US Supreme Court rejects Tahawwur Rana's plea to stay extradition

The United States Supreme Court has rejected 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana's appeal seeking a stay on his extradition to India, moving him closer to being handed over to Indian......

At least 150 die as 7.7 strong quake rocks Myanmar, Thailand

A devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, leaving a trail of destruction and loss. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed concern over the devastating......

Why The Census Is Important

It will be interesting to see what shifts have been recorded in the last decade-and- a-half -- from the effects of demonetisation and Covid's second wave to the drop in fertility and increase in......

Why Latin America Loves India And Vice Versa

The warmth and respect for India were evident wherever I went and noticed how most Latin Americans have Indian gurus either directly or online and yoga was very much in vogue, observes Ambassador T......

Sam Pitroda on public information infrastructure & innovations

Sam Pitroda is used to wearing many hats. At present, he is advisor to the prime minister on public information infrastructure and innovations. What has also caught his fancy is the......

A look into India's e-waste problem

  The new rules will hopefully do better By notifying fresh rules to govern the handling of electronic waste or e-waste (the earlier rules issued five years ago were quite inadequate), the......

China, India in a huddle over Danish draft

India and China have gone into a huddle over the possible existence of a Danish text, which the rich nations may wield at the climate change talks. "The Danish text does exist and we have......

Women in India lag in Internet use

More needs to be done to boost women's and girl's lagging online access, tech giant Intel Corp said in a report to be released later on Thursday that calls for doubling the number of female......