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J&K seeks stake in NHPC's Sawalkot project

New Delhi, May 17 -- Jammu & Kashmir is negotiating for a stake and revenue share in the 1,856MW Sawalkot hydro power pro- ject on the Chenab river with state-run NHPC Ltd, as it seeks to secure a dir... Read More


Behind PAN data, signs of women's economic rise

new delhi, May 17 -- Indian women are striding into economic activity more than ever before, if tax department data on permanent account numbers (PAN) is anything to go by. More women than men secured... Read More


Low yields and slow uptake to test India's green rice plans

New Delhi, May 17 -- India is changing the way rice is cultivated. The government plans to implement a technique known as direct seeding of rice (DSR) in over 10 million hectares of farmland as part o... Read More


Restart to see strategic tweaks

Kolkata, May 17 -- At a ground he calls home, Virat Kohli will walk out in the reds of Royal Challengers Bengaluru five days after announcing his retirement from Test cricket. No points for guessing w... Read More


The new corporate shift for Indian athletics

New Delhi, May 17 -- In a landmark domestic feat, four of India's fastest sprinters recently shattered the men's 4x100m national record, which had stood unbroken for 15 years. Gurindervir Singh, Anime... Read More


Easwaran to lead India A, Nair back

Mumbai, May 17 -- Abhimanyu Easwaran, who was in the running to make a Test debut in Australia, was on Friday named captain of the 18-member India A squad to take on England Lions. Shubman Gill, front... Read More


Tendulkar-Anderson to replace Pataudi Trophy?

Mumbai, May 17 -- India's Test tours of England could soon have a new name - Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy. The ECB are known to have proposed that future series between the two countries on English soil ... Read More


Pact paves way for a democratic set up in Sikkim

New Delhi, May 17 -- Sikkim's popularly elected representatives will administer law and order, finance, land revenue and economic development plans, according to the tripartite agreement between India... Read More


Deal may help Boeing escape crashes trial

India, May 17 -- Boeing has reached a tentative nonprosecution agreement with US prosecutors in a fraud case stemming from two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes that killed 346 people, people familiar with ... Read More


Two weeks after fire gutted 30 stalls, Dilli Haat reopens

India, May 17 -- Dilli Haat reopened on Friday, two weeks after a devastating fire destroyed at least 30 stalls and damaged stock worth lakhs. Siddharth Bhattacharya, a designer who works with Khadi f... Read More