Congress insulting voters by questioning mandate: PM Modi
Going by the Congress argument, Modi wondered whether their victory in Wayanad and Rae Bareli seats was 'defeat of the country', too
Delhi High Court refuses urgent hearing for plea seeking LoP’s appointment in LS
Advocates Manmohan Singh Narula & Susmita Kumari, who filed petition, said Speaker was not performing his statutory duty of appointing LoP
Jaishankar, Pompeo talk Russia, terrorism, H-1B visas
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, before meeting Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the morning
Prasad trusts BSNL, MTNL; Rudy prefers private telecom
While Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy differed in Parliament today over better telecom networks, the latter said BSNL may be free, but when calls drop, the user blames the government
‘US waiver clause on S-400 fulfilled, can’t wish away Russia’
The pitch for a waiver comes a day before talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his American counterpart Mike Pompeo
Antrix CMD: Regulations, ecosystem needed for ‘new space’
While some private players exist, the number of start-ups in the segment is still low, Rakesh Sasibhushan, chairman-cum-managing director, Antrix Corporation, said
St Stephen’s College: Highest cut-off for English, economics
Interviews for admission to St Stephen's College begin on Friday. Applicants may download their interview call letter, if selected, from the college website after Wednesday
Should crop insurance scheme be voluntary? Centre seeks states’ opinion
PMFBY provides a comprehensive insurance cover against the failure of the crop thus helping in stabilising the income of the farmers
Southwest monsoon: Rainfall so far has been 38% below normal, says IMD
This is a painful condition for the country because only six divisions have received normal rainfall of more. There is a total of 36 meteorological division across the country
Jaganmohan calls for transparent, corruption-free governance
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy said further that his government's service motto should be absorbed in the hierarchy
Railways to provide jerk-free rides on Shatabdis, Rajdhanis
All the Shatabdi Express and Rajdhani Express trains have been fitted with modern couplers, which will ensure a smooth ride to the passengers
Rain forecast: Delhi-NCR, Haryana to see drizzle, storm
Heavy rainfall at isolated places over Konkan, Goa and Arunachal Pradesh; it will rain heavily in several parts of south, south-western India
Google Maps will alert you if your cab goes off route
Android users travelling in public vehicles will be alerted if their drivers deviate more than 0.5 km from the suggested route on Google Maps
Smart devices are spies, more than 50% Indians believe
But information devices other than smart devices, when connected by the Internet of Things, have inherent risks of security breaches, too
Lukoskin: DRDO scientist develops herbal drug to treat vitiligo
'None of the allopathic, surgical and adjunctive remedies of vitiligo satisfactorily cures this disease; herbal lukoskin does'
Two earth-like planets just 12.5 light years away
'We have been observing this star for three years to look for periodic variations in its velocity,' said Mathias Zechmeister,, a researcher.
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Congress Chief, Change Your Team, Stop Negativity
The coterie of Congress president Rahul Gandhi has guided him in the wrong direction for the past five years, and it continues to do so ― to the utter misfortune of Indian democracy that is deprived of a serious, viable opposition
Sanjiv Bhatt: A Dubious Cop Retires In Jail
The presence of rogue cops like Sanjiv Bhatt in the system, who either do a government's bidding or become a law unto themselves, calls for police reforms
Encephalitis deaths were preventable: Heads must roll
The Bihar administration failed in both prevention and cure of acute encephalitis syndrome that claimed the lives of more than 100 children
Doctors, citizens cannot expect much from Mamata
Mamata Banerjee once saw a Maoist in anybody who disagreed with her; she saw in a rape victim a sex worker; now she sees in protesting doctors her rival BJP
Kanojia, There’s No Freedom For Defamation
Freedom of telling a truth alone is unexceptionable, a cause worthy of fighting for; both journalists and fly-by-night operators in the media industry must note that FoE is not a licence for slander
Tackling Crimes By ‘A Certain Community’
These are not riots where mass hysteria can be held responsible. These criminals do not operate in mobs. With individual acts, they are making a collective statement that they will be the domineering class, regardless of who rules the city, province or country.
Pathetic opposition refuses to learn what India needs
With an opposition that impresses with neither economic nor social ideas, Modi-led BJP is set to rule unchallenged, and that is bad news for Indian democracy
Language Warriors, Hold Your Horses, Please
On the question of language, the north is unnecessarily anxious and the south unduly agitated while India hasn't done badly in the status quo at all
India can benefit from US as well as China
What is required of the new government led by Narendra Modi is an improvement upon its already impressive tightrope walk in international relations including commerce
Hinduism: Religion, Tradition, Superstition, Modernity, Law
The media coverage of Smriti Irani's attendance in a funeral and the forced tonsuring of men and trimming of women's nails in a Jharkhand village warrant education in Hinduism
Demonisation of Wedding Rituals Smacks of Hindu-Illiteracy
There can be no better Hindu ritual than the widely prevalent and most visible practice of wedding rituals for such demonisation by cultural leftists
Every Opposition Party Facing Coup Cause For Concern
There is a need for strong opposition to keep the ruling elite in order, conforming to the written constitutional code
$ 5 Trillion Economy By 2024 An Impossible Dream
It will take a sustained 12% compounded growth in the economy year-on-year from now when we are at $ 2.8 trillion GDP
Haldighati: Beginning, Not End, Of Maharana Pratap
A closer look as to why historians have not done justice to the larger impact of the Battle of Haldighati on its anniversary
Litchi did not kill children, Bihar govt’s incompetence did
The Bihar administration has been so callous this time that even the critical measures that the State had taken 5 years ago during another outbreak of AES were not repeated; this is over and above the fact that litchi is not harming well-fed children; that malnourishment is a burning issue in Bihar is a failure of its government too
Terror attack in Ayodhya warrants capital punishment
The crime of convicts in 2005 Ayodhya attack is as grave as Afzal Guru's; if terror convicts are wriggling out of a legal loophole, plug it
Government Suffering From Moby-Dick Syndrome
The Modi government must overcome the prime minister’s incrementalist instincts and boldly carry out radical reforms
Modi Must Dare Attempt Big-Ticket Reforms To Boost Economy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi must take address the issue of too many sectors of the economy underperforming as is education
Colonialism: How truthful is depiction of Mughals as Indians?
In historical studies, Asian colonialism is romanticised and celebrated as a representation of India while European colonialism is demonised
Jat politics at crossroads following election results
Many winning formulae, including identity politics, failed in the Lok Sabha 2019 election results; the fate of self-appointed Jat leaders was a case in point
