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Maharashtra faces 52% rainfall deficit after delayed onset

MUMBAI, July 1 -- Maharashtra has endured one of its weakest starts to the monsoon season, ending June with a staggering 52% rainfall deficit after a delayed onset and a nearly two-week pause in the m... Read More


Vegetable trader killed after tractor-trolley hits bike in Meerut

Meerut, July 1 -- A 40-year-old vegetable trader from Mawana was killed in a gruesome road accident late Monday night after a garbage-laden tractor-trolley rammed into his motorcycle near the Kali riv... Read More


16-yr-old kills sister, surrenders to cops

MEERUT, July 1 -- In a case of alleged hate crime, a 16-year-old boy allegedly strangled his 18-year-old sister to death at their home in Meerut on Tuesday, allegedly claiming that her relationship wi... Read More


Why big cities keep drawing India's workforce

New Delhi, July 1 -- Being an entrepreneur is more rewarding than being a paid employee in any of India's 46 cities with population in excess of a million (2011 census) than in urban India as a whole.... Read More


23 oppn parties write to cji on concerns over S.I.R. of poll rolls

New Delhi, July 1 -- Twenty-three Opposition parties, including the DMK and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), along with Independent MP Kapil Sibal, on Tuesday sent a joint letter to Chief Justice of India (... Read More


Hormuz crisis underlined India's energy resilience

India, July 1 -- When the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed following military strikes on Iran earlier this year, the implications for India were immediate and profound. Nearly one-fifth of the worl... Read More


Language policy needs careful implementation

India, July 1 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announcement a one-time relaxation for students currently in classes 9, 8, and 7 from the three-language policy - which was rolled out ... Read More


Who is "Honourable" in the Indian republic?

India, July 1 -- A recent order of the Allahabad High Court, arising from a criminal writ petition, ventured into an unexpected question: Who is "entitled" to be addressed as "Honourable"? The issue b... Read More


India's role in fostering convergence within G7

India, July 1 -- This year's G7 Leaders' Summit under the French Presidency had many reasons to go wrong. With multiple conflicts, disrupted maritime trade routes, an energy crisis, an epidemic outbre... Read More


CBSE 3-language policy: One-time relief for Classes 7, 8, 9 students

New Delhi, June 30 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday announced a one-time relaxation for students currently in classes 9, 8, and 7 from the three-language policy which was h... Read More