The operation has moved into Phase 2 after NSA Ajit Doval’s intervention. In this, security officials say the effort is to trace all the foreigners who are in India, get them medically screened and...

Taking a tough stand in the wake of the attack on officials amid the coronavirus scare, the Yogi Adityanath government has directed for strict action, including under the National Security Act (NSA),...

Kerala’s ongoing culture wars in the name of temple and elephant are the state’s version of the Bengal playbook

Recently a report in a major Indian daily raised an online furore after it alleged that school children were unhappy with Akshay Patra’s mid-day meal scheme as it did not serve either onion or...

There are kings and kings, but very few who contributed to more fields than one. The Tamil region’s Rajaraja Chola is one such ruler whose ability and fame were extraordinary.

India is building border roads faster than it was until a few years ago.India’s improving infrastructure could be one of the reasons behind China’s aggressive posture along the Line of Actual Control...

If a clear indication about the potential community transmissions had come from the WHO by the end of February, the outbreak could have been contained to a large extent.

Former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir are set to lose their life term perk of living in official bungalows after the abrogation of the Article 370 by the Centre, reports Times of India

India has turned a net importer as the shut Thoothukudi Sterlite plant contributed 40 per cent of the country’s total refined copper production.The Thoothukudi plant was ordered shut after protests.

This correspondent boarded the train from New Delhi to Meerut twice in this week, to learn if the daily railway passengers would switch to the Rapid rail.Here's a ground report on whether commuters...

Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi visited Odisha on Friday (28 May)

For Tamil Nadu, which has unjustifiably nursed animosity towards him, Modi has come up with an approach that is both constructive and positive.

An internal intelligence note hinted that Chinese aid to the workforce at Chennai's Foxconn's plant was the reason behind the labour unrest.

Moving swiftly to kickstart economic activity in the state, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa announced a slew of measures as part of a special economic package of Rs 1,610 crore aimed at...

A mammoth Shiva linga, submerged in water in a temple next to the famous Narasimha idol in Hampi, had been worshipped by K N Krishna Bhat for the last 40 years — for a salary of Rs 300 and 25 kg of...

Veerapandiya Kattabommu, of Telugu descent, is arguably the Tamil region’s most valiant freedom fighter. The British did all they could to wipe his name from the pages of history. Here is how bards...

Having spearheaded major infrastructure building projects in roads, highways, ports and inland waterways sectors in the first term of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government under Prime...

मा गच्छ त्वमितस्ततो गिरिश भो मय्येव वासं कुरुस्वामिन्नादिकिरात मामकमनःकान्तारसीमान्तरे |वर्तन्ते बहुशो मृगा मदजुषो मात्सर्यमोहादयस्तान् हत्वा मृगयाविनोदरुचितालाभं च संप्राप्स्यसि ||

While launching Chetak electric in 2019, Rajiv Bajaj had taken potshots at existing EV players including startups effectively hinting that every Tom, Dick and Harry had entered into the market.One...

The Palakkad native visited many places flouting quarantine instructions given by the state health authorities to remain isolated from others.

Popular and acclaimed practitioner of the Jogati Nritya art form, Manjamma Jogati from Karnataka, was named as one of the Padma Shri awardees last night.That made her amongst the few from the...

The recent samkalpam taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during during the bhoomipoojan ceremony of India’s new Parliament building has become a sensation on the internet

Pradhan, Lilawati Devi, had taken it upon herself to prepare meals for five quarantined men in the village for one day, as the cook in-charge was on leave. While men of other castes ate the food...

Annamalai is emerging as a rare kind of political phenomenon in Tamil Nadu politics. The Dravidian establishment, a major section of Tamil media, and some detractors within his party are rattled by...

Today (24 February) is the fifth death anniversary of Anant Pai, fondly known as ‘Uncle Pai’.A market-oriented, uniquely Indic attempt by ‘Uncle Pai’ has made it easy for Indian children to underst...

Aatish Taseer has been under attack from BJP leaders since his May ‘Time’ magazine article calling PM Narendra Modi India’s ‘Divider-in-Chief’.

What with the Prime Minister’s remarks on the Tami language and his quoting from Purananuru and Thirukkural, the DMK is a worried lot indeed.The fact is that no prime minister or politician from...

Islamabad, Dec 29 (PTI) Pakistan has acquired a full squadron of 25 Chinese multirole J-10C fighter jets in response to India’s purchase of Rafale aircraft, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said...

On his 87 birth anniversary today (3 June), we take a look at how George Fernandes was viciously attacked for being an outspoken opponent of Sonia Gandhi.

More than 6,600 people, with most being retired soldiers and officers of Gorkha community, have been issued domicile certificates over the last one week by the administration of the Union Territory...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) on 15 August 2019 to provide tap water to every home by 2024.Since then, JJM provided tap water connections to over five crore...

The firecracker ban is no anomaly, but a call that will become routine in the years to come. BJP’s endorsement of the same is problematic for many reasons.To put in a theoretical physics analogy, the...

Why 12 December could go down as a defining moment for Thoothukudi VOC Port in sea freight history.

The BJP-led governments did twice as much work in Assam than the Congress in just half the time! The bridges spanning the Brahmaputra are a testimony to Congress apathy.