A day before Ram Shankar Katheria was sacked the Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD), he had said that there was nothing wrong with the saffronization of education.
New Delhi, July 08 : It’s often been a murky tale of harassment for outstation women students of Delhi University year after year. But now they are preparing a ‘block list’
London, July 7 : As the world marks the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest battles in human history, hitherto unknown tales of Sikhs during The
Dharamsala, July 5 : Eighty-one and still young. The Dalai Lama believes it’s to do with peace of mind. Turning 81 on July 6, his age is no bar to campaign
China has completed the installation of the world’s largest radio telescope to observe extraterrestrials, according to reports from state media. The last of the telescope’s 4,450 triangular panels was fitted
In the prosperous district of Kannur in one of India’s most prosperous states, Kerala, Eramangalathu Chitralekha, 39, was the first Dalit woman to drive an autorickshaw in 2005. Her new
Nairobi, June 29 : The Kenyan government plans to repatriate about 150,000 Somali refugees from the Dadaab refugee camp by the end of 2016. The plan was revealed in a statement issued
Britons voted in a referendum on Thursday to leave the European Union. Following are answers to key questions on what will happen next in Britain’s relations with the bloc: 1.
New Delhi, Jun 23: The “extra push” given to the textiles industry through an incentive package will help create more jobs and push exports, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said
New Delhi, June 20 : Justifying the Delhi Government’s advertisement wherein Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get the SIT probing the anti-Sikh riots in
New Delhi, June 15 : “Technology is anything that wasn’t around when you were born,” said Alan Kay, a US-based computer science pioneer credited with designing the Dynabook — the basis
New Jersey, June 14 : The massive gun shooting at a nightclub in the American city of Orlando has torn open three old wounds of the country: gun control, immigration, terrorism.
Chennai, June 14 : Its wool is used for making carpets and the Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute will soon start large-scale breeding and research work on the Avikalin variety
Moscow, June 13 : The nuclear power plant at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu is resilient to Fukushima-like incidents, say its Russian builders, adding that post the incident in Japan, safety measures
The “Udta Punjab” controversy shows some of the worst manifestations of governance in the country. First, it highlights the failure of the Punjab government led by the Akali Dal and
India is set to lose 3.6 per cent of annual daylight work hours by 2025 due to rising heat, reveals an IndiaSpend analysis of data in a new United Nations
India is possibly the only country in the world where people on the streets exhibit a cold, callous attitude towards the victims of road accidents. By and large worldwide, human
Beijing, June 9: China is leading opposition to a push by the United States and other major powers for India to join the main club of countries controlling access to
Washington, June 9 : Full text of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the Joint Session of U.S. Congress is given below: “Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Distinguished Members of
ARUSHA, Tanzania , June 8: The world’s richest couple, Bill and Melinda Gates, are lending their support to global plans to eliminate malaria, which is back on the world’s agenda after being