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What TN poll manifestos say about women voters

India, April 8 -- Election season is here with gender friendly promises galore. These offerings are easy to dismiss as sops offered in exchange for votes. But political parties and the public alike sh... Read More


Missing women in the candidates' lists

India, April 8 -- An all-party consensus marked the passage of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam in Parliament in 2023. The Act reserves 33% of seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies f... Read More


The big challenge before India's innovation economy

India, April 8 -- Over the past decade, India has recorded visible gains in global innovation metrics, rising from 81st in 2015 to 38th in the Global Innovation Index 2025 and ranking 1st among lower-... Read More


Taliban-shaped albatross around Pakistan's neck

India, April 8 -- Pakistan's conflict with Afghanistan has gone under the radar after the war in West Asia gained centre stage. The long-simmering conflict between the two neighbours had intensified o... Read More


73k trees, 21 ponds, 209 wells to go for Vadhavan highway

MUMBAI, April 8 -- The construction of a highway from Varor village to Tawa village in Palghar to give high-speed direct connectivity to the proposed Vadhavan Port will extract an environmental toll o... Read More


AI, trade drive India's new company boom in FY26

NEW DELHI, April 8 -- India's formal economy is expanding rapidly, led by technology and trade businesses, with artificial intelligence increasingly emerging as a branding and business driver. Data fr... Read More


'Travel shifts could favour India amid global turmoil'

new delhi, April 8 -- India could gain from the disruptions in West Asia, as global travellers rethink traditional routes and turn to Asia for leisure and experiences. Minor International. is looking ... Read More


Govt preps 20 maritime reforms for Q1 of FY27

new delhi, April 8 -- The ministry of ports, shipping and waterways is preparing to roll out about 20 sectoral reforms in the first 90 days of FY27, including the creation of a maritime sector regulat... Read More


Candidates Chess: The thankless yet vital role the seconds play

Bengaluru, April 8 -- Javokhir Sindarov sat in the players lounge yawning, stretching his limbs and occasionally looking up at the screen before him to check if his opponent had played a move yet. Bac... Read More


Pant's T20I story an unfinished argument

Kolkata, April 8 -- One of the prominent clips used in TV promos for IPL shows Rishabh Pant making a somersault to celebrate reaching a hundred last season. Then there is the awkwardness surrounding a... Read More