EVMs in India are 'black box', can't scrutinise, says Rahul, backs Musk's view

A fresh political slugfest erupted on Sunday over electronic voting machine tampering claims with Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders citing a media report that alleged that a relative of the......

How Many Letters Does The Post Office Still Deliver?

Nearly two million postcards and eight million letters pass through India's post offices daily. IMAGE: A man buys the National flag at a Juhu post office, north west Mumbai, ahead of Independence......

India's first voter dies in HP after voting for 34th time,

  IMAGE: Shyam Saran Negi, Independent India’s first voter. Photograph: PTI Photo Three days after casting his vote for the 34th time, India's first voter Shyam Saran Negi died on......

Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori dies at 73 after battle against cancer

Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori, often referred to as the 'saint of santoor' and 'king of strings' for his mastery over the instrument, died on Thursday at a Gurugram hospital following a battle with......

Pay panel proposes, Modi Sarkar disposes

Is there a conflict of interest in civil servants having a decisive say on the recommendations made by a Pay Commission or is it time for a new review mechanism, asks A K Bhattacharya.......

Coming soon: Jan-Dhan banking on non-internet phones

Discussions are on in government about how to make the process simpler for the poor and more cost-effective for telecom operators, says Subhomoy Bhattacharjee. The Jan-Dhan Yojana is poised for a......

Bharat Bandh: Essential services most likely to be hit

Trade union leaders claimed that the strike would be even bigger than the one last year as the number of striking workers is expected to swell to 18 crore Essential services like banking and......

India Post goes high-tech, geo-tags post offices on Bhuvan

The Postal Department has geo-tagged more than 1,50,000 post offices on geo-portal Bhuvan, developed by ISRO As emails and SMSes become the order of the day, the good-old Postal Department is......

Legendary footballer Chuni Goswami no more

Iconic former India footballer Chuni Goswami, who captained the 1962 Asian Games gold-winning team and also played first-class cricket, died, in Kolkata, on Thursday after suffering a cardiac......