Ashis Nandy is arguably India’s most formidable public intellectual of his generation – and often the most controversial too, for his maverick and unusual insights. Originally trained as clinical psycholog
The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur for “indiscipline” days after the cop accused Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav of “threatening” him. An official statement said Thakur,
Civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Monday launched the GPS-aided geo augmented navigation (GAGAN) system, which would make airline operations effective on a much lesser cost. Developed by Indian Space Research Organisat
Seats they occupy are the seats of gods” and “it has a great sanctity about it”, remarked Mahavir Tyagi, constituent assembly member, on June 7, 1949, while referring to the judges and the higher judiciary. His ob
Special public prosecutor Rohini Salian dropped a bombshell when she said in a media interview in June that the national investigation agency (NIA) had asked her to “go soft” in the Malegaon blasts case of 2008 &nd
CBI`s 40-member team to begin Vyapam scam probe today The CBI on Sunday constituted a special team of 40 officers to probe the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh. The team comprising officers from different branches of t
Silence is a weapon whose efficacy can only be realised in the battleground of ethics and morality. It proves highly ineffective or even counterproductive when used as a substitute for chicanery. Nobody knows it better than prime minister Narendra
Harvinder Singh, 42, a businessman, attended a mohalla sabha (number 4) organised in west Delhi’s Tilak Nagar assembly constituency in April, with lot of apprehension. This was the first time when people in the area had been invited by the D
Have you ever tried to estimate the number of people you share your birthday with? And how many people around the world are younger/older than you. Well, here is an interesting thing to do on World Population Day (July 11). Check out the i
In 1996, two retired director generals of police (DGPs) – Prakash Singh and NK Singh – along with consumer activist HD Shourie, filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the supreme court (SC) to bring about a change in the policing
Governance is 5 percent policy and 95 percent implementation,” former cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian writes in his book, The Road to Good Governance. He would know, for he has been among the most experienced administrators.
At least 23 killed in Bangladesh stampede At least 23 people (all women and children) were killed in a stampede at Bangaldesh’s Mymensingh district on Friday morning. The incident happened about 120 km north of capita
It was a cold and chilly morning in Ufa, Russia. And, India and Pakistan took a baby step in thawing the bilateral relations. Prime minister Narendra Modi while raising the issue of terror, agreed to attend SAARC summit to be held next year in Pak
Nearly 2,500 Amarnath pilgrims were stranded as Jammu-Kashmir national highway got blocked by landslides at Gangroo near Ramsu on Friday morning. “The road has got closed near Ramsu due to landslides triggered by incessant rai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif in the Russian city of Ufa on Friday morning. Modi was warmly received by Sharif before their much-anticipated meeting. The two leaders shook hands and posed for photographer
The country has experienced decline in rainfall in July and almost all regions except the north-west have started registering negative precipitation.According to the India Meteorological Department, from June 1 until July 8, the country has regist
Making a strong case for economic cooperation among the BRICS nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today “we need to see our strengths and then cooperate on skill development”. “We must strengthen BRICS
Finally, the demand of the opposition parties on CBI probe has been met. But there is no order yet on their demand for supreme court-monitored probe. The supreme court has transferred the investigation into Vyapam or the Madhya Pradesh`s e
Nitish Kumar, who has prime ministerial ambition, took a dig at prime minister Narendra Modi’s visits abroad and said that it is a blessing that Modi "spends some time in the country also". "What can be said of
Trying to provoke chief minister J Jayalalithaa on her claim that Tamil Nadu`s electricity needs have been fulfilled, DMK chief Karunanidhi on Wednesday asked her to answer the people over charges of irregularities in Tamil Nadu Generation and Dis
