India now a ‘lower-middle-income’ economy for World Bank
By Meghna Mital
New Delhi-- The World Bank has dropped the use of developing nation tag for India in its specialised reports and instead classifies...
Online shopping triggers jump in kidswear sales in India
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt
New Delhi-- Swati Bisht, a mother of two girls - Sneha, 9, and Sakshi, 6 - was never a shopaholic until her...
84% of 12 million married children under 10 are Hindus
Devanik Saha
Nearly 12 million Indian children were married before the age of 10 years - 84 per cent of them Hindu and 11 percent...
A trillion dollar extra GDP by 2020 – If all Indians get online
By Tanay Sukumar
Four of five Indians could afford the internet if data costs fell by 66 percent, according to a Facebook-commissioned report on Internet...
Made in India designs at Venice Architecture Biennale
New Delhi-- Inspired by India and bearing an international vocabulary, designer Gunjan Gupta's works will be exhibited at the prestigious Triennale Di Milano and...
Manual scavenging is illegal but still persists in India
By Chaitanya Mallapur & Video Volunteers
It is a criminal, non-bailable act, but manual scavenging continues unhindered.
“We do not have any illegal forms of work,”...
News Analysis: Pinarayi Vijayan in firm control of God’s Own Country
By Sanu George
Thiruvananthapuram--The red flag of the Communist Party of India-Marxist is flying high in Kerala and Pinarayi Vijayan is in firm control of...
Cheapest five-star room in Pune, most expensive is Florence
Pune-- Historic, academic and cultural destination Pune, in Maharashtra, has emerged as the city offering the best deal on luxurious five-star accommodation at an...
Two Years of Modi: After see-saw ride, BJP succeeds in breaking new ground
By Nirendra Dev
New Delhi--It has been a see-saw ride for the BJP since it formed an alliance government at the centre two years ago...
Two Years of Modi: Work in progress but a lot more required
New Delhi-- As the BJP-led NDA government completes two years in office, an industry chamber described it as "work in progress" but said that...