Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that during the Emergency imposed in 1975 attempts were made to "crush democracy" in India, and asserted that it is difficult to find another such...

The education ministry on Wednesday announced a three-year bachelor programme with provision for award of credits for 50 per cent of the course to youths for skills earned during their services in def...

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) have developed an affordable prosthetic leg with advanced features, specifically designed for Indian conditions. The IIT Guwahati sai...

Fans and supporters of South Asia’s film industry have a reason to smile. The Cannes Film Festival last week delivered a vote of confidence for films produced by the world’s most densely p...

Though completed in 1929, the memorial hall remained a blind spot. And then in 1977, Jyoti Basu, who was then the chief minister of West Bengal, decided to make a museum of it. He donat...

The Union government has paused the release of  Rs 4,900 crore under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and Rs 2,700 crore under the Swachh Bharat Mission (rural) for Bengal and sought clarificati...

He was also Sonia Gandhi’s closest advisor when Sharad Pawar, P.A. Sangma and Tariq Anwar revolted against her on the ground of her foreign origins. It is believed that the drafts of all letters...

Focus on history of tribal movement and its relevance ...

There is a tendency to undermine India’s stellar military and political achievement in 1971 with the saffron constituency saying, ‘We missed out on a great opportunity to take back Pakista...

Go local Sir — Owning a pure-bred dog has become a status symbol in India. In most cases, these dogs are ill-suited to India’s hot and humid climate. Breeds like the Siberian Husky, the S...