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SC stays Telangana HC order on custody of two women journalists

India, Oct. 17 -- The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday stayed a Telangana High Court (HC) order that upheld police custody of two women journalists booked for alleged circulation of a video with "deroga... Read More


Shoe incident: Advocate to face criminal contempt

India, Oct. 17 -- The Attorney General R Venkataramani on Thursday granted his consent for initiating criminal contempt proceedings against a 71-year-old advocate who recently hurled a shoe towards Ch... Read More


Omar announces return of Darbar move after 4 years

India, Oct. 17 -- Patting his own back on the occasion of completing one year in office, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday made a significant announcement related to the resum... Read More


PMAY-Urban 2.0 crosses 10 lakh homes mark

India, Oct. 17 -- The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has approved the construction of an additional 1.41 lakh houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)-Urban 2.0, taking the total numbe... Read More


Southwest monsoon withdraws

India, Oct. 17 -- The southwest monsoon withdrew from the entire country on Thursday, a day after the usual date of October 15, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. At the same time, the n... Read More


Govt to request HC for fast-track court trial of Zubeen's death case: Himanta

India, Oct. 17 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the State Government will request the Gauhati High Court to set up a fast-track court to decide on singer Zubeen Garg's... Read More


Are we true to our Constitution?

India, Oct. 17 -- The generation that saw independence witnessed India's transformation from food scarcity to surplus, from 400 million people to 1.4 billion, and from Gandhian simplicity to a politic... Read More


Vrindavan widows celebrate Diwali, illuminates joy

India, Oct. 16 -- Continuing to break age-old traditions, hundreds of mothers who living in ashrams after death of their husbands once again joined the Diwali celebrations organized specially for them... Read More


NIT researchers use medicinal plants for antibiotics

India, Oct. 16 -- Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, have used extracts from medicinal plants to produce potent antibacterial agents that are environmentally safe and... Read More


Assess the auction impact on EIAs

India, Oct. 16 -- In Wednesday's column, we looked at the general problems with auctions in mining. Today, we consider how the environment, although crucial and critical, creates impediments in post-a... Read More