Former BJP MLA booked for rape
Gurugram--Former Delhi BJP MLA Vijay Jolly has been booked for rape after a woman alleged that he drugged and assauled her, police said on...
Hindi may topple English on Social Media in India but ignores critical issues
New Delhi--Hindi is set to topple English as the most popular language on social media in India in 2017 but this comes with a...
Curbs on guests, dishes at Kashmir weddings
Jammu--The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday ordered curbs on the number of guests on marriages, engagements and other events and to avoid wastage...
Pakistan-born author targeted at Delhi Urdu festival, called “kutta” of Modi
New Delhi-- Pakistan-born writer Tarek Fatah, now a Canadian citizen, on Monday said he was heckled and attacked by a mob at an Urdu...
Saving an endangered bird in India — with tricks, tactics and love
By Azera Parveen Rahman
Guwahati--Its not a typically pretty bird to ‘ooh and ‘aah over. Far from it, the Greater Adjutant Stork is a big...
Poverty continues to be a major challenge in South Asia: Mahajan
Indore--Expressing deep concern over poverty in South Asia, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Sunday said policymakers in the region share a collective responsibility...
Driven by male reluctance, contraceptive use falls, population surges in India
By Raina Paul
Over the eight years to 2016, as India's population surged, the use of contraceptives declined almost 35 per cent, even as abortions...
I am no “Sanghi”, there will be no seat cut: JNU Vice Chancellor
By Vishal Narayan
New Delhi-- There will be no seat cuts in M.Phil and Ph.D courses and there is no reason for anyone to be...
Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami wins trust vote
Chennai--Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Saturday won the vote of confidence in the state assembly.
Palaniswami, who was sworn in on Thursday...
Wild animals don’t want trouble from humans: Biologist George Schaller
By Vishal Gulati
Sairopa-- Animals in the wild mostly avoid any encounters with humans - and when they do attack people, it is usually in...
