VonDerful Trade Deal?

We’ll have to see. But that EU’s finally so close to a pact with India shows how much Trump has rattled it         Chief guest at R-Day parade, EU’s chief bureaucrat, Ursula von der Leyen, remarked yesterday that a successful India made the world better. Only recently, EU was dissing India for buying Russian energy,…

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Agri scientists, farmers among Padma winners | India News

NEW DELHI: Prominent agriculture scientist Ashok Kumar Singh who developed over 25 rice varieties and former vice-chancellor of the Bihar-based Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Gopal Ji Trivedi, are among nine persons associated with farm and allied sector selected for this year’s Padma Shri award. Trivedi helped farmers cultivate makhana (fox nuts) in a big…

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India’s study-abroad corridor: Why Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and only a few other states go global

Why only a few Indian states dominate study abroad despite shifting destinations. (Getty Images) India is often described as the world’s largest source of international students, but that headline hides an uncomfortable truth: India does not send students abroad evenly. A small cluster of states has dominated outbound mobility for years, while vast parts of…

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‘Border 2’ box office collections Day 4: Sunny Deol starrer scores Rs 56 crore haul on Republic Day; grosses Rs 239 crore worldwide |

‘Border 2’, the war drama starring Sunny Deol in the lead, has recorded a blockbuster start to its run at the box office. The film that was released in time for the extended Republic Day weekend, made the most of the holiday and scored its highest collection to date. Early box office reports indicate a…

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‘Dragon and elephant dance together’: China’s Xi greets President Droupadi Murmu on 77th Republic Day | India News

NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday extended greetings to President Droupadi Murmu on the occasion of India’s 77th Republic Day, describing New Delhi and Beijing as “good neighbours, friends and partners.” He also said that achieving the vision of the “dragon and the elephant dancing together” is the right choice for both countries.In…

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