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Mission Mausam Ph-2: IMD looks for major land, ocean upgrade

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- India Meteorological Department will be launching Mission Mausam phase II by April this year, M Ravichandran, secretary, ministry of earth sciences said on Thursday, on the occas... Read More


1.03 cr devotees take holy dip on Day 2 of Makar Sankranti

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 16 -- Nearly 1.03 crore devotees took a holy dip at the Sangam on Thursday, the second day of the second official bathing of Makar Sankranti of the ongoing Magh Mela. According to figu... Read More


'Khichdi fest reflects spirit of faith, service'

GORAKHPUR, Jan. 16 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath early on Thursday offered the traditional 'khichdi' at the Gorakhnath temple here on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. Yogi, who is also the Goraksh... Read More


Reel and reality in Tamil politics

India, Jan. 15 -- Politics and cinema go hand in hand in Tamil Nadu. So, it is no surprise that the reluctance of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to clear Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan (Pe... Read More


Harnessing technology to strengthen democracy

India, Jan. 15 -- As the winter mist settles over New Delhi, the historic Samvidhan Sadan is hosting the custodians of the Commonwealth's parliamentary traditions. It is with a profound sense of respo... Read More


Ensuring effective RTE implementation

India, Jan. 15 -- The Right to Education (RTE) Act provision of private, unaided schools needing to reserve 25% of seats in Class I for students belonging to economically weaker sections (EWS) was bor... Read More


The case for nuance in the gig economy debate

India, Jan. 15 -- The recent strike by delivery partners of quick-commerce platforms has once again thrust India's gig economy into the spotlight. What began as a dispute over incentives, payouts and ... Read More


Judicial course corrections & the need for judicial finality

India, Jan. 15 -- A constitutional court exists in a democracy, provokes strong emotions, and functions under the public eye. But there is a difference - crucial and constitutional - between recognisi... Read More


Treat disability rights as part of CSR, says SC

New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- True equality at the workplace can be achieved only when disability rights are treated as a core part of corporate social responsibility (CSR), the Supreme Court has held, orderi... Read More


Exclusion of DMs from Gangsters Act process: HC issues notice to ACS (home)

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 15 -- Taking a serious note of the repeated failure of the state government's home department in providing justification for excluding DMs from the joint meetings for approval of gang ... Read More