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Ukraine: 15 killed, 7 injured as Russian drone hits miners' bus in Pavlohrad, emergency service says

Kyiv, Feb. 2 -- At least 15 people were killed and seven others injured when a Russian drone struck a service bus carrying miners in the Pavlohrad district of Ukraine on Saturday (local time), accordi... Read More


RIVER REJUVENATION AND POLLUTION ABATEMENT

India, Feb. 2 -- Under the Namami Gange Programme, a total of 218 number of sewerage infrastructure projects costing Rs.35,698 crores have been taken up for remediation of polluted river areas with Se... Read More


'Will bridge gap with China': Sitharaman cites Elon Musk's post on India's global GDP role forecast

India, Feb. 2 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday cited billionaire Elon Musk's remarks on a global statistics report that ranked India second in terms of a forecast on contribution to gl... Read More


Building blocks to Viksit Bharat

India, Feb. 2 -- The stock market is not a litmus test of a country's annual economic policy statement. The fact that Sensex, the benchmark index of BSE, lost 1.88% on Sunday, the seventh highest fall... Read More


Mystery man DJ Gesaffelstein's masked black outfit at the 2026 Grammys has the internet in splits: 'Mannequin challenge'

India, Feb. 2 -- Music's biggest night witnessed an unexpected twist last night when French music producer and DJ Gesaffelstein graced the red carpet in a head-turning all-black ensemble. And when we ... Read More


Rare earths sector can do with recycling thrust

India, Feb. 2 -- Budget 2026-27 reaffirmed that rare earths remain a focus area for the government. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke of supporting dedicated rare earth corridors in states whe... Read More


Budget ignores private sector's lack of confidence in economy and the need to expand the welfare net

India, Feb. 2 -- Recently, the Union government asserted that the Indian economy is experiencing a "Goldilocks moment" (a coinage borrowed from the popular children's tale to denote when everything is... Read More


Nancy Guthrie: 5 things to know as 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie's mom goes missing in Arizona

India, Feb. 2 -- Nancy Guthrie, the mother of 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie, is missing in Arizona, the Pima County Sheriff's Department has announced. Nancy, 84, previously appeared as a guest o... Read More


Social sectors get the short shrift as structural tensions in economy play out against global churn

India, Feb. 2 -- Since the pandemic surge in government expenditure, successive budgets over the last five years have been carefully tapering government expenditure. Total expenditure, as a percentage... Read More


A budget for an uncertain world

India, Feb. 2 -- The budget for the coming financial year was crafted in an environment defined by a profound shift in the global order, marked by the US's new doctrine of strategic uncertainty as a p... Read More