Does India Need A Population Policy?

Experts recommend awaiting the findings of the 2021 Census, which is yet to be conducted, before introducing population control policies. IMAGE: A crowded railway platform in Mumbai. Kindly note......

Bizarre! Mortar shell carried by floodwaters explodes, boy killed

A boy was killed and five others were injured in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district as a mortar shell reportedly carried by the floodwaters of Teesta river exploded, police said on Friday. IMAGE:......

Several Pak agencies using Israel's intrusive cyber tech since 2012: Report

Israeli cyber tech firm, Cellebrite, has sold Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency and various police units products that are highly intrusive and can lead to gross human rights violations......

Basis for UCC can't be opposition to Sharia: Sena-UBT

The Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Thursday said that mere opposition to 'Sharia' cannot be the basis for the Uniform Civil Code, asserting that Uniform Civil Code (UCC) also means having......

7 smart cities to be developed in Bengal: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that her government would develop seven smart cities in the state. The location for six smart cities had already been finalised, while......

India's growth to reach 6.3 per cent in 2016: UN report

India will see a gradual growth acceleration with its GDP expected to reach 5.9 per cent this year and 6.3 per cent in 2016, the UN said on Monday while partly crediting the recovery to improved......

Bengal minister backs tax waiver for buildings painted blue and white

Backing the decision by the KMC to waive property tax for residential buildings painted in blue and white in West Bengal, a state minister on Wednesday said an amendment should be passed by......

Turkish bank unable to process India payments for Iran oil

Turkey's state-run Halkbank can only resume processing Indian oil payments to Iran once Western sanctions are officially lifted following an interim deal in Geneva last month, a senior Halkbank......

How Afghan women's cricket is crushed by bombs, threats, tradition

‘Afghanistan's cricket board does not support cricket for women, even though I have 3,700 girl cricketers’ Many Afghan cricketers learn the game as a refugee in Pakistan ‘(The......