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The rate of urbanisation in India has so far been slower than other emerging countries. But this is expected to change drastically in the coming decades. So much so that in the next two decades, the country is expected to add a new city of the size of Los Angeles every year.

Mamallapuram: Indian women’s team scripted a new chapter by winning the country’s first-ever medal in the women’s section while men claimed their second bronze medal at the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Tuesday.

Union government has ordered all its employees to hoist the national flag stop their houses to mark Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the 75th year of India’s Independence celebrations from August 9-13 to show their love for the country preceding the Independence Day on August 15, 2022 with the customary unfurling of the national flag Tiranga by the Prime Minister from the ramparts of the red fort followed by his landmark address to the nation. Union government has also exhorted the people at large to do the same to exhibit and reiterate their love for the country.

Mamallapuram: Koneru Humpy, Tania Sachdev and Bhakti Kulkarni scored victories as India A beat Kazakhstan3.5-0.5 to emerge sole leader in the women’s section after the tenth round of 44th Chess Olympiad here on Monday.

NEW DELHI: On a day when shuttlers rained gold for India winning three of them Australia crashed into the party humbling men in blue 7-0 in the Men's hockey final thus taking away bit of sheen from the celebrations as the country finished 4th in the medal tally of 61 medals - 22 Gold, 16 Silver and 23 Bronze-in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games that concluded today.

New Delhi: India's hope of elusive Commonwealth Games Hockey gold medal went up in smoke as dominant Australia deconstructed Men in Blue India with a 7-0 thrashing at Birmingham on Monday.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is confident that Indian economy is in a comfort zone to weather the storm witnessed in the global economy, with some of the advanced economies heading towards recession. Winding up the debate on price rise in Rajya Sabha she quoted IMF and former Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan to say the economy is resilient and equipped to face the emerging challenges. Rajan had said India would not go the Sri Lanka way in view of the strong macroeconomic fundamentals and that India’s central bank is up to the task in dealing with inflation.

Sceptical of the political consequences of its open attack on Nitish Kumar just ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP duo Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have preferred to launch a proxy war through R C P Singh an ex union minister in Modi cabinet and former closest aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Social security coverage to entire workforce in India will remain a dream even if the Code on Social Security 2020 is implemented in the country. There is lack of enough provisions in it. Moreover, skilling to make our workforce future ready will also not be possible since several schemes are still on paper despite angelic words spoken about them.

Droupadi Murmu has taken oath on July 25, the 15th President of India. Her salary: Rs 5 lakh per month, plus perks. But why talk of the President’s salary? That is because there’s a big gap between what Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s picks for high office earn and what the electorate that elected him to office makes. Also because after eight years in office, Modi is taking issue with opposition parties, grudging the “revadis” (lollipops) ladled out to the poor by these parties to win elections.