BJP Luminaries Gather In Varanasi

'The question is whether Modi will increase his victory margin.' IMAGE: A child dressed as Narendra Modi during the Mahila Sammelan in Varanasi, May 22, 2024. Photograph: ANI Photo  ......

Indian American elected to California school board

It was a moment of pride when Sarabjit Kaur Cheema was sworn in as a member of the New Haven Unified School District Board in California, on November 7.One of two newly elected members and the......

Own Goal! Europe's Protests Over Qatar's Human Rights

The rumblings of discontent from Righteous Europe over Qatar's admittedly appalling human rights record can only be viewed as deeply disingenuous and phoney, argues Kanika Datta. IMAGE: Members of......

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......

Centre drops plan for airport privatisation

  Chennai and Kolkata airports to remain under AAI control; fresh bids for Jaipur, Ahmedabad airports from private players for operation and maintenance aloneThe government has scrapped the......

Still no clearnace for Posco project

Orissa's mega steel project Posco has slipped into a situation of Shakespeare's 'To be, or not to be' with the Union environment minister putting a halt to forest clearance.Though Chief Minister......

Citigroup elated over WEF honour for Shamina Singh

The World Economic Forum last week named former Clinton Administration official, erstwhile Congressional staffer and longtime Democratic Party activist Shamina Singh, 41, as one of its Young Global......

How to make BSNL, MTNL more relevant

While the public sector telecom giants are in a graveyard spiral, they still have valuable assets in their reach and their networks of hundreds of thousands of kilometres, writes Shyam Ponappa.......