May 2025

Watch: How Modi, other BJP leaders opposed demand for caste census – before announcing plans for one

From Modi to party leaders, how the BJP stridently opposed the caste census

Though many Opposition parties have long appealed for caste to be included among the categories counted in the census, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has stridently opposed this demand. The Hindutva party claims that the Opposition is using the issue to divide Hindus. Yet, in a surprising announcement on Wednesday, the Cabinet Committee on Political

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HUDCO aims to resolve stressed assets in 18 months, plans larger play in urban infra

HUDCO aims to resolve stressed assets in 18 months, plans larger play in urban infra

New Delhi: State-run Housing & Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) is looking at resolving its stressed assets in the next 18 months, chairman and managing director (CMD) Sanjay Kulshrestha told Mint in an interview. Kulshrestha also said the government-owned lender aims to expand its urban development footprint and become a comprehensive solution provider in the space.

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What to Catch at the  WAVES Summit 2025 in Mumbai

What to Catch at the  WAVES Summit 2025 in Mumbai

WAVES 2025, the inaugural World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit, is taking place in Mumbai from May 1 to 4 at the Jio World Convention Centre. Organised by the Government of India, the summit is being pitched as a major moment for India’s creative industries—bringing together filmmakers, musicians, tech innovators, producers, and policymakers from around

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Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party pulls out all stops online to woo youth

Ong Ye Kung/TikTok Health minister Ong Ye Kung (centre, in purple shirt) is known for his social media savviness The TikTok video begins with Singapore’s health minister Ong Ye Kung smiling at the camera while sitting on a park bench. “So no-one told you life was gonna be this way,” the instantly recognisable theme song

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World's largest fusion project reaches construction milestone with India's help

World’s largest fusion project reaches construction milestone with India’s help

In a major milestone, scientists working on the world’s largest nuclear fusion project have completed its main magnet system with India playing a key role in building critical infrastructure. This system will power the core of ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) Tokamak reactor, which aims to demonstrate that fusion, the energy source of the sun

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European Space Agency launched Biomass satellite to monitor forests and climatic studies |

European Space Agency launched Biomass satellite to monitor forests and climatic studies |

Earth’s forests are pivotal to keeping our planet habitable. Freely referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” they blanket about one-third of the globe and have a significant function to play in modifying the weather. Forests also take in enormous quantities of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the air — approximately 7.6 billion metric tons

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