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The rupee and the school bell

India, Sept. 17 -- India has chosen to protect part of its tax revenue for education. Indeed, an important commitment. However, the latest parliamentary data invite a second question: once money is ra... Read More


All 10 convicts IN '13 BASTAR MAOIST ATTACK GIVEN death PENALTY

raipur, Sept. 17 -- A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district on Wednesday sentenced all 10 convicts in the 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack ca... Read More


sr. nda leaders to lead 'seva sankalp' events in varanasi for pm's birthday

VARANASI, Sept. 17 -- A host of dignitaries, including defence minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu, will participate in Prime Minister Naren... Read More


SC seeks state's response on plea to fell 124 trees for institute

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- Describing the project as one of "eminent national importance", the Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Maharashtra government and others on a plea seeking perm... Read More


No probe of 'clashing' claims on July 20 stir

India, Sept. 17 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking a fact-finding inquiry into "conflicting' accounts by police and media over the alleged use of lathis by Delhi Police ... Read More


SC: Child can take stepfather's name

India, Sept. 17 -- A child's wish to bear the name of the man who lives with and cares for her became a decisive factor in an unusual intervention by the Supreme Court. The court rewrote the terms of ... Read More


NCP readies Sunetra-driven campaign amid internal strife

Mumbai, Sept. 17 -- Eight months after she took over the reins of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the party is planning an extensive campaign to project its national president, Sunetra Pawar as ... Read More


Sridevi's land case: SC asks Boney to pursue mediation

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the late Bollywood actress Sridevi's family to pursue mediation for settlement of rival claims over a land parcel in Chennai that came in... Read More


Venugopal, Surjewala in Bengaluru for key Karnataka Cong reset

Bengaluru, Sept. 16 -- The Congress high command is stepping up its engagement with the Karnataka unit, with AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala holdi... Read More


MP govt to provide free property registration of over 50 lakh rural land parcels on PM Modi's birthday, says CM Mohan Yadav

Bhopal, Sept. 16 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday said the state government planned an initiative to provide free property registration to more than 50 lakh rural land parcels... Read More