Ten-month-old Yash was born premature at 7.5 months and weighed only 1 kg. His mother Radha Sathe was only 20 when she gave birth to him. Beaten and abused regularly by her alcoholic husband, Sathe had no knowledge about hygiene or the benefits of
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday announced that all rural households and rural local bodies would be provided with internet connections at a low cost. They will also get internet protocol television (IPTV)through Tamil Nadu Arasu
The fear has always been in the air and today’s figures add to the anxiety. Deflationary trend continued for the 10th month in a row with inflation plunging to a historic low of (-)4.95% in August on cheaper fuel and vegetables. The Wholesal
There will be no ban on sale of meat in Mumbai. This morning the Bombay high court stayed the ban on sale of meat in Maharashtra on September 17. However, the court refused to interfere with the ban on slaughter of animals. Earlier
The Income Tax Department will now process and send refunds in a short time of 7-10 days as its latest technology upgrade of electronic and Aadhaar-based ITR verification has begun. The department`s Central Processing Centre (CPC) as on September
Sustaining the goals being set by the United Nations (UN) for the world seems to be unattainable even for developed countries. In case of India, the country faces numerous issues. The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and th
As a 14-year-old boy living in the border village of Jhadpimpal in Odisha, Gour Hari Das joined India’s freedom struggle in 1945 taking inspiration from his freedom fighter father. Decades later, he had to fight another battle, this time wit
Hopes and aspirations of many home buyers are getting resurrected after the August 18 notification on the buffer zone around the Okhla bird sanctuary touching Noida. But it will be a long journey before their dreams come true because of lack of ac
At half a million, the number of travellers who use the New Delhi railway station every day is larger than the population of most cities. Imagine the waste they leave behind, from water bottles to leftover food and much more. It would form a sizea
Union minister for women & child development Maneka Gandhi is taking to social media to interact with people on the issue of #100Women Initiative contest launched by her ministry. This initiative will be a wonderful attempt as it aims to
Top BJP leaders will meet at party chief Amit Shah`s residence at 11 am today to finalise seat-sharing arrangements with allies for the Bihar assembly polls next month. A meeting of the NDA allies is likely to take place later in the day over allo
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed regret over the inconvenience caused to people as his four-hour visit to Chandigarh. The main cremation ground in sector 25, located next to the ground where Modi addressed an official rally on Frid
The supreme court today sought response from centre and National Investigating Agency (NIA) on a plea challenging removal of Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case and alleging that government was exerting pressure on her
A special court in Mumbai today convicted 12 of the 13 accused for their role in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts that killed 188 people and injured more than 800. Special judge Yatin D Shinde of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA
Painting a grim picture of judicial process in the states, the supreme court has said that appointment of political favourites to the public posts of government pleaders and law officers in the states is further weakening the already-beleaguered j
An avalanche of ban on meat lead to a deluge of protest and outrage. And as expected, this was was mainly vented on Twitter, the outraged`s favorite social media platform. Some of it was funny, in typical Twitter style while most of it was h
The Bombay High Court on Thursday said imposing a ban on animal slaughter and sale of meat for four days (September 10, 13, 17 and 18) during the Jain festival `Paryushan` is not feasible in a metropolitan city like Mumbai and sought response from
Prime minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a new terminal at the Chandigarh airport on Friday. The terminal building has been constructed at a cost of Rs 939 crores. It has been designed keeping in mind the growing
India is witnessing food politics. When more than 30% of the population cannot afford one full meal a day, communities are out to ban food items. Amid the controversy in Mumbai over the meat ban during a Jain festival, the Rajasthan
Japan has shown interest in railway station development and a official team will come to India to identify opportunities. This is the immediate outcome of railway minister Suresh Prabhu’s visit to Japan. He had led a high-leve
