Discoms in Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, J&K and Telangana account for 81 per cent of the total overdue to gencos

Modi will deliver the inaugural address at the virtual event, to be held on October 26-28

Addressing the centenary convocation of the University of Mysore through video conferencing, he said it is being done for the sake of crores of youth in this country and to make this decade India's

Stubble burning in neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana has now polluted Delhi's air quality by 19 per cent, according to a data Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) website SAFAR. Stubble burning was responsible for only 6 per cent pollution contribution to the air quality of Delhi NCR on October 15 but in a span of two days, it has increased by 13 per cent, the data showed. However, the Centre and state governments have continued to pass the blame onto each other. Watch the video for more.

Facebook is beset with challenges in the face of a presidential election complicated by a pandemic; here's are some of its most significant steps and missteps in the fight against misinformation

Modi insisted on continued social distancing and COVID-appropriate behaviour such as wearing masks, regularly washing hands and sanitation, especially during upcoming festival season

Sharif was addressing the first power show of the alliance of 11 opposition parties - Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) -- in Gujranwala, some 80 km from Lahore, late on Friday night via video link from London

The finance minister's letter to states comes four days after the GST Council meeting failed to reach a consensus on the stalemate over the Centre's proposal of states borrowing against future GST collections to make up for the shortfall

Sectorally, barring IT and media, all the other indices closed bullish today, with over 3% gains registered in metal and around 1.5-2% gain in banking, realty, pharma and financial indices

Kejriwal said that every year 2,50,000 students pass Class 12 boards from schools in Delhi but only 1,25,000 of them manage to get admission in Delhi colleges

Modi government recently introduced three new farm bills with the promise to remedy the agricultural sector of its malaises, but these have been met with protests across India. We take a look at what promise do these bills hold for farmers

The picture of a baby girl trying to tear off her doctor's mask is seen as a symbol of the possible end of coronavirus

India Stock Market Highlights Today: IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, Infosys, ONGC, BPCL, Cipla, Kotak Bank, NTPC and Bharti Airtel were among prominent gainers. On the other hand, Asian Paints, Sun Pharma, Nestle, RIL, M&M, HCL Tech were among the top losers.

The government on Thursday said that it will borrow an estimated shortfall to bridge the goods and services tax (GST) revenue shortfall of Rs 1.1 lakh crore

Civil society groups say there is an inequality of access to critical technologies that are needed to address the pandemic; they want WTO member countries to unequivocally support the adoption of the IP Waiver proposal

Tanishq ad row: The International Advertising Association urged the government to take \"exemplary action\" to ensure that businesses are allowed to advertise their brand message in their own way

The IMF forecast a 2020 global contraction of 4.4% in its latest World Economic Outlook, an improvement over a 5.2% contraction predicted in June, when pandemic-related business closures reached their peak

Multiplexes, cinema halls and theaters have been allowed to reopen from October 15, with up to 50 per cent of their seating capacity; SOPs have been issued but states will take the final call

Kant, while addressing a virtual FICCI event, further said the government is finalising its plans to expand its production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme to more sectors for boosting domestic manufacturing

The report, released Tuesday, said the share of global exports from countries that actively enforce legislation against foreign bribery and money laundering is down by more than a third