'Air pollution can lead to cancer'

'If you keep on irritating the body by allowing all kinds of pollutants to get into it, the body cells are going to get irritated and cancer will come.' IMAGE: The Signature Bridge in New Delhi is......

No hotels, buses not to ply, barber shops to remain shut in Kerala

After the Centre took strong objection to easing of certain COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, the Kerala government on Monday decided not to allow plying of buses in cities, opening of restaurants......

Centre's lockdown plan: Red, Orange and Green zones

It is likely the government will divide the country into different zones during the proposed extended lockdown and may permit a few services to function in safe zones. IMAGE: People carry......

India's COVID-19 toll rises to 169; total cases 5,865

The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 169 and the number of cases climbed to 5,865 in the country on Thursday, registering an increase of 591 cases and 20 deaths in the last 24 hours,......

Finance Minister P Chidambaram's speech

Mr. Speaker, Sir It is my privilege to present the Budget for 2007-08. I. A MID-TERM REPORT CARD ON THE ECONOMY 2. In November 2006, the UPA Government crossed the midpoint of its term of office. A......

Walking on water

What's the greatest problem that India will face in the 21st century? Here's a clue: it's a problem that will be faced both in the country's fast-growing megalopolises and in its distant rural......

Lalu's Rail Budget speech

Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav made the following speech while presenting the Railway Budget for 2004-2005 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday (July 6, 2004)."Mr Speaker Sir,I rise to present the......