Suraaj confronts Bihar’s political complexities and the...

 
  
Delhi’s air, suffocating under a toxic haze, betrays the fundamental right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. The Air Quality...

 
  
The next four months are crucial for India’s economy as key developments unfold in tariff talks with the U.S., oil import strategies, GST-driven...

 
  
The next four months will be critical for the Indian economy as several conjectures will soon face concrete outcomes. The financial year began...

 
  
For a match that was technically dead—Australia having already sealed the three-match ODI series—the final encounter at the Sydney Cricket Ground...

 
  
Bolivian voters have repudiated two decades of leftist rule and overwhelmingly backed a centrist senator and son of a former president in Sunday’s...

 
  
The fiery bus crash on a highway in Andhra Pradesh that killed at least 20 people might have been less deadly if it had seats instead of sleeper...

 
  
The Union government’s proposal to make labelling of synthetic content generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems mandatory is a timely and...

 
  
From IRCTC to National Herald, India’s corruption template remains unchanged—power, privilege, and public loss endure.

 
  
On a previous occasion, while addressing a rally in Odisha, he famously told the crowd that he preferred to spend time with the people of Odisha...

 
  
Last month, after an inexplicable delay of seven years, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) released the draft zonal master plan for the...

 
  Searching for answers to such questions is like trying to find a quiet and no-smoke spot in the city that routinely goes berserk with firecrackers,...

 
  
Begum Akhtar's greatest contribution to Indian music is considered to be elevating and popularising the genres of ghazal, thumri, and dadra.

