Patel’s idea of nationalism was defined both by his antecedents and the overpowering atmosphere of anti-colonialism then ...

Former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, an engineer by training, is a rare politician: down-to-earth and with a clean image. In the midst of the hectic electioneering, Chavan spoke wit ...

Anil Deshmukh is reportedly considering approaching the supreme court Tuesday to challenge a Bombay high court order that had forced him to quit as home minister of Maharashtra a day earlier.

The world’s first malaria vaccine will be rolled out in pilot settings in 2018, the results of which would give an indication of whether they can be deployed on a wider scale, the World ...

Nuapada, a village in Odisha with more than 250 residents largely living in poverty had not seen electricity from the power grid even after 68 years of independence. A solar lamp has replaced ...

The ministry of environment and forests has introduced new and strict e-waste management rules, 2016. The revised rules, which will come into effect from October 2016, have included florescent and ...

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) served 23,000 notices to Mumbai housing societies from January to June 2017. Reason: not segregating dry and wet waste. The notices, under the Maharasht ...

Rising threats to India’s expanding digital landscape call for urgent action. Geetanjali Minhas discusses with experts what ...

India has faced a significant rise in coordinated threats to airlines, schools, hospitals, five-star hotels this year. These threats were posted on social media or sent through text messages, multi ...

India’s first three women fighter pilots were formally commissioned in the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a ceremony presided over by defence minister Manohar Parrikar. The three fi ...