United Democratic Party candidate Synshar Kupar Roy Thabah on Saturday won the Sohiong assembly seat in Meghalaya, defeating his National People's Party nominee by over 3,400 votes, an election......
Russia on Friday launched Luna 25, the country's first lunar mission in 47 years. Photograph: ANI on Twitter Luna-25 took off from the Vostochny launch facility in Russia's Far East, Russia-based......
Election officials made their way to the polling booths across Meghalaya, trekking steep mountainous paths, crossing muddy rivers and walking for hours, as the northeastern state gears up for the......
Bypolls held in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Odisha witnessed a moderate to high voter turnout on Wednesday, while Meghalaya registered an impressive polling percentage of over 90. IMAGE: An elderly......
Sikkim's new chief minister will have to achieve growth without compromising nature.Aditi Phadnis reports. IMAGE: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (Golay), arrives at the swearing-in......
While India's human development index has improved, absolute performance levels aren't satisfactory, says T N Ninan. The Human Development Report (HDR) that was published recently by the United......
UNDP Assistant Administrator Hafiz A Pasha spoke to Business Standard about the Asia-Pacific HDR 2006. Excerpts:The Asia-Pacific HDR 2006 has set out an eight-point agenda for the countries in Asia......
According to Human Development Report (HDR) 2010, the Human Development Index (HDI) for India was 0.519 in 2010 with an overall global ranking of 119 (out of the 169 countries). We are still in the......
India's battle for a better lot for its people is barely half done, or may be even less, says Subir Roy. The latest Human Development Report, or HDR, (2010), marking its 20th anniversary, is......
Pixel is the first Daydream-ready phone, with sensors and displays all tuned for amazing VR Google is all set to launch its newest line of smartphones and maybe a whole bunch of other hardware......