Pakistan high commissioner Abdul Basit should thank Indian electorate for facilitating his meeting with Hurriyat leaders in New Delhi. "I don`t think the government of India is objecting to our meeting with Hurriyat leaders," Abdul Basit
As Sonia Gandhi’s second prodding came to public, the Karnataka government on Monday announced a CBI inquiry into the death of IAS officer DK Ravi, who was found hanging at his Bengaluru residence. Last week, Sonia had sent a
India has evolved many ways of money transfers, informal and formal. For Jeetandra Kumar, a cook at Mukherjee Nagar in north Delhi, sending money to his family in Katihar, Bihar was difficult but ‘secure’ in desi environment. His earni
The government has rejected bids for four of 33 coal mines put up for auction in the past two months. Those whose bids have been rejected are Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) and Balco, amid speculation of cartelisation during the auction
Two militants, who may have survived Kathua attack on Friday, launched an attack on security forces in early on Saturday. They attacked the 82 armoured regiment camp in Samba district on Jammu-Pathankot Highway, using grenades and automatic gunfir
Water activist Rajendra Singh has won Stockholm Water Prize 2015 for his innovative water restoration efforts, improving water security in rural India, and for showing extraordinary courage and determination in his quest to improve the living cond
Shree Bhagwan Jaiswal pushed the pedals of his cycle rickshaw in Old Delhi for more than 20 years. As the sole breadwinner of his family – he is a father of four – there was no way out. “It is drudgery. Ask any cycle rickshaw dri
The Patna High Court on Friday slammed as "very shameful" Bihar Education Minister PK Shahi`s statement that cheating-free exams were not possible in the state. On Thursday, Shahi said that cheating-free examinations were not possible in
The ministry of coal, in a right to information reply to Greenpeace, has confirmed that the Mahan coal block will not be auctioned as per the recommendation of the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF). Greenpeace senior campaig
Neglect of past or limited budget resource can`t be the reason for accidents but we must modernise crumbling infrastructure, said union railway minister Suresh Prabhu after a major train accident near Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh on Friday
Reviving Ganga is an important priority for the country since 45 percent of the country’s population depends on the river for livelihood and well-being, said Sanwar Lal Jat, minister of state for water resources, river development, and Ganga
“Seven billion people all over world, wake up every morning today with real needs for food, energy and materials. If we change the way we do things and change our technology we can change the impact we have on environment with more people an
Where have all the sparrows gone?... This had me baffled. I knew nothing about the sparrows going anywhere, but then, I had never paid much attention to their comings and goings. One is inclined to take sparrows for granted… How can you
The government was able to push through the coal and mines bills in Rajya Sabha on Friday. Both the bills have been approved by the Lok Sabha. The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill 2015 was passed by
Familiarity breeds contempt, and so does success and the story that is unfolding of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is the case in point. It is also a case that proves again that in politics nobody is an “absolute friend”, something that Yog
Despite home minister Rajnath Singh speaking to Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and advising that the state opt for a CBI inquiry in the death of IAS officer DK Ravikumar, Karnataka Cabinet has decided not to hand over the death case to the
Political parties have a predictable attitude when it comes to transparency: that it is a very good thing and it must apply to everybody – other than us. It was of course a political party that decided to usher in the revolution through the
User is king and Microsoft seems to have found it now. The company’s Windows 10 operating system will be available for free upgrade for pirated copies of earlier Windows OS. Except for minimum requirements for computers and mobile devices to
Smoking may cause 1 billion deaths this century while it claimed 10 million people in the last century. In the backdrop of such ominous facts, a $4million fund to help governments fight legal battles against the tobacco industry has been ann
Non-smoking is the new trend worldwide. Going by the new data released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the number of non-smokers is increasing all over the world. The
