Editorial

NEW DELHI, AMITA SHAH: If states agree to the Centre’s suggestion, government employees across the country could be wearing khadi once a week, though “voluntarily”. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), which falls under the ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, has written to all state governments and …

As we usher in India’s 70th Independence Day on August 15, let’s reflect on the history of our country and how far we’ve come. Sure, we still have our own social and political differences, but these have only helped spark debates that will ultimately help our country emerge stronger. This …

New Delhi, July 22 – The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Election Commission on a PIL seeking to put in place a mechanism by which a lawmaker should cease to be a member of legislature upon conviction irrespective of stay of conviction and sentence by the higher …

London: At least 300,000 children across India are drugged, beaten and forced to beg every day, in what has become a multi million rupee industry controlled by human trafficking cartels, police and trafficking experts said. Writing in a report which is about to be circulated across the country’s police forces, …

NEW DELHI,ARGHYA ROY CHOWDHURY, ANAMICA NAIR : After a nearly one and half month long election campaign in five states of the country, it is time to get the first sneak peek into the results which will be declared on May 19th. The exit polls are being published and it will …

KERALA,C. GOURIDASAN NAIR: Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, who has been campaigning in Kerala over the past few days, sees a clandestine deal between the Congress leadership in the State and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) so that the United Democratic Front government can retain power …

Kalgachia,Main Uddin: আহোমসকল অসমলৈ অহা প্ৰায় ২৫ বছৰ মান আগৰ (১২০৫) কথা যেতিয়া প্ৰথমজন অসমীয়া থলুৱা ব্যক্তিয়ে ইচলাম ধৰ্ম গ্ৰহণ কৰিছিল আৰু প্ৰথম ইছলাম গ্ৰহণ কৰা জন আন কোনো নাছিল তেঁও আছিল মেচ জনগোষ্ঠীৰ প্ৰধান “আলী মেচ”| এইয়াই হৈছে অসমীয়া মুছলমানৰ আৰম্ভণি|সেই বছৰতেই বৰ্তমান তুৰ্কীৰ পৰা চীনদেশ আক্ৰমণ (১২০৬ চনৰ …

Guwahati,Prangan Duarah : Assam is a perfect combination of nature and culture that has evolved with the time. The beauty of its different culture defines Assam. It is not just their culture; it is also their rich traditions, histories, art and crafts, languages, festival, which make Assam a land of beauty. …

NEW DELHI: Congress lawyer Kapil Sibal on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to hear the National Herald case on its scheduled date of February 12 despite Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy telling the court that he is unavailable for proceedings till February 19. The Congress is seeking a …

Raising doubts over the new GDP growth rate methodology, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday said there is a need for better computation of numbers so as to avoid overlaps and capture the net gains to the economy. “There are problems with the way we count GDP which is why …