Soldiers open fire at Naga locals killing 14; jawan dies in rioting

Security forces opened fire on civilians killing 14 and injuring 11 more in Nagaland's Mon district in three consecutive incidents of firing the first of which was possibly a case of mistaken......

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: A FAILURE?

There should have been a focus on sanitation and not on littering or garbage. Absence of sanitation affects the health of children, explains Aakar Patel. Kindly note the image has been posted only......

PHOTOS: The weirdly, wonderful world we live in!

These 10 images prove that it's an odd, odd world out there...  Members of the public view a 45-foot-tall giant golden monkey on the side of Inverleith house in Edinburgh, Scotland. The......

COVID-19: 5 states account for 60% recoveries in India

With 94,612 people recuperating from COVID-19 in a span of 24 hours, the total number of recoveries in the country has surged to 43,03,043, taking the national recovery rate to 79.68 per cent, the......

India, US, 12 other IPEF members ink pact

India, the US and 12 other members of the IPEF grouping have signed a supply chain resilience agreement that would help mitigate risks of economic disruptions from supply chain shocks and improve......

India readies plan to sell only 'clean' diamonds worldwide

All stakeholders in the diamond industry chain from mines to retailers have to follow a system of warranty under which they have to individually declare in the invoices they issue that what they......

Demonetisation casts a grim shadow over India's exports

Exporters believe the situation will also have a grave outcome for employment, with large numbers of casual laborers looking at no work, as well as downstream units facing a loss of work, reports......

Indian IT industry sees red as H-1B visa window gets smaller

The move by Trump is expected to hurt outsourcing companies majors here, such as TCS, Infosys and Wipro, which traditionally have used the H-1B visa programme to send engineers to work on projects......

Rio Olympic village workers living in squalor

Construction progress takes place during a tour of the Ilha Pura housing complex, the future site of the Athletes' Village for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Mario......