'My body can't take this pressure of having babies'

'The minute I tell couples to use condoms or suggest permanent birth control, they ignore it or just change the topic.' India has surpassed China to become the world's most populous nation with......

Minorities, women under constant attack: Sonia slams Modi govt

In a scathing attack on the Modi government, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that power has become intensely concentrated over the past eight years in a handful of politicians......

BJP Punjab manifesto: 75% quota for locals in govt jobs

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance released its manifesto for the February 20 Punjab polls on Saturday, promising a slew of sops for various sections, including 75 per cent......

Four states report 14 new Omicron cases, India tally rises to 87

Karnataka, Delhi, Gujarat and Telangana together on Thursday reported 14 fresh cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus taking the countrywide tally of this strain to 87 even as the national......

The truth behind health ministry's tall claims

Modi government's health ministry is good at making new claims but there is no visible sign of any new programme being initiated, finds out Manoj K. During the last week of May 2015, several......

COLUMN: The Supreme Court and spectrum

Only the Supreme Court can rectify spectrum management in line with other resources, but all stakeholders can contribute, writes Shyam Ponappa. Last week, the department of telecommunications......

Life-saving drugs to be cheaper

The Union Budget has proposed to extend concessional basic customs duty of 5 per cent with full exemption from excise/countervailing duty to six specified life-saving drugs and vaccines, even as......

Plan panel discussing malnutrition with workers

The Planning Commission is interacting with grassroot-level health workers to invite specific suggestions and incorporate the same in policies to tackle malnutrition in India. "We held a meeting......