If water had memory, the Ganga would tell a story that begins in pure joy in the Himalayas and ends in the tragedy of pollution. It would remind us of its simple and holy beginnings in the hills, irrigating innumerable farms in the plains, being
Criminalisation of politics is the focus of public debate when discussion on electoral reforms takes place. This issue gets amplified when data highlights an increasing number of candidates with criminal cases contesting elections. Candidates wh
Prof Jagdeep Chhokar of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) points out a stark irony of crime in Indian politics. “There are more than 3.5 lakh undertrials languishing in Indian prisons today. Many of them have already spent more ti
The Oxford Economics forecasts that Delhi has edged out Mumbai in its ranking of the top 50 metros. Read on to know how a sarkari city – Delhi -- stole buzz from the financial capital -- Mumbai? READ:
It was a supreme court order on triple talaq that set the ball rolling for the parliament to take up the contentious issue. The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill that criminalises instant triple talaq and makes it pu
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has spotted irregularities in Kudankulam nuclear power projects, units 1 and 2. The scheduled date of completion was postponed from October 30, 2007 to December 31, 2011 for Un
Although the year 2017 remained tense for India because of its cantankerous neighbours-Pakistan and China, the coming year is expected to be good and eventful for the country. First of all, the year is opening up with the high profile visit of Isr
Minister of public enterprises Anant Geete has announced the centre is providing Rs 437 crore subsidy to 11 cities under Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicles in India (FAME India) for launching electric public transpor
Minister of state for defence Subhash Bhamre informed the Lok Sabha that the defence PSU Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) was incurring losses for many years due to lack of orders. However, HSL started posting profits in the last two fiscal.
The members nominated to the Rajya Sabha have time and again failed to be effective parliamentarians – and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is no exception. Tendulkar, a Bharat Ratna, last week made his first and only attempt to ini
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd has launched a new marketing sales mobile app to view real time sales data to senior executives of the enterprise on their mobile phones. By using this mobile app, real time sales data for steel, pig iron
Airports authority of India’s women welfare association, Kalyanmayee, will be organising a series of cervical screening camps for underprivileged women in 12 cities in the next three years. AAI has allocated Rs 1.38 crore for this.
As many as 99.01 taxpayers have been registered under the GST, authorities said on Wednesday. The total collection under GST for the month of December 2017 has been Rs. 80,808 crore till December 25. A press release s
Consolidating its partnership with major metro networks across the country, SAIL has supplied around 55,000 metric tonnes of steel for the Delhi Metro’s newly commissioned magenta line. The enterprise said that it has supplie
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged a contract for 146 sets of electrics for AC electric multiple unit (EMU) trains. Mumbai recently got its first AC EMU train. The Rs 672 crore order has been placed on BHEL by
The makers of the movie Padmavati have sought certification for its 3D version. “The application for certification of the film ‘Padmavati’ (Hindi) in its 3D version was submitted to Central Board of Film Certificat
There are about 28,000 arsenic/fluoride affected habitations in the country. Union minister Uma Bharati informed parliament that the ministry of drinking water and sanitation had launched the National Water Quality Sub-Mission on 22
After ”disruptions" like lingering demonetisation effect and GST roll-out, the Indian economy may reach a 7 percent growth in 2018 with government policies tilting towards the stress-ridden rural landscape in the penultimate year before
In the aftermath of the Doklam standoff with China, India has been trying to consolidate its relationship with Southeast Asian countries through an ‘Act East’ strategy. But what many see as the lynchpin to this strategy, the India-Myan
Pakistan’s foreign office spokesperson Muhammed Faisal said his country granted the Indian request to offer mother and wife of Kulbhushan Jadhav an opportunity to meet the Indian ex-navy officer facing a death sentence for spying was t
