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Panikkar and the Making of Modern Asia

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- And thus, in 1929, the Panikkar family - which now included wife Gowri and three children, Parvathy, Madhusudan, and Devaki - arrived from the deep south to the geographically br... Read More


Union Budget 2026: What the Economic Survey signals for India's children

India, Jan. 31 -- Just before the Union Budget for FY 2026-27 is tabled in Parliament on February 1, the Economic Survey 2025-26 offers a timely assessment of India's progress in education and health.... Read More


The next decade in India will be shaped not only by its goals but also by how well the systems that make those goals happen work

India, Jan. 31 -- In politics, change rarely occurs abruptly. It arrives via a series of seemingly unrelated decisions-an agreement struck overseas, a session halted at home, and a parade intended to ... Read More


Karnataka mulls restricting social media for minors

BENGALURU, Jan. 31 -- The Karnataka government is considering regulating children's access to social media along the lines of measures implemented in some other countries, state minister Priyank Kharg... Read More


Remains of 27 victims found in Nazirabad warehouse fire; DNA tests to confirm identity

India, Jan. 31 -- The remains of 27 people have been found at the two Nazirabad warehouses gutted in a January 26 fire, police said on Saturday, confirming the death toll in the devastating fire. "We... Read More


Sunetra Pawar gets Excise, Sports ministries; Finance portfolio held by Ajit Pawar goes to CM Fadnavis

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Sunetra Pawar, wife of deceased NCP president Ajit Pawar, was on Saturday sworn in as the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. The 62-year-old Pawar, who has resign... Read More


Sabah welcomes new Club Med resort in Kuala Penyu, boosting tourism and creating 300 jobs for locals

KOTA KINABALU, Jan. 31 -- Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun received a courtesy call from representatives of Club Med and Golden Sands Beach Resort City at his office here yesterday. Dur... Read More


BJP retains Akola civic body as Sharda Khedkar elected mayor after opposition unity collapses

India, Jan. 31 -- The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained control of the Akola Municipal Corporation on Friday after securing cross-party support from corporators belonging to both factions o... Read More


Quote of the day by Franklin D Roosevelt: 'The only limit to our realisation of tomorrow will be our doubts of today'

India, Jan. 31 -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States and the only person to be elected to office for four terms. He was at the helm of the federal government during ... Read More


Pressure mounts to ready parliament building as House election nears

Kathmandu, Jan. 31 -- The scheduled March 5 election is just over a month away and the results will be out within the next fortnight. However, it remains unclear whether the Parliament building will b... Read More