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Mother, son killed as truck carrying iron rods overturns

Meerut, April 15 -- A road accident claimed the lives of a woman and her son near Goharni Chowk on the Saharanpur-Meerut-Karnal highway in Shamli district, on Monday. The victims, identified as Rekha... Read More


Women's role in labour force on the rise: Report

New Delhi, April 15 -- Women's participation in the labour force, the financial sector, and the overall economy has been rising, pointing to a narrowing gap with men, according to a flagship governmen... Read More


Govt docs to train in soft-skills to minimise conflicts with patients

New Delhi, April 15 -- The Union health ministry's National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) is planning to start a dedicated course to train doctors at government hospitals in soft-skil... Read More


A new era of election campaigns in India

India, April 15 -- Over the last decade, election campaigns in India have undergone a dramatic shift. Political parties increasingly rely on political consulting firms, tech-savvy volunteers, pollster... Read More


Extraction of earth for linear projects to get green nod relief

New Delhi, April 15 -- Extraction, sourcing or borrowing of ordinary earth for "linear projects" will be exempted from environmental clearance, but with environmental safeguards, an office memorandum ... Read More


Notices to 15 mills for underpaying cane farmers

Mumbai, April 15 -- Within a month of the Maharashtra State Co-operative Sugar Factories Federation raising an alarm over purported financial crisis in the industry, saying it was coming in the way of... Read More


Managing the Waqf disquiet in West Bengal

India, April 15 -- The Calcutta High Court ordering deployment of central forces in Murshidabad district of West Bengal following the violence last week is a severe indictment of the state administrat... Read More


India gets a marketplace to trade creative work

India, April 15 -- India is a key player in the entertainment and media industry, which is growing at a rapid pace and is thriving in the constantly evolving landscape. We are witnessing a boom in con... Read More


Uniform civil code vital for true secularism in India

India, April 15 -- Such has been the intensity of dialogues surrounding the idea of a "uniform civil code" that one may be well advised to refrain from commenting in its favour, lest they be labelled ... Read More


The message from Bengaluru

India, April 15 -- The controversial Karnataka caste survey, expected to be discussed by the state cabinet later this week, has the potential to fracture the polity and induce tremors in political par... Read More