By Saumya Tewari Female contestants increased across the four states that went to polls recently – but not legislators – and three times as many women contested in Kerala compared to the 2011 elections, according…
By Vikas Datta Mirza Farhataullah Baig is not a writer whose name triggers recognition beyond the limited circle of formal students of Urdu or a few others deeply interested in its rich literature, but he…
By Amulya Ganguli Assam has given Narendra Modi a breather. It is now up to him to make full use of the time he has got to recover from last year’s drubbings in Delhi and…
By Kamala Thiagarajan About 350 people die every day on Indias roads – more than any other country – with those under 18 and two-wheeler riders most vulnerable, according to various data. An Airbus A-320…
By Saeed Naqvi The sharpest observation after the five state elections has come from Mamata Banerjee. Rahul Gandhi is a Narendra Modi asset. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul had mounted a bitter attack on Mamata during…
By Amulya Ganguli Since the Left Democratic Party (LDF) has lived up to the expectation of replacing the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) every alternate year in Kerala, there is nothing unusual about its victory….
By Vinod Behl Against the backdrop of low demand and slow home sales, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan’s plea to real estate developers to “adjust” their prices to encourage buying was met…
By Swapnil Bhandari & Rithika Kumar Higher-than-expected voter turnout of a record-breaking 84.7 percent in Assam has been making headlines since the assembly polls ended on April 11, 2016. Higher turnout may indicate a desire…
By Vikas Datta Among the foremost thinkers of all ages, his contribution to knowledge spans maths, logic, history, philosophy and computer science at the very least. But he didn’t ignore the world as it was,…
Washington, May 18 (IANS) A new poll found on Tuesday that rank-and-file Republicans differ from party elites who see House Speaker Paul Ryan as the GOP leader. Nearly six in 10 Republican and Republican-leaning registered…
Washington, May 18 (IANS) US voters are split between the choice of Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton in a hypothetical matchup of the general election in November, a new poll said on Tuesday….
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A proposal by the women and child development ministry to increase maternity leave period has been pending with the labour ministry for over six months, Women and Child Development Minister…
By Rajat Arora Those were the days when our forefathers toiled in the fields all through the day; our grandmothers were spinning around doing all the household chores and the children at home did not…
By Prachi Salve & Saumya Tewari Almost 77 percent of Indian parents expect to live with their sons in old age while seven percent want to live with their daughters, according to the India Human…
By Mohit Dubey It’s not without reason that Uttar Pradesh is at the centre of any and every thing even remotely connected with politics. And so, it is no wonder that in this most populous…
By Amit Kapoor India’s first and recently initiated national IPR policy is a culmination of the ongoing process of improving India’s IP regime globally. The national IP policy underscores the need to promote creativity and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) By Devanik Saha In a recent “Mann Ki Baat” address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed that every government should focus on quality learning and outcomes rather than the…
By Samir K. Purkayastha The emergence of Maulana Badruddin Ajmal, an immigrant of East Bengali origin, as the central theme in the campaign for the just ended assembly elections in Assam again exposed how the…
By Vikas Datta Poets can count themselves fortunate even if snatches of their works linger on in memory down the years but this poem is unique for it not only influenced popular literature or musicals,…
By Prachi Salve Much criticism has been directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modis claim – wrong, as FactChecker reported – that the proportion of infants dying is lower in Somalia than Keralas tribal areas. But…