Absence of benchmarks impacting quality of education in government schools
By Vishal Narayan
New Delhi-- Thanks to the Right to Education Act (RTE) of 2009, India has been able to achieve near universal enrolment of...
Rajasthan poised to become leading tourism hub: Vasundhara Raje
Jaipur-- Rajasthan was poised to take back the space of the country's leading tourism hub in the country with the state witnessing a "huge...
L-G to decide Manu Sharma’s fate, not Jessica’s sister: Tihar official
By Sanjeev Pal
New Delhi--A month after murdered model Jessica Lall's sister Sabrina Lall wrote to Tihar jail authorities that she had "forgiven" her killer...
Dalai Lama praises India’s secularism
New Delhi--Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday praised Indias efforts in maintaining communal harmony and said that the countrys uniqueness lies in...
Golden Temple Langar: the world’s biggest community kitchen feeds 100,000 people daily
By Jaideep Sarin
Amritsar, India--If there is one big leveller for people, irrespective of their religion, caste, gender, social status or riches, it is the...
India okays ordinance for death to child rapists
New Delhi-- President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday approved an ordinance to provide death penalty for those convicted of raping girls younger than 12 years...
BJP asks MPs to attack Rahul over Judge Loya verdict
New Delhi-- The day the Supreme Court dismissing petitions seeking an SIT probe into the death of Judge B.H. Loya, the BJP asked its...
Naroda Patiya massacre: Gujarat HC acquits Kodnani, convicts Babu Bajrangi
Gandhinagar-- A Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court on Friday acquitted former BJP Minister Maya Kodnani, saying there was absence of sufficient proof...
India is paying a price for losing its grasslands
By Azera Parveen Rahman
Naliya (Kutch)-- Wiry shrubs and clumps of brown-green fill the semi-arid landscape of Kutch in western India. Many of these patches...
BJP has highest MPs and MLAs with declared crime against women cases
New Delhi--The BJP leads recognised political parties with the highest number of 12 lawmakers at the central and state levels who have declared cases...