India
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How Punjab’s fading prosperity is fuelling unemployment, worker unrest
By Bilal Handoo Of all protests by government employees across India in 2015, one-third took place in Punjab. The state…
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Researchers discover ancient primate species in India
New York — Researchers have discovered a new primate species that lived in Jammu and Kashmir some 11 to 14…
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India test fires endo-atmospheric interceptor missile
New Delhi — India on Wednesday successfully test fired the Advanced Air Defence (AAD) Missile, the second level of two-tier…
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After 2010, India’s air deteriorated faster than ever
Indias air quality deteriorated faster than ever over the five years to 2015, compared to the period before 2010, according…
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‘Plight of dogs in India never so bad as it is now’
By Saket Suman New Delhi — He is a well known naturalist and conservationist, has served two terms as a…
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Please don’t call our players illiterate: Goel responds to Akhtar
New Delhi — Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar on Wednesday drew sharp criticism from Sports Minister Vijay Goel for calling India’s…
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‘Notion of service must prevail to ensure quality healthcare for all’
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata — Days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee publicly reprimanded Kolkata’s private hospitals for “medical…
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Child trafficking-accused Bengal BJP leader held near Nepal border
Siliguri — BJP leader Juhi Chowdhury, suspected to be involved in the sensational child trafficking racket in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri…
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Innovation key to India surviving next industrial revolution
By Amit Kapoor It is not often that the world finds itself at the cusp of a revolution, and an…
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Yamuna Expressway: India’s death highway
By Brij Khandelwal Agra– With an alarming rise in fatal accidents on the Rs 13,000 crore ($2 billion), 165-km long…
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