The Odisha government’s decision to resort to power outages much before summer looks like a man-made crisis, given the government’s failure to launch power projects and unregulated drawing of water by industries causing scarcity in reservoirs. In Odisha, once a power surplus state, the state government, which claims to be a pioneer in electricity reforms, […]
The hills of Manipur continue to simmer with tension ever since the state assembly, in a specially convened session on August 31, passed three controversial bills ostensibly to protect the rights of the indigenous people in the state. The passing of the Protection of Manipur People Bill, the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Bill […]
Despite a poor monsoon season this year, with rainfall deficiency being 55 to 60 percent, foodgrain states Punjab and Haryana are looking forward to procurement of 17.2 million tonnes of paddy this year. Punjab, where the paddy production and procurement is much higher than neighbouring Haryana, is in fact looking at a much higher procurement […]
Can’t remember the exact date and place of meeting Jagmohan Dalmiya for the first time, but it was sometime in 1979 when he and his close friend Inderjit Singh Bindra were seen as the new kids on the block on the cricket scene. The two had shaken the then khalifas of Indian cricket who had […]
Local field commanders of the Indian and Pakistani armies on Monday decided to exercise restraint to respect the bilateral ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir between them, an army official said. “A brigade-level flag meeting was held between the Indian and Pakistani army at Chakan Da Bagh crossing point […]
With more and more teenagers giving up books for Facebook and Twitter, an Indian-American businesswoman cum author has recently launched an app that features short fiction for young readers or what she calls the “Snapchat generation”. Each book on the app called Hooked will be roughly 1,000 words and is designed to be read in […]
As one walks down the market street on the way to the pristine Kuta beach on Bali island, IndonesiaÂ’s major tourist destination, it is hard to miss the QueenÂ’s of India. For the Indians who come to this beach resort for rest and recreation, but crave for “desi” food, especially vegetarian fare, Queen’s of India […]
Born in a Gond tribal family in Kondagaon district in Chhattisgarh, two-year old Priyanka weighed only 5 kg and was suffering from acute malnutrition when she was taken to a Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) two months ago. Priyanka’s parents are daily wagers in Shampur, a small settlement in the newly carved-out Kondagaon district that is […]
It is undoubtedly the most keenly followed ‘bromance’ of Uttar Pradesh. Every time former Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh meets Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and members of his family, rumour mills work overtime to announce the imminent rapprochement between the one-time inseparable duo. But despite half a dozen official meetings between the […]
Radiant in its grandeur and serene in its effect, a newly inaugurated restored Ashoka Stupa in this remote Himalayan town close to Tibet symbolises the missionary zeal of Indians to spread the message of Buddhism since the ancient ages. Beckoning tourists and pilgrims alike, the dome-shaped shrine, whose complex includes a newly-installed giant 35 metre […]