Emergency at 50: JP's diary tells nation's darkest tale

"Every nail driven deeper into the coffin of Indian democracy is like a nail driven into my heart," wrote firebrand socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan in his diary while being interned as a......

Ganga bridge project involving Chinese firms cancelled

The Centre has cancelled the tender of a mega bridge project over the Ganga in Bihar as Chinese companies are involved in it, officials said on Sunday.   IMAGE: Protesters burn posters of......

What makes Kailash Parvat, Ram Setu, Kedarnath so holy?

Scientists believe the unique geological locations where they are situated makes them worthy of veneration, says Pallav Bagla. What makes the Kailash Parvat, the Ram Setu and the Kedarnath temple......

'Why can't the Modi government answer questions?'

'Till today, we don't know how many people died of Covid in India.''How many migrated from cities to villages during the Covid pandemic?''How many corporates contributed to PM Cares?' IMAGE:......

Bengal gets Rs 400 crore to develop Sundarbans tourism

Bengal's tourism department officials said the eco-tourism hub would have five star resorts, budget hotels, cottages, swimming pool, lake, club house, among others. The West Bengal government is......

NH strength to be raised to 2 lakh km: Gadkari

  To decongest traffic in the country, the government has decided to increase the length of national highways from 96,000 km, at present, to two lakh km, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on......

The ancient heritage behind our railway bridges

Of the thousands of railway bridges in India, 36,470 are more than 100 years old, and 6,680 are more than 140 years old! But of these, only 21 rank on the Heritage Directorate of the Indian......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......