Jio’s subscriber surge continues; BSNL’s dips

New Delhi: Reliance Jio has emerged as...

HINDUISM: Gurudev on calming mind II

Another tip to quieten the mind is...

War is avoided by strength through unity

When mention is made of China, more...

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Coal stock goes up, expect fewer power cuts

The Central government’s big push to improve the power situation in the country has started showing results, with major thermal power plants recording an...

‘Congress-leaning’ Netaji descendants get active

Some “Congress-leaning” descendants of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose have suddenly become active in claiming his legacy at a time when the Narenda Modi-led government...

Rahul tries to unite party in Mumbai

In his two-day visit to Mumbai, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi declared that the party will leave no stones unturned to win the BMC (Municipal...

Cong, BSP in talks for a Punjab alliance

The Congress party is in talks with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and other Left parties in Punjab to form an alliance similar to...

Congress outshines BJP in Nagar Panchayat elections

The Congress has swept the Nagar Panchayat elections in Maharashtra, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finishing fourth. The results declared this week...

Cue Sports Compendium a must read for cue sports fans

Cue Sports Compendium, a book on the history of Indian and world cue sports, written by Ravindra Kumar Gupta is a must read for...

Confident Sindhu is aiming for an Olympic medal

PVV Sindhu is going through one of the best phases of her life. The lanky  Hyderabadi shuttler was the toast of her PBL team—the...

Two years on, Sunanda death still a mystery

The Delhi Police has been unable to make any significant breakthrough in the death of Sunanda Pushkar, who passed away under unexplained circumstances at...

French soldiers here for R-Day, more will arrive

A 130-strong company of the French army will participate in the Republic Day parade on 26 January in New Delhi, around seven years after...

India has promised aid: Syrian Deputy PM

Syria has appreciated India’s support in difficult times. Concluding his visit to India, Syria’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moualem said: “Our...

Book Review: ‘India fell when China arrived at its doorstep’

 1962: The War That Wasn’t by Shiv Kunal VermaAleph Book CompanyHardcover: 512 pagesLanguage: EnglishPrice- Rs  697 The Higher Command Course, conducted by the Army War...

AMU fraternity wants to avoid politics over minority status

The Aligarh Muslim University, various bodies of its alumni, and Muslim outfits in the country have decided to keep away their fight for the...

Facebook’s ‘Free Basics’ is an instrument of mass surveillance

Facebook’s Free Basics destroys swarajya and is much more dangerous than the US National Security Agency’s (NSA) Prism Project, which was exposed by Edward...

Child labour victims rescued from Delhi

“I was brought to Delhi by my mausi (aunt) who said she would admit me in a good school. But she sent me to...

Over 38,000 missing children rescued, rehabilitated in 2015

The Centre and state governments together rescued and rehabilitated over 38,000 missing children from across the country in 2015. Out of this, over 28,000...

Crimes against children increase alarmingly, laws prove futile

Laws to protect children from abuse or exploitation seem to have turned futile in India as reflected by an ever increasing number of crimes...

Difficult to make Saudi Arabia, Iran agree on Syria: British PM

The Liaison Committee of British Parliamentarians posed multiple questions to Prime Minister David Cameron this week, focusing primarily on UK’s intervention in Syria, immigration...

‘Ignorance’ is bliss for Bengal, Ms Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been ardent in wooing the Muslim community in her near-five years of power in the state, which...

‘Ignorance’ is bliss for Bengal, Ms Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been ardent in wooing the Muslim community in her near-five years of power in the state, which...

‘Ignorance’ is bliss for Bengal, Ms Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been ardent in wooing the Muslim community in her near-five years of power in the state, which...

New tea lounge offers an antidote to coffee

 Wagh Bakri Tea Lounge, L Block, CP Wagh Bakri Tea Lounge with its incredible collection of indigenous and imported tea leaves is here to warm...

Mouth-watering cuisines from the Emerald Isle

Regular patrons of the Taj Vivanta in Gurgaon would notice a distinct shift in the taste of the food which the kitchen churns out,...

Indian ‘Artizans’ promote handmade traditional attire

Indian Artizans is a brand that brings handicrafts made by artisans from across India. Three women,  Smita Rathi, Ruchi  Jhawar and Neha Baheti have...

Live electronica act Bit of Both to release debut album, Prequels and Sequels

Ash Roy and Ashvin Mani Sharma are not alien-names to dance music fans in India. Both are India’s prominent music producers who have heralded...

Indie band gets Bollywood debut

Advaita is India’s most distinctive brand of contemporary Indian psychedelia—fusing electronic and rock influences with traditional Indian Instruments. Having creatively amalgamated traditional Indian elements...

JLF 2016 promises to be a mix of serious debates and entertainment

A decade ago no one could have imagined that an Indian literary event would become a catalyst for the literary world, which is something...

Sunanda Pushkar’s death was unnatural

The current observation of the final viscera report of Sunanda Pushkar gives a clear impression that she died an unnatural death, Delhi Police Commissioner...

Pranav Dhanawade is living a dream

Pranav Dhanawade is living a dream. The 15-year-old Mumbaikar has been the biggest news maker after his stupendous knock of 1009 runs in an...

Speculators will not let the price of pulses to come down

Speculators would continue to over-exploit India’s under-supplied pulse market, the way they did it recently, unless dealt deftly by the government. What would further...

Cheaper gas imports will impact India

Cheaper imported gas, LNG, which is knocking at the Indian doors, is indeed a boon for the energy deficient country but experts believe that...

Geelani asks youth to shun ISIS

Hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has asked the Kashmiri youth to stay away from the influence of terrorist group ISIS and has...

Child healthcare funds unutilised in J&K

Politicians and officials have started passing the buck over Rs 100 crore meant for children’s healthcare in Jammu and Kashmir remaining unspent since 2013....

Electricity generation from solid waste faces bureaucratic delay in J&K

Jammu and Kashmir government officials have been “sitting” on the power purchase agreement with a private company which is keen to produce green power...

Governor’s rule imposed in J&K as mehbooba refuses oath

Governor’s rule has been imposed in Jammu and Kashmir as People’s Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti refused to take oath as Chief Minister till...

KCR’s children to lead party in Hyderabad poll

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has deputed his son K.T. Rama Rao, who is also the IT and Panchayat Raj Minister, and daughter...

Moderate Muslims to counter ISIS in Telangana

The Telangana police plans to rope in moderate Muslim organisations to counter the ISIS ideology that is apparently spreading amongst the youth. Leaders of...

Corbyn’s revenge reshuffle

Divisions between the opposition’s shadow ministers and their leader Jeremy Corbyn have finally surfaced. Gossip has been echoing through Westminster corridors all week. Corbyn’s...

Brexit? UK cabinet, MPs free to choose

British Prime Minister David Cameron will allow MPs a “free vote” on the membership of the European Union. After months of wrangling, the PM...

Sena hits back at MNS over Hindutva remarks

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray’s comments on Hindutva have not gone down well with his cousin’s party Shiv Sena. In an indication of...

NIA investigation focusing on mobile conversations

The 20-member National Investigation Agency (NIA) team, probing the terrorist attack on the IAF base at Pathankot in Punjab, has begun its investigation by...

Whistleblowers suffer for want of a strong law to protect them

In the absence of a strong law to protect whistleblowers, government officials who acted as whistleblowers in various departments, are facing retribution. They are...

Movie Review: Daddy’s Home closely misses out on home run

 Daddy’s HomeDirector: Sean AndersStarring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini Any project that Will Ferrell is associated with always has the added pressure of living...

Movie Review: Wazir should be watched for the icy rage of Bachchan

 WazirDirector: Bejoy NambiarStarring: Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Aditi Rao HydariWazir has been one of the passion projects for Vidhu Vinod Chopra for a while....

Gastronomical inventions at Molecule are full of delights

What do you remember as soon as the word ‘molecule’ comes to your mind? Is it your science classes and all the experiments that...

Looking beyond architectural clichés

Architect Akshat Bhatt, who’s Make in India pavilion at the Hannover mess, Germany  was called the best ever in the 65 year history of...

Alchemy with rubbish: Making waste useful

Reuse and recycle doesn’t mean that your old soda and water bottles will be turned into new ones; neither does it mean that the...

Homesickness

Living in India is like going to the Opera for the first time: you’re either going to love it or hate it. But it...

CM akhilesh yadav announces four new tourist attractions in agra

Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has said that his government is going to explore all the opportunities in the tourism sector as this is one...

CM inks pacts with the Taj as the backdrop

A trip to Agra, for whatever purpose, is incomplete without a visit to the Taj Mahal. The UP Pravasi Diwas ended in the same...

Uttar pradesh government rolls out incentives for filmmakers

The Uttar Pradesh Film Policy has been actively implemented under the dynamic leadership of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. As a result of this policy,...

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