MUMBAI, Feb. 22 -- The state government's revised teacher approval policy has sparked alarm among education activists and teachers' representatives, who warn that nearly 90 government-run secondary sc... Read More
India, Feb. 22 -- Can we infer that in sports, a team's performance reflects, in some sense, the psychic health of a nation? I ask this question after watching the India-Pakistan T20 World Cup cricket... Read More
India, Feb. 22 -- This column is not about cricket. It's about the behaviour of the Indian cricket team. More specifically, it's about grace on the games field, etiquette and the decent and proper beh... Read More
India, Feb. 22 -- The last Engender column looked at how community radio proved transformative for women's lives in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh. Community radio has been no less transformative in Haryana's... Read More
India, Feb. 22 -- Sundays, I dread. For me, they are an unmitigated bane. Few are likely to agree with this, barring some fellow "super seniors". Members of that fragile community know what I mean. Th... Read More
LUCKNOW, Feb. 22 -- Mayawati, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and national president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), on Saturday sharply criticised the shirtless protest at the high-profile 'AI ... Read More
Ayodhya, Feb. 22 -- Vice president of the Republic of Guyana Dr Bharrat Jagdeo visited the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Saturday, where he received a warm welcome in traditional Awadhi style. Dr Jagdeo of... Read More
Gorakhpur, Feb. 22 -- An eight-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted at a wedding ceremony in the Pipighanj area of Gorakhpur late Friday night, said police officials. The child ... Read More
MEERUT, Feb. 22 -- A 40-year-old man was shot dead by armed robbers during a late-night robbery in the Pragati Nagar locality under Subhashnagar Police Station limits of Bareilly district, police said... Read More
Agra, Feb. 22 -- Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic visited the Taj Mahal on Saturday, describing the monument as one that transcends time and borders as he applauded India's rich cultural heri... Read More