CBI to probe coaching centre deaths, HC raps Delhi police

The Delhi high court on Friday transferred the probe into the drowning of three civil services aspirants at the basement of a coaching centre here from police to the CBI 'to ensure the public has......

Over 56k sq km of Western Ghats declared eco sensitive

The Centre has issued a fifth draft notification to declare over 56,800 square kilometres of the Western Ghats across six states, including 13 villages in Kerala's landslide-hit Wayanad,......

'Landslides Used To Be Quite Frequent In The Olden Days'

'Except that the population was much less.''I remember my uncle and family moving away from the base of a hill whenever it rained for more than a couple of days without a dry day in between.'......

Many Oppn CMs to stay away from Modi's Niti Aayog meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair NITI Aayog's 9th Governing Council meeting on July 27, which will focus on making India a developed nation by 2047, an official statement said on Friday.......

'Budget Hasn't Addressed Real Economy Issues'

'Generating employment requires a shift in policy.''If not, the country will face economic, social and political challenges in the coming years.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives......

The Threats To India's Prosperity

Looking under the hood, I see India on the terrible, but commonplace, road to prosperity failure, warns Rathin Roy. IMAGE: Inside a factory in West Bengal. Photograph: Sahiba Chawdhary/Reuters......

Investors cheer as dairy stocks turn cash cows

As milk prices rise, analysts have an optimistic view on dairy stocks such as Heritage Foods and Dodla Dairy, hoping the companies’ margins will grow in the near to medium term. Kindly note......

Modi's goal to make India high-income country by 2047 unlikely: Financial Times expert

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......

'Scale at which this scam operates is shocking'

'There is an eminently fertile ground that perpetrators must be finding in our society.' IMAGE: Shriya Pilgaonkar, left, seen here with Tanuja Chandra, at the screening of Wedding.con. Photograph:......

WOW Moments From Paris Olympics!

The Paris Olympics had it all -- glamour (cuing for Snoop Dogg here), humour (the inventive Internet producing memes after memes) and some controversy too -- Vinesh Phogat's disqualification and......

How 'Guru Gary' is using cricket to keep slum kids away from drugs

Photograph: Andrew Couldridge Livepic via Reuters Notorious for drugs and crime and afflicted by large-scale poverty, the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town is better known for being one of the......