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More autonomy for the IITs will benefit India

India, Aug. 17 -- There may be no better symbol of independent India's ambition than IIT Kharagpur. It rose from the grounds of the Hijli Detention Camp, where British forces imprisoned freedom fighte... Read More


India @79: Much is done, much remains to be done

India, Aug. 17 -- After the Independence Day euphoria, let's now ponder over some complex issues facing the nation. What are these? Let me take you back to Uttar Pradesh of the 1960s. My generation wa... Read More


A road map for progress

India, Aug. 17 -- Like every such address from the ramparts of the Red Fort over the past eight decades, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech to mark the 80th Independence Day combined a short-term a... Read More


tmc leader found dead

Kolkata, Aug. 17 -- Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and former West Bengal assembly deputy speaker Asish Banerjee was found dead at a party office on Sunday in a suspected case of suicide, trig... Read More


ugc-net to be re-held

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday said it will re-conduct the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) exams for English, commerce and sociology... Read More


Still hungry for World Championships medal: Sindhu

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Conversations on the eve of a major championship and body language reveal much about the mindset a player brings into the tournament. There are prodding questions from the media ... Read More


Wehrlein wins Formula E world title

London, Aug. 17 -- The 2025-26 Formula E World Championship concluded with a chaotic season finale at the ExCeL Circuit here on Sunday, crowning Porsche's Pascal Wehrlein world champion for the second... Read More


India on top but SL fight back

Kolkata, Aug. 17 -- The sun played hide and seek as rain came and went at Galle on Sunday, teasing both teams before scuppering the chance of a full day's play. When the light finally faded on the sec... Read More


Treesa-Gayatri find form ahead of Worlds

London, Aug. 17 -- When the year started, India's premier women's doubles badminton pair, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, were building the momentum to get back to their career-best ranking of wor... Read More


sc: tribunals can order eviction to protect elderly

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that tribunals constituted under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 have the power to order eviction of persons from... Read More