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Anti-Israel Protests: NYPD Storms Columbia Campus Arrests Protestors, Clears Encampments | Watch
Police officers carrying zip ties and riot shields stormed a Columbia University building being occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters, streaming in through a window late Tuesday and arresting dozens of people.
6 May 2024India is the great linguistic bazaar of the world: Sheldon Pollock
Sanskrit scholar Sheldon Pollock says a collaborative effort is needed to make classical languages attractive to the younger generations
9 min read27 May 2018At the centre of our galaxy, there’s a black hole party
Researchers said data from the NASA's orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory allowed them to detect a dozen black holes surrounding Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the centre of our spiral-shaped galaxy
2 min read6 Apr 2018New brain cells in the old? Study stokes debate
The report by Columbia University scientists runs counter to a different study published last month that found no evidence of new neurons are being created past the age of 13
2 min read6 Apr 2018‘Modinomics’ gets thumbs up from Arvind Panagariya
Three years of the Narendra Modi government have seen an economic turnaround and reversal in inflation trajectory, says former NITI Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya
3 min read4 Jan 2018Supreme Court’s judgement on privacy protects Aadhaar: Arun Jaitley
Finance minister Arun Jaitley says the Supreme Court order on the right to privacy lays down the correct exemptions which protects Aadhaar
1 min read11 Oct 2017Arvind Panagariya dismisses dual power centres as reason for his exit
Arvind Panagariya, who resigned as vice-chairman of NITI Aayog to resume teaching, says he did not know at the time of joining that his term will be co-terminus with that of the govt
2 min read8 Aug 2017Arvind Panagariya: An early champion of Narendra Modi
In 2013, Arvind Panagariya had argued in support of Gujarat's performance in the field of industrialization, agricultural development and overall growth
2 min read2 Aug 2017Arvind Panagariya resigns as Niti Aayog vice-chairman, will return to teaching
Arvind Panagariya has resigned from his post as Niti Aayog vice-chairman but will remain in office till 31 August
1 min read1 Aug 2017Astronomers discover first exomoon 4,000 light-years away from Earth
Astronomers have potentially discovered the first known moon beyond our solar system, orbiting a giant planet around a star about 4,000 light-years away.
1 min read29 Jul 2017Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared