Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Hapur denies transfer of 16 villages to gzb authority

Ghaziabad, Aug. 15 -- The Hapur-Pilkhuwa Development Authority (HPDA) has raised objections and denied handing over 16 revenue villages to be included in the jurisdiction of the Ghaziabad Development ... Read More


Murder accused tries to perform 'magic' in court

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- A surgeon on trial for murder threw rice on the courtroom floor in Delhi on Monday purportedly to perform "black magic", making the court convict him for disrupting proceedings. ... Read More


HC upholds right to marry outside faith

new delhi, Aug. 15 -- The choice to marry someone from a different faith is safeguarded under the fundamental right to life and personal liberty, even if it challenges social norms and family expectat... Read More


Bedil's man in Dilli

India, Aug. 15 -- Every morning, at seven, this elderly man gets up from his bed. While the household is asleep, he tiptoes into the kitchen, quietly making a cup of chai. The illustrious Sharif Husai... Read More


aap, bjp spar over city's rain tragedies

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for severe waterlogging in Delhi after heavy rain, prompting a sharp counterattack from t... Read More


Rain, waterlogging gridlock Ggm expressway

Gurugram, Aug. 15 -- Continuous heavy rain on Thursday morning triggered massive traffic snarl on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway (NH-48) near Narsinghpur which was severely inundated, officials said. Alm... Read More


Tree, wall collapses claim 3 lives in city

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Continuous rainfall that started in the early hours of Thursday has once again left Delhi with mortalities, three this time, caused by a tree collapse in Kalkaji and a wall colla... Read More


Despite big economic gains, many gaps remain

India, Aug. 15 -- In a memorable speech delivered to the Constituent Assembly on the eve of Independence on August 14, 1947, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru outlined the country's basic, social and economic o... Read More


A call to forge a sense of national identity

India, Aug. 15 -- Ipropose to speak bluntly and sincerely about the state of the nation 50 years after Independence. I would be dishonouring the memory of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and of his mentor, Ma... Read More


when children his age learnt the alphabet, he went to jail

India, Aug. 15 -- At an age when most children are busy learning the alphabet and numbers, Iqbal Singh was learning the harsh realities of oppression - inside a prison cell. Now 89, the freedom fighte... Read More