Hardeep Puri criticises Canada’s support for anti-India elements

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri addressed the...

Women have made big strides across sectors: Delhi CM

New Delhi: The iTV Network on Monday...

Diplomats, experts map future of BRICS +

New Delhi: Ahead of the 16th BRICS...

Dibyendu Mondal

Skies clear for India’s aviation industry to take off in a big way

Aviation is a great industry. It is a force for good in the world that generates wealth—both material and of the human spirit. It...

BJP’s rise forces Mamata to start wooing Bengal’s Hindus

The steady rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal has led to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) taking the path of...

Shah Rukh, Sunny Leone will be ‘waxed’ by Madame Tussauds

Sunny Leone and Shah Rukh Khan will soon be made part of the existing celebrities’ statues inside India’s first Madame Tussauds attraction, which opened...

‘No student in DU Academic Council in last 10 years’

For the last 10 years, the Delhi University’s Academic Council, the highest academic body of the university, has not seen a single student member...

Metro security questioned after body found in tunnel

After a three-month-old decomposed body was found in the tunnel between the New Delhi and Shivaji Stadium Metro stations in the airport express line,...

Ring rail network redevelopment getting delayed in Delhi

The redevelopment of the ring railway network in Delhi, as part of the integrated transport network that caters to 21 stations across the Ring...

‘UK not a safe haven, but a home away from home for fugitive Indians’

Sunil Chopra, a Delhi born and UK-based NRI, is the first person of Indian origin who went on to become the Mayor of London...

Politicians from MP, Rajasthan throng temple to seek blessings

As Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan draw near, political leaders from both these states have started to make a beeline for the...

DMRC to deploy marshalls outside major Metro stations

In a bid to make travel experience in the Delhi Metro smoother and safer, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is deploying marshalls outside...

India emerging as destination wedding hotspot for foreign tourists

India’s wedding tourism industry and destination weddings have been growing at an exponential rate in the last few years. The industry has seen a...

Delhi to have a Police Complaints Authority

D elhi will soon have an independent Police Complaints Authority (PCA) that would deal with complaints from common citizens against police personnel on matters like...

Utilise country’s young talent to bolster cyber security, say experts

Cyber security experts and industry players have welcomed the government’s decision to double budgetary allocation on the Digital India programme to Rs 3,073 crore...

E-governance plans will push Digital India mission

Giving a push to the Digital India mission and digitalisation of services in India, the Central government will implement a slew of e-governance projects....

BJP in Bengal not disheartened by bypoll results

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came second—with future prospects of becoming the principal Opposition party in the state—in the byelections held in West Bengal.  The...

A marginal rise in forest cover across the country

There has been a marginal increase in the forest cover across the country, according to sources in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate...

Air India has resumed its compassionate selections

Air India had lifted its ban in 2016 on compassionate appointments after almost eight years, and has now slowly started to make appointments based...

14-yr-old beaten to death by seniors at school

A Cass IX student of Jeevan Jyoti Senior Secondary School in north-east Delhi died after he was allegedly beaten by his school seniors. The Delhi...

Better than UPA, but NDA’s highways still have a long way to go

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of the NDA government has been increasing the work order for the expansion of national highways across...

Questions over AI’s management rights

Aviation experts have applauded the decision of the Government of India to allow 49% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for Air India recently, ahead of...

‘In Karnataka, AAP is true alternative’

Prithvi Reddy, national executive member and convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party in Karnataka, spoke exclusively to The Sunday Guardian about the strategies and...

Over 300 manual scavengers died in 2017

Despite the ban on manual scavenging in India, over 300 cases of deaths due to manual scavenging have been reported from across the country...

Delhi school functioning under open sky for 40 years

The Qaumi Senior Secondary School in Quresh Nagar, Delhi, has literally been functioning under the open sky for the past 40 years, with no...

Ayodhya Hindus, Muslims unanimous, temple must be built

An overwhelming majority of people from both Hindu and Muslim communities in Ayodhya say that the Ram temple should be built where the Babri...

Peace delegation calls for amicable solution to Ayodhya dispute

A peace delegation consisting of several eminent personalities from across the country visited the contentious Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya last week to...

Techie assaulted, robbed at gunpoint

In a case of assault and robbery, a 26-year-old techie working at a multinational company in Noida, was allegedly assaulted and robbed of Rs...

Delhi police was on a crime busting spree in 2017

The Delhi police last year arrested over 100 dreaded criminals having a reward on their heads and busted over 22 gangs operating in the...

BJP will use panchayat, bypolls in Bengal to prepare for 2019 elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal has already started preparing for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. It is hoping that contesting two by-elections...

30% food items found to be adulterated in tests

Over 30% of the total off-the-shelf food items available in India have been found to be adulterated in tests. Off-the-shelf items are packaged raw...

Smaller airports need facelift

The exponential growth in air passenger traffic in India at a rapid annual rate of over 18%—not only in metro cities, but also in...

AAP to decide on three candidates for Rajya Sabha

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is likely to hold its Political Affairs Committee meeting next week to decide on the three candidates it will...

NDMC suspends officer for granting licences to restaurants

In view of the alleged “corruption charges” in granting licences to restaurants in Connaught Place and other commercial areas in New Delhi, the New...

Delhi Police increases security ahead of NY Eve

As Delhiites gear up to kick in their New Year with a celebratory bang, the Delhi Police is busy making its own special plans....

Drunk pilots put passengers’ lives at risk, regularly

Over 150 pilots belonging to different airlines in India were caught drunk on duty in the past four years, putting the lives of thousands...

Depression claimed more than 400 lives in paramilitary forces in three years

Depression, frustration and anger claimed over 400 lives in the country’s paramilitary forces in the last three years, according to data provided by the...

80% jump in complaints against e-commerce firms

The growing market for e-commerce companies in India has led to a manifold growth in the number of complaints received against such companies in...

Virgin Atlantic changes ‘colonial’ ad after Indians protest

Virgin Atlantic was on Friday forced to change an advertorial that is believed to have hurt the sentiments of several Indians who alleged that...

Airlines overbooked seats, denied boarding to nearly 2,000 passengers

Over 1,900 passengers travelling by domestic airlines in India were denied boarding in September-October this year, according to data furnished by the Ministry of...

‘Urgent need to implement solid waste management rules’

The generation of solid waste in urban India has been increasing rapidly, but little is being done to effectively implement the Extended Producer Responsibility...

‘Five years since Nirbhaya case, women still unsafe’

Little has changed in the country in terms of safety and security of women even five years after the horrific gang rape—that shocked the...

Delhi’s Modern School hosts youth summit for future leaders

Modern School Barakhamba Road recently concluded the 12th edition of its annual international youth summit, entitled the Community Development and Leadership Summit (CDLS), under...

BJP alleges violence by TMC ‘hooligan brigade’

Units of the Bharatiya Janata Party in different parts of West Bengal are finding it difficult to carry out their political activities on the...

Smartphones prone to cyber threats

The growing use of smartphones and smart devices among the masses, with little or no knowledge about their security features, has put thousands of...

Punjab, Haryana strive to stop stubble burning

The problem of stubble burning by farmers—believed to have been the cause of the recent smog in Delhi NCR—in Haryana and Punjab is likely...

Students livid as they can’t file RTI on Bar Council exam

Fresh law graduates and lawyers are outraged over a “draconian” undertaking which is required to be confirmed by each candidate appearing for the All...

BJP to restructure Bengal unit after Gujarat polls

With an eye on the upcoming Panchayat elections and bypolls to some Parliamentary and Legislative Assembly seats in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party...

Indian children concerned about violence, poor education

Violence against children and poor education are the two key worries among children in India, according to a UNICEF survey released here on Thursday....

‘Dyal Singh college new name means salutation to mother’

The renaming of Dyal Singh Evening College into Vande Mataram Mahavidyalaya at the college’s governing body meeting earlier this week, has led to protests...

‘Air Canada has great confidence in Indian market’

In the backdrop of the annual national convention of the Indo-Canadian Business Chamber (ICBC) held here earlier this week, The Sunday Guardian caught up...

DU colleges compromise with fire safety, play with students’ lives

Several renowned colleges and departments of the Delhi University are functioning without obtaining a Fire Safety Clearance (FSC) certificate or a No Objection Certificate...

ASI orders nationwide survey of 92 ‘missing’ monuments

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has ordered a fresh nationwide survey of all its protected monuments across all its circles in the country....

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