On Climate Justice, India Should Practise What It Preaches
The first ever draft resolution to include climate change in the mandate of the United Nations Security Council was vetoed...
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Despite NRC Inclusion, Nationality Of Assam Activist ‘Doubtful’
A peasant activist in Assam, who had also unsuccessfully fought as a candidate of a regional outfit in the last...
No Nation Can Boost Its Way Out Of Pandemic: WHO Chief
The World Health Organization chief warned on Wednesday that the rush in wealthy countries to roll out additional Covid vaccine...
Kerala HC Dismisses Vaccine Certificate Photo Removal Plea
The Kerala High Court dismissed a plea seeking the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photograph from COVID-19 vaccination certificates...
Hong Kong University Dismantles & Removes Tiananmen Statue
A leading Hong Kong university has dismantled and removed a statue from its campus site that for more than two...
In A First, Women Commandos To Guard VIPs
A maiden contingent of CRPF women commandos trained in VIP security will soon be deployed with Home Minister Amit Shah,...
RTE Act: PIL In SC Seeks Common Syllabus Across India
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court against certain sections of the Right to Education Act 2009 for...
Supertyphoon Rai ‘Exceeded All Predictions’
The rapid intensification that turned this week's Typhoon Rai into the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year surpassed...
Omicron: Centre Urges States To ‘Activate’ War Rooms, EOCs
Asserting that the Omicron variant is at least thrice more transmissible than Delta, the Centre on Tuesday asked states and...
Omicron Spreading Faster Than Delta, Infecting The Vaccinated: WHO
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster than the Delta variant and is causing infections in people already...
Himalayan Glaciers Melting At An ‘Exceptional Rate’: Study
Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at an "exceptional" rate because of global warming, threatening the water supply of millions...
‘The Nutmeg’s Curse’ Challenges Dominant View Of Development
(Book Review by Joydeep Gupta) I did not ‘like’ The Nutmeg’s Curse by Amitav Ghosh. I have a strong suspicion...
Conspiracy Behind Sacrilege Attempt At Golden Temple: SGPC Chief
SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami on Monday expressed the apprehension that a “big conspiracy” was behind the alleged sacrilege attempt...
122 Central Institute Students Died By Suicide During 2014-21
In a stark reflection of the true state of higher education in the country, a total of 122 students of...
Major Collapse Of West Antarctica’s Ice Sheet Can Be Averted
(The Conversation: with Dan Lowry, Ice Sheet & Climate Modeller, GNS Science; Mario Krapp, Environmental Data Scientist, GNS Science; Nick...
“Reduce Boys’ Marriage Age To 18 To Ensure Gender Equality”
The Narendra Modi government's decision to increase the age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years has come...
Hindus Believe Every Person’s DNA Is Unique: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said those who have belief in Hindutva feel all Indians have the same DNA...
Fight For ‘Snatched’ Rights Peacefully: Mufti
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday called on the youth to join the struggle for restoration of their rights "snatched"...
“Investigating Every Single Angle” In Chopper Crash: IAF Chief
The Court of Inquiry being conducted by a tri-services inquiry team will be a fair process and the mandate given...
‘Kumar Must Apologise To Every Indian Woman For Rape Remark’
NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma on Friday slammed Karnataka Congress MLA K R Ramesh Kumar for his controversial rape comment, saying...
NIA Observations Against Swamy: Kin File Plea
Frazer Mascarenhas, an associate of late Jesuit priest Stan Swamy, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking to clear Swamy's...
President Inaugurates Temple Destroyed By Pak Army In 1971
President Ram Nath Kovind on December 17 inaugurated the renovated Sri Ramna Kali Mandir in Dhaka, 50 years after it...
Scammers Target Female Media Personalities: NYT Report
Several prominent female journalists and media personalities in India, including ex-NDTV anchor Nidhi Razdan, have been targeted by online scammers...
1971 Indira Omission: Deliberate Or By Default?
India celebrated the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Bangladesh on December 16, 2021. It was a grand affair --...
Climate Action In 2022: What’s Next For South, Central And SE Asia?
Many Asian countries made net-zero pledges at COP26 in Glasgow last month, but most were vague and opaque. The big...
