As the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal gears up to talk to people on July 17 at 11 am, reactions have poured in thick and fast on Twitter. There has been a flood of tweets on #TalkToAKTomorrow, some asking serious questions to the CM, and som
Strife-torn South Sudan is witnessing a heavy fight between former rebels and government soldiers. In 2011, South Sudan split from its northern neighbour, Sudan, in a contentious separation after more than 20 years of guerrilla warfare. It has cla
Political strategists often remain low-profile and prefer to be in the background. But Prashant Kishor grabbed headlines soon after BJP’s mammoth victory in the 2014 general elections. There was no stopping for Kishor after that. He helped N
India lags behind its many South Asian neighbours on several human development indicators, including maternal mortality which is high with 190 deaths per 1,00,000 live births as compared to Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives and Pakistan.
As the NDA government, aims for a double-digit growth trajectory of the Indian economy, a pay hike to almost one crore government employees and pensioners can come handy, as it will push demand. The 7th central pay commission (CPC), submitte
In yet another jolt to the BJP, the supreme court has ordered the reinstatement of the Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh, about four months after the party was ousted from power. Earlier in April, the Uttarakhand high court had quashed pres
Amnesty International India has released an investigative report on how mining operations by India`s largest coal producing state-owned Coal India Limited has violated the rights of adivasis. The report – when land is lost, d
The Supreme Court has disposed of an appeal after the Additional Advocate General of State of Rajasthan gave an undertaking to comply with Section 21 of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 in le
Around 14 percent girls (aged 15-19 years) in India are illiterate. 73 percent girls in the same age group never get to complete more than 10 years of school A third of the
A new reconstruction of Antarctic ocean temperatures around the time the dinosaurs disappeared 66 million years ago supports the idea that one of the planet`s biggest mass extinctions was due to the combined effects of volcanic eruptions and
A lot has changed in the 21st century. The battle to empower women, to make them stand on a level ground with men is a goal which all of us today don’t see as far-fetched. People have been achieving this equality in their own unique wa
A study by the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, a premier institute in dairy studies, has predicted a negative impact on milk production due to changing climatic conditions. The sector will have to bear a loss of 3.2 million met
The Narendra Modi led BJP government may soon come out with a new poverty line after various controversies surrounding the issue during the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime. Niti Aayog is likely to set up a panel of
Among newly inducted cabinet ministers, three ministers have declared serious criminal cases. In all, 14 ministers have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to attempt to murder, communal disharmony, electoral violations etc, sh
In India, till recently, the complex crime of trafficking was addressed through multiple laws. For example, while the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (ITPA) sought to punish traffickers for selling women into sex work, the Child Labour (Pro
Cows sitting benignly in the middle of a busy road is such a common sight in India that one doesn’t even give much thought to it. But, now the central government is putting the spotlight on indigenous cows and is looking at making it
While the telecom operators promise 4G internet speed even in hills, consumers feel betrayed as they get stuck in long buffering in reality. The telecom regulator authority of India (TRAI) has on Tuesday launched an application named My Speed App
Prime minister Narendra Modi expanded his cabinet with 19 new ministers of states who were inducted into the union council of ministers on Tuesday. The new ministers took oath at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Environment ministe
Five years ago Promila Raj (name changed), a software professional, shifted from Pune to Bengaluru along with her husband. When the hectic life in the cyber city – unhealthy food habits, little physical exercise – was taking its toll
The uniform civil code is a hugely controversial subject in India. The law ministry has now asked the law commission to examine in detail all issues pertaining to it and submit a report to the government. Law Minister
