Editorial

Guwahati,Vishal Upadhaya: If the government and the voluntary agencies devoted half as much of time to devise a viable strategy to eliminate child labor as they do to meaningless displays of public concern, the problem would have been erased a …

The country’s annual wholesale price inflation expanded in November to an eight-month high. The hike was driven by faster price rise of food and fuel products. According to the government data that released on Thursday annual wholesale price inflation in …

NEW DELHI: The government has convened an all-party meeting tomorrow, ahead of the winter session of Parliament where the opposition is likely to raise the issue of a delay in calling the session. The parliamentary affairs ministry has sent out …

NEW DELHI:There seems to be no ease in tensions between India and China over the military standoff in Doklam. “Time for a second lesson for forgetful India,” declares an article written by John Gong, a professor at the University of …

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today sought a response of the Centre and the RBI on a plea of Pune district central cooperative bank seeking a direction to accept from it over Rs 22.25 crore in demonetised notes. A bench …

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held the Calcutta High Court judge Justice CS Karnan guilty in the contempt of court case against him, and sentenced him to six months in prison. The top court said that its order …

Mumbai: Embattled Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya, who has been declared a proclaimed offender, was today arrested in London by Scotland Yard on India’s request for his extradition on fraud charges. However, three hours after his arrest, various TV channels stated …

GUWAHATI,M REYAZ: At a panel discussion on Assam’s Char (river islands) inhabitants last month at the Jamia Millia Islamia, professor Sanjoy Hazarika, director of the Centre of Northeast Studies and Policy Research, made an interesting observation. He noted that till …

MUMBAI: More than 95 per cent Indian households prefer to park their money in bank deposits, while less than 10 per cent opt for investing in mutual funds or stocks, a new SEBI survey showed on Wednesday. The survey, conducted …

A day after the African envoys’ termed the recent attacks on African students as ‘xenophobic’ and ‘racial’, External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said it cannot be called racist before probe is completed. Denouncing attacks on African nationals …