India
- Technology
India among leading global data centre markets
New Delhi: India has emerged as one of the world’s most attractive markets for data centre investment, with Mumbai ranking as the second-lowest-cost region globally for data centre construction in 2025, according…
- India
Himanta: Rising minority affluence may signal ‘Assamese surrender’
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that apart from demographic change, the state is also witnessing an “economic shift”, with Muslims becoming more prosperous, and said this could mean that…
- India
Assam cabinet approves Bill to ban polygamy
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the state cabinet has approved a Bill to ban polygamy, for which convicts may face up to seven years of rigorous…
- Middle East
Bilateral Haj agreement signed with Saudi Arabia; India’s quota fixed for 2026
New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has signed the bilateral Haj Agreement in Jeddah, with the country’s quota for India confirmed at 175,025 for the pilgrimage in 2026. Rijiju, who was…
- India
‘Citizens treated like criminals’: Rahul slams govt over detention of protesters
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday criticised the government after several people protesting at India Gate against the worsening air quality were detained for assembling without permission and asked why…
- News
Photos: Bihar elections 2025
Twenty-five-year-old Vikas Kumar, a science graduate from a local college, drives an autorickshaw for a living. But he hopes the next Bihar government in place following the current elections will change his…
- News
Photos: Kiren Rijiju in Saudi Arabia
**EDS: THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this image posted on Nov. 9, 2025, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju with Saudi Arabia Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al Rabiah…
- India
Can’t judge L K Advani’s career based on one episode: Tharoor
New Delhi: With his birthday greetings for L K Advani coming under criticism, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said reducing the veteran BJP leader’s long years of service to one episode,…
- Business
India’s deeptech market to hit USD 30 bn by 2030: Report
New Delhi: India’s deeptech sector is likely to witness exponential growth, with its market opportunity projected to reach USD 30 billion by 2030, driven by defence innovation and a surge in global…
- India
Campaigning for the final phase of Bihar polls comes to an end
Patna: Campaign ended on Sunday evening for the second and final phase of the high-stakes assembly elections in Bihar, bringing to a close a nearly month-long fierce battle of words and nerves…
- India
Ex-UPSC aspirant shares her isolating experience, internet shows support
An ex-UPSC aspirant who recently sat down to write her resume revealed how she is struggling with her self-worth after years of isolating herself for exam preparation. Staring at her laptop screen,…
- Offbeat
When Korean food meets Indian food at desi joints
As Korean drama gain popularity in India, most food joints in India are adding the Indian tadka to Korean dishes. Some of the interesting dishes include Korean Burger at McDonald’s, Korean Cheese…
- India
Hindus are ‘responsible’ for Bharat: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Bengaluru: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that Hindus are “responsible” for Bharat, asserting that the RSS aims to organise Hindu society for the glory of the nation, not…
- India
Justice not privilege of few but right of every citizen: CJI Gavai
New Delhi: Justice is not a privilege of the few but a right of every citizen, Chief Justice of India B R Gavai said on Saturday, while emphasising that it is the…
- India
Freedom to choose a life partner is an intrinsic part of personal liberty: Delhi HC
New Delhi: Freedom to choose a life partner is an intrinsic part of personal liberty and privacy under the Constitution and family or community cannot obstruct the choice of two consenting adults…
