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'Fence-sitters' YSRCP, BJD move closer to Oppn rank

New Delhi, July 27 -- When YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) lawmaker V Vijaisai Reddy criticised the Union Budget in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday - alleging that injustice was done to Andhra Pradesh in the b... Read More


On disability rights, words matter as much as action

India, July 27 -- The Supreme Court (SC)'s recent judgment in Nipun Malhotra v. Sony Pictures breaks new ground. The case arose from the release of Aankh Micholi, a film that insensitively portrayed t... Read More


India needs to rethink Hepatitis B guidelines

India, July 27 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) observes July 28 as World Hepatitis Day, to mark the birthday of Dr Baruch Samuel Blumberg, who discovered the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) in 1965. Ac... Read More


Taxing rights and wrongs

India, July 27 -- The 8-1 Constitution bench judgment of the Supreme Court (SC) allowing states to tax minerals over and above royalty payments could have far-reaching implications for both the Indian... Read More


The Budget fillip to developing human capital

India, July 27 -- It is very rare these days to get an epoch-making budget speech. The last one perhaps was the 1991 one, which announced the demolition of the industrial licence raj. The 1997 one, wh... Read More


Hopefully, I'll get a hat-trick of medals soon: Sindhu

Paris, July 27 -- PV Sindhu has been training in the "middle of nowhere" for the past couple of weeks and sparring with a Nigerian and a German singles player. It's her third Olympics and she's chasin... Read More


At Paris, there is a separate space for the mind too

Paris, July 27 -- Located on the first floor of the fitness centre inside the Athletes Village rests a first-of-its-kind room. Somewhat symbolically, it blends with the area where elite athletes work ... Read More


world heritage site tag for assam's 'Moidam'

New delhi, July 27 -- The mound-burial system of the Ahom dynasty in Assam 'Moidams' was on Friday included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The decision was taken during the ongoing 46th session of... Read More


Allahabad HC seeks UPPSC reply on petition challenging discrepancies

PRAYAGRAJ, July 27 -- The Allahabad high court has directed the UP Public Service Commission to file reply in a petition alleging non-evaluation and marking discrepancies brought before it by a candid... Read More


Kanwariyas damage car, beatpassengers in Meerut village

MEERUT, July 27 -- The Kanwar Yatra is becoming worrisome for many commuters, as they are at risk of facing the wrath of Kanwariyas over suspicion of desecration of Kanwar. In yet another incident ne... Read More