On July 23, Mumbai biker Jagruti Hogale was crushed to death by a truck after she fell off her motorcycle when it hit a water-filled pothole. And in August, Usha, a Delhi school teacher was run over by a tanker after she fell from her husban
By 2020 India’s e-waste from old mobiles and computers will rise by about 1,800 percent and 500 percent respectively as compared to the levels in the year 2007, according to an ASSOCHAM-KPMG joint study. Indi
The tax base did expand after demonetisation, said the Economic Survey 2016-17 volume 2, which added: “It is, however, interesting that the average income reported of the new taxpayers-Rs. 2.7 lakh - was not far above the tax threshold of
September 13 promises to be a busy day in the diplomatic calendar with two back-to-back events of high developmental and strategic importance for India. First, prime minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe will lay the found
Somprakash had just picked the set of crumpled papers his wife, Kavita, had angrily thrown in the garbage; he pressed each paper with hand to remove creases and put these in a thick paper folder. The papers included his application to the forest d
Amid media reports of adverse comments by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) on “adverse economic impact” of the anti-tobacco campaign, Dr Kailash Sharma, director (Academics) of Tata Memorial Hospital, has written a letter to the home minis
India and Japan are keen to further strengthen defence and security cooperation under the framework of the “Japan-lndia Special Strategic and Global Partnership”. Arun Jaitley met his Japanese counterpa
An analysis of the income and expenditure of the BJP and Congress in 2015-16 has been prepared by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Following are the key points from the
Niti Aayog wants to hire research associates as well as research assistants. The Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office is looking to engage research associates and research assistants. The last date for submission is Septemb
The railway staff carried out track repair work without getting prerequisite permissions, said a preliminary report on the derailment of Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express that left 23 passengers dead. The report has been accessed by Gove
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Bahut achha hua ki ye ganda shehar ghoshit hua (Good that Gonda has been declared as the dirtiest city),” says 48-year-old Nanda Devi in a frustrated tone. Nanda is a resident of Subhash Nagar locality in Gonda. Showing her injured heels and
The central government has not fixed or mentioned any amount as “national minimum wage” in the Code on Wages Bill 2017, it was clarified on Tuesday. “The apprehension that minimum wage of Rs.18000
The death of two people after a mountain of trash collapsed in Delhi must be a wake-up call for civic authorities across the country. The tragedy at Ghazipur landfill prompted Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to ban
Piyush Goyal, who took over as the railway minister on Monday, lauded his predecessor Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu for building the roadmap of railways’ extensive growth and for bringing in huge investment for the state run transporter.
A quiet Arab spring led by the veiled womenfolk of Hirmathla is behind making this village in Nuh district, and for that matter, nearly all of Haryana an open defecation free (ODF) zone. Women who for generations and till recently had to cringe in
Political observers have consistently painted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s actions as being borne out of a dogmatic ideology. But the reshuffle-cum-expansion of the Union Cabinet on Sunday is the latest event that suggests exactly the oppo
India on Monday scored a major diplomatic victory when BRICS nations, including China, condemned terrorism caused by various Pakistan-based terror outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad. BRICS nations’ condemning Pa
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a “constructive” interaction with Chinese president Xi Jinping during the BRICS summit, just days after the Doklam crisis was resolved. “Our interaction
New railway minister Piyush Goyal has his work cut out for him as he has to prioritise safety and restore confidence since the railways is going through a rough patch due to successive derailments. Goyal’s appointment has com
