The tyranny and tragedy of social and economic data in India lie in its ability to obscure as much as it reveals. More often than not, it defeats the very purpose of highlighting gaps for policy action. The RBI’s recently released Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25 offers a window into understanding the spending…

The Texans can clinch a playoff berth with a win or tie on Saturday, while the Chargers need a victory to set up a winner-takes-all showdown with the Denver Broncos in Week 18. “That’s where you want to be in December,” Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said. “You want to be playing meaningful games, and that’s…

Amid the Centre’s push to expedite pending infrastructure projects in the Indus River basin, the Union Environment Ministry’s sectoral expert appraisal committee (EAC) on hydel projects recommended an environmental nod for the 260 MW Dulhasti Stage-II project on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, as per official minutes of the panel’s December…

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a special leave petition (SLP) before the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court’s order to suspend the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case. The CBI filed the SLP days after the survivor met Leader of Opposition Rahul…

अक्सर ऐसा होता है कि ऑफिस में जरूरी प्रेजेंटेशन बनाते समय या ऑनलाइन मीटिंग के बीच अचानक लैपटॉप हैंग होने लगता है, फैन तेज आवाज करने लगता है या बैटरी उम्मीद से कहीं जल्दी खत्म हो जाती है। ऐसे में हम झुंझलाकर सोचते हैं कि लैपटॉप पुराना हो गया है या उसमें कोई बड़ी खराबी…

US stocks traded mixed on Friday as investors returned from the Christmas holiday in thin volumes, while gold and silver continued their sharp rally to fresh record highs amid safe-haven demand. In early trade, the S&P 500 edged up about 0.1% in early trade, holding on to modest gains for the week, AP reported. The…

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Friday that he was instructed by “authorities” to remove his designation as chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference from his social media, citing a ban on Hurriyat constituents. According to Mirwaiz, he was told that if he failed to comply, his account on platform X would be blocked. Story…

Daily Quiz … …., a Jesuit priest and a renowned tribal rights activist in Jharkhand, was among the 16 people charged with Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for their alleged role in the violence that followed the 2017 Elgar Parishad event in Pune. Fill in the blanks. A. Cedric Prakash B. Stan Swamy C. John Dayal…

22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has opened up about the possibility of becoming Spain’s non-playing captain in the Davis Cup in future. The 39-year-old, however, was quick to admit that it was too soon for him to be thinking along those lines since he had retired from the sport just over a year ago….

The Payyoli police have arrested a Thikkodi native who was accused of beating up a railway gatekeeper following a ruckus over parking in the middle of the road near the railway track. The accused was identified as Rajeesh. The alleged assault took place near the railway gate at Thikkodi on December 24. A case was…