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Beyond the crime and punishment numbers

India, May 8 -- The 2024 report on Crime in India, released on Wednesday, is significant because it is the first after the adoption of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the new criminal code that rep... Read More


Rahul Gandhi's politics of fruitless opportunism

India, May 8 -- It is useful to begin with recent chronology. The Congress fought the elections in Tamil Nadu as a junior partner of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). It fought in West Bengal again... Read More


India's antibiotic crisis has a vaccine solution

India, May 8 -- Every year, antibiotic resistance kills more people in India than in any other country. Drug-resistant infections were directly responsible for 267,000 deaths in India in 2021 and were... Read More


'No bilateral sports ties with Pak except multi-nat'l events'

New Delhi, May 8 -- India will maintain a blanket ban on bilateral sporting ties with Pakistan, the union sports ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. However, Indian teams and players will compe... Read More


WFI policy shuts out Vinesh's Asiad hopes

New Delhi, May 8 -- Double World Championships bronze medallist wrestler Vinesh Phogat will not be eligible to compete in the Asian Games selection trials scheduled later this month, as per Wrestling ... Read More


'Johnny, Johnny.' sows seeds of dishonesty in kids: Min

Kanpur, May 8 -- Sparking a controversy, Uttar Pradesh higher education minister Yogendra Upadhyaya on Wednesday said the English nursery rhyme "Johnny, Johnny! Yes Papa? Eating sugar? No papa" sows t... Read More


U.P. has moved away from politics of fatwas to dev: CM

Meerut, May 8 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said the state had moved away from the politics of "appeasement" and "fatwas" to a model focused on development and public welfare. He also ... Read More


2 wanted nomadic gang members killed in police encounter

AGRA/LUCKNOW, May 8 -- Two members of the nomadic gang, wanted in connection with the April 23 dacoity at a trader's residence in Mathura, were killed in a police encounter in Surir police station lim... Read More


DJ dispute turns violent, bride's cousin shot

Agra, May 8 -- A wedding celebration in Etah district turned violent after a dispute over playing of a DJ led to firing, leaving the bride's cousin critically injured and forcing the marriage to be ca... Read More


Probe ordered after constable's video alleging illegal collections goes viral

Lucknow, May 8 -- A viral video released by a constable posted at the Reserve Police Lines of the Lucknow Police Commissionerate alleging illegal collections within the department has led to a probe. ... Read More