Gujarat Dalit protests: 1 cop killed in attack, buses targetted

  Dalit protests in Gujarat spread to several parts of the state including Ahmedabad on Tuesday unleashing violence in which a head constable was killed in stone pelting and state transport......

Odd-even scheme: Less congestion reducing local pollution, experts say

Less congestion in Delhi owing to the odd-even car rationing scheme is shielding people from "direct exposure" to pollutants, especially in and around areas of high car density such as traffic......

The morning after mayhem on streets of Gujarat

It was a night of carnage in parts of Gujarat on Tuesday. Upset over the arrest of Hardik Patel, the 22-year-old convenor of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti over his hunger strike to demand Other......

Violence spreads in Gujarat, curfew imposed in Surat, Mehsana

Members of Patel community resorted to arson, stone-pelting and vandalism after brief detention of their 22-year-old leader Hardik Patel, following which curfew was on Tuesday night imposed in......

Ahmedabad: Two steps forward, one step back

Since many of Modi’s urban policies were initiated in Ahmedabad, the city may act as a template to examine what can be expected in a country that is witnessing the biggest migration from......

Jaipur marvel: India's fastest built metro begins journey

Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje flagged off the inaugural train on 9.6 km long route from Mansarovar to Chandpole Jaipur Metro, touted as one of the fastest built metro systems in the country, was......

Doubts cast over Jaipur Metro's viability

Internal documents suggest the city may not require a Metro till 2025Ideally, the first Metro train in Rajasthan should have chugged off from Mansarovar station to Chandpole station in June 2013,......

$140-bn investment needed in urban transport by '30: Barclays

To strengthen the urban transport system, the country needs to invest around $140 billion by FY'30, according to a Barclays report. "Increasing urbanisation is pushing up vehicle sales amid......

Multi-layer security for World Cup opener after threat issued by Khalistani separatists

IMAGE: The Narendra Modi stadium will witness multiple layers of protection for the World Cup opener. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Given a threat issued by Khalistani separatists, about......