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Court summons IO over plea to de-freeze accused's pension a/c

LUCKNOW, Aug. 18 -- In the ongoing probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations at Ram temple, one of the eight accused, Subhash Srivastava, has approached the special judge, Prevention of Corrupt... Read More


17 killed in drowning, road crash incidents in state

KANPUR/PRAYAGRAJ/VARANASI, Aug. 18 -- 17 people, eight of them Kanwariyas, were caught in separate tragedies in Uttar Pradesh over Sunday night and Monday, with four devotees killed in road accidents ... Read More


S-I among four killed, 17 hurt in separate road accidents in Aligarh and Agra

AGRA, Aug. 18 -- Four people, including a police sub-inspector and a couple, were killed and 17 others injured in two separate road accidents in Aligarh and Agra on Monday. In Aligarh, a speeding truc... Read More


Tribals fight to preserve mother tongues

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 18 -- In Odisha's Rayagada district, 14 Saora tribal families in Engerba village are fighting to save their mother tongue from extinction, offering rice or pulses as meals to teacher... Read More


After Chandrasekaran, the true test for the Tatas

India, Aug. 18 -- When news broke that N Chandrasekaran would not seek reappointment as chairman of Tata Sons beyond the end of his current term, the reaction was immediate. Tata stocks came under pre... Read More


A forced pause for India's solar power generation

India, Aug. 18 -- One hates to admit this, but India may have to temporarily pause further addition to its renewable capacity, especially solar. There are two main roadblocks that have led to a situat... Read More


Ecological equity needs constitutional protection

India, Aug. 18 -- Ecological inequality is now one of the most significant, yet least recognised, forms of inequality in India. Geographic variation may explain this asymmetry, but it cannot justify c... Read More


New levers in the BJP machinery

India, Aug. 18 -- To dominate a country as culturally and linguistically diverse and geographically massive as India, a political party needs to havea robust organisation. Key cogs in this structure m... Read More


Permira may lead race for Cloudnine stake sale

Mumbai, Aug. 18 -- Global private equity fund Permira may emerge as the frontrunner to acquire a stake worth $150-200 million in Bengaluru-based maternal and child healthcare chain Cloudnine Hospitals... Read More


Coal India mulls iron ore bids; eyes pellet plant

Mumbai, Aug. 18 -- Coal India Ltd is set to bid for more iron ore mines, depending on whether the blocks are financially viable, as the country's largest coal miner seeks to secure raw material for a ... Read More