Yousafzai said the news of internet shutdown and arrests of activists \"protesting peacefully\" in India is \"worrying\" and expressed the hope that the government will make sure that people are heard

PM Modi asked people to commit to the task and get existing rainwater harvesting systems repaired, clean up lakes and ponds in villages, and conserve rainwater to the maximum

Legitimate questions about the virus created perfect conditions for conspiracy theories. In the absence of knowledge, guesswork and propaganda flourished

After international pop icon Rihanna and climate change activist Greta Thunberg, US Vice-President Kamala Harris' niece, Meena Harris and former adult star Mia Khalifa too showed their support by dropping tweets reacting to the agitation

Mahindra shared a snippet of information which claimed that a small biotech firm in West Sussex, England is working on putting a COVID-19 vaccine into a simple pill

The generals made their move hours before parliament had been due to sit for the first time since the National League for Democracy's (NLD) landslide win in a Nov. 8 election viewed as a referendum on Suu Kyi's fledgling democratic rule

The military last week signalled it could seize power to settle its claims of irregularities in the polls, which Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party won easily

The slowdown in the manufacturing sector underscores the fragility of the ongoing economic recovery in China, as Beijing grapples with a resurgence of local Covid-19 cases in northern China and navigates rising tensions with Washington and its allies

Nominees also include WHO and its COVAX programme, according to a Reuters survey of Norwegian lawmakers, who have a track record of picking the winner

Economic Survey 2021: India recognised that while GDP growth will recover from the temporary shock caused by the pandemic, human lives that are lost cannot be brought back, stated the survey

In conversation with India Today TV, Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee discussed the economic implications of COVID-led lockdown and ways in which economic growth can be stimulated in the upcoming budget. The discussion revolved around the Oxfam report on  rising income inequality among people especially after COVID, when Indian billionaires' wealth rose by up to 35 per cent while 84 per cent households suffered some form of income loss. Watch the video for Banerjee's suggestions on bridging this income gap.

Gorman, who earned the honour of being the country's first Youth Poet Laureate in 2017, recited a poem called the 'The Hill We Climb' after Biden and Haaris were sworn in

Six rounds of talks have taken place between the protesting farmers and the government, but a complete consensus is yet to be reached. While protesting farmers want the three laws to be scrapped permanently, the government seems to be in no mood to withdraw the reforms. Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee and Arvind Panagariya shared their views on the farm laws and the current standoff between the protesting farmers and the government.Also Read: COVID-19 pandemic hamstrung global economy in 2020; IMF estimates 4.4% contraction

According to Vivsa-Bharati, the academic department, office, the girls' hostel, as well as the Vice Chancellor's official bungalow have made it to the list of plots allocated to private parties

Adani Group says that the company's job is to safeguard the produce and to safely transport it to its destination. It says that they have never exploited the farmers through contract farming

PM Modi speech: Agriculture experts, economists and progressive farmers have been demanding the farm reforms, said PM Modi to MP farmers through video conferencing

The theme of the ASSOCHAM programme will be 'India's resilience: Atmanirbhar roadmap towards $5 trillion economy'

Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Mittal has said that the company might upgrade its payments bank to SFB to attract large depositors

Abhijit Banerjee added that this might be a good time for the government to say that they hear the farmers -- not agree with them -- but hear them and withdraw the laws till a parliamentary discussion can be held

Foreign banks, capital from abroad can remedy India's bad debt: Abhijit Banerjee As discussion continues whether private players should be allowed in the Indian banking space, Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee pointed out how foreign participation can save the bleeding sector. Banerjee said that Indian banks need a huge capital infusion to stay viable that can come easily from foreign sources. Banerjee noted that once we take on the view that the banking sector needs more private ownership, r...