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25 years of Uttarakhand: Between promise, progress and precarious reality

India, Nov. 14 -- Uttarakhand became a separate state on November 9, 2000 after years of public demand for governance suited to mountain life. People wanted schools, hospitals and markets closer to re... Read More


A model of harmony in an uneasy Asian neighbourhood

India, Nov. 14 -- The former King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck - revered as K4, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo - turned 70 on November 11. In Bhutan, the Bodhisattva King, as he is fondly known, is remem... Read More


Ola, take a swig, and blink it

India, Nov. 14 -- The July-September quarter this year tells us a story of both the successes and failures of India's new-age tech firms. Backed by the growth in online insurance, PB Fintech, the pare... Read More


Fifty shades of Indian poverty

India, Nov. 14 -- Back in the 1980s when I was a post-graduate student pursuing economics at the Gokhale Institute in Pune, we were perhaps the last of the batch to listen to guest lectures by the lat... Read More


Blase Capital power shifts

India, Nov. 14 -- From a low of below Rs 35 a share to a high of over Rs 70 in 12 months. From Rs 3 five years ago to over Rs 40 now, after touching even grander heights. Only a few stocks, especially... Read More


SC bans mining activities near sanctuaries

India, Nov. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday banned mining activities within an area of one km from national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, noting that such activities will be hazardous to the wil... Read More


Court clerk held for accepting bribe for sessions judge

India, Nov. 14 -- A civil clerk-cum-typist was arrested for allegedly accepting a Rs 15 lakh bribe, prima facie on behalf of an additional sessions judge in Mumbai in exchange for a favourable verdict... Read More


President fires VP Bol

India, Nov. 14 -- South Sudan's President has dismissed Vice President Benjamin Bol, who had been considered a prospective successor, without explanation after growing concerns about renewed violence ... Read More


Delhi blast condemned

India, Nov. 14 -- Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy, and British Indian minister for the Indo-Pacific Seema Malhotra have expressed their condolences to all those impacted by the terrorist ... Read More


छह लाख से अधिक शिक्षण शुल्क हड़पने का आरोप

लखीमपुरखीरी, नवम्बर 14 -- गोला गोकर्णनाथ, संवाददाता। अलीगंज के एक विद्यालय के प्रबंधक ने शिक्षक पर विद्यालय का छह लाख से ज्यादा का शिक्षण शुल्क हड़पने की रिपोर्ट दर्ज कराई है। कोतवाली में दर्ज कराई रिप... Read More