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SC seeks Centre's report on Ganga banks' encroachment

New Delhi, March 16 -- The Supreme Court has sought a comprehensive status report on encroachments along the banks and floodplains of the Ganga across multiple states, while expressing concern that th... Read More


The urgency to reform the defence forces

India, March 16 -- The defence ministry has unveiled a new blueprint for transforming the armed forces into an integrated, agile and technologically advanced military capable of deterring enemies and ... Read More


Mood of the nation and national interest

India, March 16 -- There is something almost reassuring about the predictability of India's Iran debate. The moment the US-Israel strikes started two weeks ago, the positions fell into prefabricated m... Read More


In West Asia, a futile war that serves no ends

India, March 16 -- Sometimes, hunters end up being the hunted. The adage aptly fits the US and Israel today. US President Donald Trump trumpeting victory in the war on Iran every other day convenientl... Read More


Trieste and the new routes of global trade

India, March 16 -- The conflict in the Middle East has ushered in a period of significant international instability. The foremost priority of the ministry of foreign affairs has been to assist Italian... Read More


Polls that will test INDIA bloc

India, March 16 -- It is rare in Indian politics for a set of elections to hold more value for the national Opposition than the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Yet, in the upcoming polls in West Bengal,... Read More


'BJP will retain Assam with record numbers'

GUWAHATI, March 16 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday predicted that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Assam will return to power with record numbers in the coming assembly e... Read More


WB officials get DA hike ahead of polls

Kolkata, March 16 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday hiked the dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees and increased the monthly honorariums for mosque muezzins and... Read More


SC orders states to report latest encroachments on ganga plains

New Delhi, March 16 -- The Supreme Court has sought a comprehensive status report on encroachments along the banks and floodplains of the Ganga across multiple states, while expressing concern that th... Read More


Police recover 'weapons' in brutal torture of 4-year-old

LUCKNOW, March 16 -- The alleged torture of four-year-old boy in Lucknow's Chowk area has taken a more chilling turn after police recovered several household objects suspected to have been used to ass... Read More