The point made by sociologist M N Srinivas, that it represented a Sanskritic act that was linked to caste, is never raised in Indian debates and the disapproval of drink is almost universal, notes......
India dropped one spot to 131 among 189 countries in the 2020 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......
'Better hygiene could lower a person's immunity and make the person susceptible to auto-immune diseases.' IMAGE: A garbage dump in Agartala. Photograph: Abhishek Saha/ANI Photo The United......
‘Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.’ -- Jim Rohn. To lead a life with happiness, peace, and opportunities to use......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi came under severe criticism from the Opposition parties after he compared the infant mortality rate among the Scheduled Tribe community in the southern state to that in......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of making India a high-income economy by 2047 is unlikely to be achieved, but the country should become an upper middle-income nation by then, Financial Times......
India ranked 132 out of 191 countries in the 2021 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Kindly note that this image has been......
India has the lowest labour force participation rate in South Asia and one of the lowest in the world, points out Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Workers stitch garments at a factory in Jaipur. Photograph:......
India has to blame itself for its low ranking in the Human Development Index as it is not tending to be proactive even when solution to the problem is staring us in the face, Infosys Chairman and......
The Survey noted that while women account for almost half of India's population, their participation in labour market is almost one-third and has been declining. Illustration: Dominic......
German officials had concrete indications of a security threat that led them to call off Tuesday night's soccer game between Germany and the Netherlands, the premier of the state of Lower Saxony......