India’s first GM Viswanathan Anand talks about the rise of Indian chess players, medal prospects at the Rio Olympics and more

Keeps his nerve in a battle of fluctuating fortunes

Maha Polls: Union Home Minister Shah said that a recent memorandum submitted by the Ulema Association to the Congress sought a 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education for the Muslim community but the BJP is against religion-based reservation.

Addressing a rally in the Gangapur constituency in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district ahead of the November 20 assembly polls, he said prices for crops like sugarcane, soybean and jowar have plummeted.

The first Article II Judge of South Asian origin, Mr. Thapar was nominated to this position by the former Republican president George W Bush.

Jerusalem is proud to stand with New Delhi “in its defence of the values of democracy,” he asserts.

This has fuelled speculation of a growing axis spurred by new ties between Moscow & Islamabad

"We strongly urge you to rescind this appointment immediately and build a diverse White House staff who are committed to the core American values of inclusiveness, diversity and tolerance," the letter delivered to the Trump said.

Sisters Meilun and Meihuan still prefer American crackers to Chinese bread ... and Chinese is Latin to them.

Chinese state media has warned Mr. Trump against isolationism and interventionism, calling instead for the United States to actively work with China to maintain the international status quo.

The European Union is working on new rules and controls that crypto companies will have to comply with

West Bengal’s economic decline, southern States’ growth post-1991, and regional disparities in India’s economic performance analysed in a working paper by Economic Advisory Council to the PM

The numbers demonstrate that the U.S. also protects specific products of its economy with high tariffs, GTRI said in a report.

South Africa has struggled for years with low economic growth and high unemployment. The official unemployment rate was 33.5% in April-June of this year.

The Indian economy grew 8.2% in the last fiscal (2023-24)

Exports to be permitted with immediate effect subject to a minimum export price of $490 per tonne; duty on parboiled rice cut from 20% to 10%; revival of trade to eastern and south east Asian markets expected

Piyush Goyal said there will be no rethink on the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) curbs in the multi-brand retail sector.

OPEC and the U.S. can help ease oil prices in case there is disruption in supply due to a full-blown conflict between Israel and Iran; while OPEC has enough spare capacity to compensate for the loss of Iranian supplies, much of that capacity is in the Gulf region and potentially vulnerable to attack

Rao was appointed as RBI Deputy Governor in October 2020 for a period of three years

“There are other policy tools that are being discussed that are still in the pipeline,” Chinese Finance Minister Lan said, adding that there is “ample room” in the budget

Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson are professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology while James Robinson is based at the Harris School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago.

The 2024 Economics Nobel laureates have argued that differences in the quality of economic and political institutions is what best explains the divergence in the economic fates of countries

A lot of that growth is in India, is driven by the domestic market as well, which actually is a healthy sign, in some ways, says World Bank president Ajay Banga

The latest data show the world's second largest economy slowing from 4.7% annual growth in the previous quarter and falling short of the official target of “about 5%” growth for 2024,

The RBI Governor said that the central bank does not act like a policeman.

Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted that providing free digital access to the public, coupled with extensive campaigns and awareness programs in local languages, helped people across the country embrace technology

DGFT has removed the $490 a tonne minimum export price on non-basmati white rice with immediate effect

Days after its research report stating ‘the growth glass looks half empty’ for India, Nomura economists signal weak urban demand is unlikely to rebound soon and GDP growth may even slip under 6.7% this year

Rupee opens flat against U.S. dollar, influenced by foreign fund outflows, strong dollar, and domestic equity trends

The author, professor and former NITI Aayog member was 69.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu were among those who paid tribute to the PM’s Economic Advisory Council chairman

Applicants should have at least 25 years of work experience in Public Administration including experience at the level of Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India

On May 19, 2023, the RBI announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 denomination banknotes from circulation

The annual event named by the numeric form of its Nov. 11 date was started by e-commerce platform Alibaba, which offered attractive discounts to entice shoppers to spend big.

Refunds worth ₹2.92 lakh crore was issued during the period, a 53% jump over year-ago period.

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2024]

Launches 3-day course to equip members with AI skills; Season-2 of hackathon begins next month

Established in 2023, the school aims to revolutionise public health education and research in India

Instrumental in establishing the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

It will allow students to be mentored by some of the best design brains from India and abroad

The apex court fixes next hearing on July 22; Govt says counselling to begin from July 24