Wednesday, November 20, 2024
India has witnessed several public outcries and widespread protests against cases of rape over the years. The Supreme Court’s controversial verdict on the Mathura rape case of 1972 triggered mass demonstrations in the country and the case is touted...
09 Oct 2024
The above-average rainfall during the monsoon has evoked mixed reactions from the environmentalists. A section of environmentalists have expressed hope that nearly 7.6 per cent excess rainfall over long period average (LPA) may ensure bumper crop pro...
07 Oct 2024
The 21-point action plan announced by the Delhi government to combat air pollution during winter may fail to deliver the goods like the previous ones as it is devoid of any concrete measures to tackle problems like higher vehicular emissions and stub...
06 Oct 2024
After walking a tightrope for almost a year amid Israel’s unrestraint attack on its backed militias, ever since the Hamas fired thousands of missiles from the Gaza Strip into Israel on October 7 last year, Iran did what many feared by firing more t...
03 Oct 2024
Apart from imposing a total ban on child pornography, the Supreme Court (SC) of India, in an important and far-reaching directive has asked all the states and union territories to notify the guidelines on school safety and security. Although the guid...
02 Oct 2024
Restoration work of the road over-bridge near Hotel Tragopan on National Highway-29 in Dimapur has finally begun, more than five months after the district administration conducted a trial run to assess the traffic flow before commencing the actual re...
01 Oct 2024
With an aim to reform the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), world leaders have adopted a ‘Pact for the Future’. However, it seems like an attempt to hide the constant failures of the UN’s important body. According to the UN charter, the U...
30 Sep 2024
In cricket-crazy India, the success of the Indian men and women teams at the recently concluded 45th Chess Olympiad held in Hungary may have failed to evoke huge amounts of enthusiasm, but this is no small achievement by any standards. By winning gol...
29 Sep 2024
After a two-day visit to Sikkim, Jagadguru Shankaracharya along with his entourage arrived at Donyi Polo Airport in Hollongi on Thursday morning via a chartered flight, only to be sent back from the airport following protest from members of the All A...
26 Sep 2024
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should tread cautiously as the chorus for adopting an easy monetary policy is getting louder with every passing day. It may be mentioned here that as the inflationary pressure on the economy has relatively eased, sever...
25 Sep 2024
Despite the opposition from various political parties and civil society organisations, the Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the proposal for ‘one nation, one election’ recommended by the high-level committee headed by fo...
24 Sep 2024
Despite the vociferous demand raised by gig workers, employment in this sector is grossly unregulated. As a result, more than 7.7 million gig workers in the country are being virtually forced to work as bonded labourers in the absence of specific ser...
23 Sep 2024
India’s unprecedented success at the Paralympics may become a flash in the pan due to the apathy shown towards the Paralympians by the corporate sector. It may sound strange, but the reality is that none of the medal-winning Paralympians received a...
22 Sep 2024
The time of the year when lawmakers to bureaucrats to students engage in cleaning their surroundings and public spaces is here. The fortnight-long campaign Swachhta Hi Seva or Cleanliness is Service, has taken off again across the country, this time ...
19 Sep 2024
Arvind Kejriwal’s move to resign as the Delhi Chief Minister after walking out of jail, is not only aimed at sending his political opponents on the back foot by making the next Assembly elections in the national capital like a referendum on his hon...
18 Sep 2024
In an unexpected yet significant move, the State Drugs Control Administration (SDCA) took action against at least nine pharmacies — trade licenses of five cancelled and four suspended — for sale of illegal and restricted drugs last week. The Heal...
17 Sep 2024
India’s Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector, which accounts for 38 per cent of the country’s total manufacturing output, needs urgent support from the government to overcome the hurdles hampering its growth. The sector, which is s...
16 Sep 2024
Improving accuracy in weather prediction and reducing response time are crucial to combating natural disasters. The month of August alone served as a stark reminder, with 387 lives lost and over 2,71,485 people severely affected across India. At leas...
15 Sep 2024
Amid apprehension of the possible spread of mpox to India, the Union Home Ministry earlier this week confirmed the first case of the disease in a person with travel history to a country facing transmission of the virus. Informing that it is an isolat...
12 Sep 2024
Rising education costs in India may throw a spanner in the country’s quest to become a developed nation by 2050, for which inclusive education is one of the crucial preconditions. According to the National Sample Survey (NSS) report, the average ex...
11 Sep 2024
The announcement made by a Hindu group to organise a Gau Dhwaj Sthapana Bharat Yatra or cow flag installation India tour in Kohima as part of the movement aimed at elevating the cow to the status of ‘Rashtra Mata’ or the mother of the nation has ...
10 Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is crucial for the economic growth of any developing nations like India. Many plans and programmes have been instituted over the last three decades to lure foreign investors to India. But unlike small nations where suc...
09 Sep 2024
At a time when Nagaland is scrambling to dodge the prolonged drought in medal winners and sportspersons to compete at the highest level, Hokato Hotozhe Sema has brought the much-needed hope by winning a bronze in shot put at the Paralympic Games Pari...
08 Sep 2024
Just when the crucial Kohima-Dimapur road is limping back to normalcy after the landslide near Dzüdza Bridge rendered it unfit for any vehicular movement for several days, the monsoon rain has once again wreaked havoc across Nagaland, triggering lan...
05 Sep 2024
India should earnestly try to create ‘green jobs’ to get rid of the dual threat of climate menace and unemployment crisis, as such move has the potential boost growth by minimising ecological risks. Well, green economy has the potential to create...
04 Sep 2024
The fresh violence in Manipur that killed two persons and injured several others seems to have caught the attention of the nation once again. The Kuki-Zo militants reportedly used drones to carry out their latest attacks, raising alarms among the civ...
03 Sep 2024
The slump in India’s economic growth rate during the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal was more or less expected. Various factors like unprecedented heat wave, less government spending and poor performance of the service sector etc. may be cited ...
02 Sep 2024
More fund allocation to the Himalayan states is a welcome step as most of these states have remained underdeveloped in human, social and economic indices. In fact, the unrest in most of the states nestling in the picturesque Himalayas, barring Jammu ...
01 Sep 2024
Marking the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand, India observes August 29 as National Sports Day every year, highlighting the importance of sports and physical activities for one’s overall health. It’s a befitting tribute to the ...
29 Aug 2024
Should India switch back to the injectable polio vaccine (IPV) from the oral polio vaccine (OPV) following recent cases of vaccine-derived polio? It’s a decision that demands urgent attention, especially since several nations, including the Uni...
28 Aug 2024
