New Delhi, June 8 : India needs to focus on developing skills of youth so that the country’s growth is not hampered when the population aged 60 or above grows manifold
Five states with no more than 32 per cent of India’s population of senior citizens (above 60) cornered 71 per cent of the Rs 34 crore that the Centre provided
Washington, June 6 : As President Obama gets ready to host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the White House for the second time in as many years, a New York
West Indies cricket commentator Tony Cozier’s death last month brings to an end the phase in cricket when the game’s live transmission depended on the spoken word. Radio was king.
Supaul (Bihar), June 2 : They battle severe heat and cold as they try to focus on studies. And life seems bleak as the children of villages around the Kosi river
Kolkata, May 30 : Enlarged pictorial warnings on cigarette packets, showing frightening effects of tobacco consumption on health, may be a welcome step towards educating people about the perils of smoking,
“Where is Sonamarg? All I see is a concrete jungle of bricks and iron.” The remarks by a local visitor summed up the destruction brought by human greed to one
Chandigarh, May 29 : Having been in power for nearly 10 years at a stretch may have given a lot of political and administrative experience to Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal,
US President Barack Obama’s Hiroshima speech (May 27) is a very carefully crafted document and merits some scrutiny – both for what it contains and what is ostensibly excluded. Predictably,
New Delhi, May 27: A much-debated India-US logistics agreement will be of immense benefit as it will give India access to US military bases worldwide and does not involve any “war
Two-thirds of central government ministries have not implemented more than 50 percent of “assurances” given to parliament, even as the government completes two years in office on May 26, according
New Delhi, May 24: From administration to selection of uncapped players in the national team, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) of late seems to have found ‘youth’
The tinder for the forest fire that raged over three mountain states of India recently was set in place over a century ago. It can be traced back to a
About 350 people die every day on Indias roads – more than any other country – with those under 18 and two-wheeler riders most vulnerable, according to various data. An
Ujjain, May 20: It was a tough journey for 84-year-old Kantabai Nagar, but she finally made it. Despite her stoop, an undeterred Kantabai came all the way from Tirupati Nagar, Indore,
Chennai, May 18 : India should actively get into building its own space station in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) as its next space frontier since the time is opportune for
New Delhi, May 17:Most graduates coming out of colleges in India have only theoretical knowledge and ways have to be found to make them skilled in their areas of choice,
Washington, May 13: Donald Trump is going presidential. A triumphant would be Republican presidential nominee arrived in the capital on his spiffy blue, red and white “Trump Force One” to make
Can infrastructure be sustainably built in a developing economy? As India undergoes a developmental period, this question assumes importance. Infrastructure growth is likely in railways, roads, airports, smart cities, large
In a new advertisement, Tinder suggests that even Indian parents approve of the dating app – but social media users aren’t convinced. In the video, a woman is conversing with