States have power to sub-classify SC/ST groups for quota: Top court

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that states are constitutionally empowered to make sub-classifications within the Scheduled Castes, which form a socially heterogeneous......

BJP manifesto promises to 'maintain peace in Northeast'

In its election manifesto -- 'Sankalp Patra' -- the Bharatiya Janata Party has vowed to implement the Union Civil Code (UCC), maintain peace in the Northeast, among other key poll promises. IMAGE:......

Does India Need A Population Policy?

Experts recommend awaiting the findings of the 2021 Census, which is yet to be conducted, before introducing population control policies. IMAGE: A crowded railway platform in Mumbai. Kindly note......

Nitish draws flak over remark on women's education and birth control

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's comment on the importance of women's education to control the population raised a storm on Tuesday with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party tearing into him.......

Murder In Mahim Review: Must Watch

Among the many reasons to watch Murder In Mahim is that it may be a chance to wipe out -- if it is achievable by a Web series -- the air of judgment towards those who do not conform to the......

Big Girls Don't Cry Review: Watchable

Big Girls Don't Cry is too solemn to be fun and too timid to be truly bold, feels Deepa Gahlot. For the new generation, it is probably the Harry Potter books set in a boarding school that......

High Fashion On The Golden Globes Red Carpet

The 81st Annual Golden Globes awards saw Hollywood's swish set make a dazzling show on the red carpet. Here's all the action coming straight for you from Beverly Hills, California.  ......

Get Your Sex Education On OTT

Thank You For Coming recently discussed female desire and a 32-year-old woman's lack of an orgasm despite a vigorous sex life. Quite a few Hindi films have taken up issues related with sex, and......

This one-sided moral lesson is just hypocrisy: FIFA chief Infantino

IMAGE: FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended the presence of Iran at the tournament despite the current spate of deadly protests there sparked by the death of a woman in police custody in......

Day 15: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Sweden beat Britain to win men's curling gold IMAGE: Sweden's Christoffer Sundgren, Vice Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranaa and Daniel Magnusson react after winning the curling men's gold medal game......