Will go on 28-day fast from August 15 if...: Sonam Wangchuk

Climate activist Soman Wangchuk announced on Sunday that he will launch a 28-day fast on Independence Day if the government does not invite Ladakh authorities for talks on demands for statehood and......

Nitin Gadkari: Longest serving transport minister gets another stint

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari, popularly referred as the 'Highway Man of India', is known to be a go-getter in whatever work he undertakes. IMAGE: BJP leader Nitin Gadkari......

JD-U hopeful of 3 'respectable' cabinet berths

The Janata Dal-United, the support of which along with the Telugu Desam Party is crucial for the new National Democratic Alliance government, will likely make a bid for 'up to three' cabinet......

Giant In The Earth: M S Swaminathan

Dr Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to Dr M S Swaminathan, the renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who passed away in Chennai last week. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Govt's piece-meal approach not enough to help migrants

There was no announcement from the government on guaranteeing a minimum basic income, which is the need of the hour. The announcements on portability of ration cards and affordable rental housing......

'Only 10% of farmers gain from loan waivers'

'Some farmers know when elections are due.''Before that, they take loans.''They then ask their farmer unions for loan waivers and the political party who shouts first about a loan waiver (gets the......

An energy superpower? Not India!

At least not soon.Arunabha Ghosh on why India will increasingly become an energy great power, but not an energy hegemon. IMAGE: India has to find its voice, articulate concerns, and navigate the......

Odisha: Of unkept promises and chasing big-ticket investments

A large chunk of the Rs 8.8 lakh crore  of investments the Patnaik government had attracted is in uncertain territory, says Dillip Satapathy. The ninth of a 10-part series looks at the......

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......