'Judgment Is A Constitutional Earthquake'

'It has changed the political character of India by ejecting socialism as an ideology from the Constitution of India.' IMAGE: The Supreme Court of India. Photograph: Amit Sharma/ANI The recent......

6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan, tremors in north India

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Afghanistan on Thursday with tremors rippling through parts of north India, the National Centre for Seismology said. The epicentre for the quake, which struck......

Strong earthquake kills at least 9 in Taiwan, sparks tsunami fears

At least nine people have been killed and  77 people trapped across Taiwan after a powerful earthquake struck the island's eastern coast, CNN reported, citing the National Fire Agency. IMAGE:......

6 dead as earthquake jolts Nepal, tremors felt across north India

Strong tremors were felt across north India and parts of Nepal in the early hours of Wednesday after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Himalayan region near Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh along the......

Modi needs to listen to good advice

Listening -- really listening -- to advisers in the government and outside would help.India has plenty of wise economists who have worked within the bureaucracy during previous crises, points out......

Engineering R&D to be $42 bn mkt in India by 2020

The engineering R&D services market is expected to be on a roll with increasing interest by the global companies to set up their captive R&D centre in the country. According to a recent study by......

India's pride: A stunning cable-stayed bridge in Jammu & Kashmir

Strategically important and first of the kind in North India and Jammu and Kashmir, the 592-meter long Basohli Bridge over River Ravi will be the fourth such bridge in the country Defence Minister......

'Natural disasters a threat to India's growth'

The World Bank on Wednesday warned that natural disasters pose a major threat to India's economic development, inflicting losses amounting to $13.8 billion during 1996-2001 and eroding two per cent......

IPL teams in Mohali evacuated after earthquake

 Evacuated out of the hotel, boys are a little shaken: Steyn IMAGE: The Mohali Stadium is home to IPL team Kings XI Punjab. The tremors of an earthquake in Afghanistan has forced new Indian......

India to host 2018 Asia Cup, 2016 edition in Bangladesh

The next year's Asia Cup T20 tournament will be held in Bangladesh in February with India hosting the 2018 edition of the marquee event, said Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Anurag......