Measuring women's chest dents their dignity, against Constitution: Raj HC

The Rajasthan high court has denounced the criterion of chest measurement to gauge the lung capacity of female candidates during physical examination in recruitment process, saying it is absolutely......

'People are scared to go to a police station'

'They are afraid that if they approach a police station for filing a complaint they might themselves get arrested under some random charges.' IMAGE: Some of the 105 establishments outside the......

Yamuna recedes but still flowing two metres above danger level

After wreaking havoc on lives and livelihoods in parts of Delhi close to it, the swollen Yamuna on Saturday morning followed a downward trend, albeit at a slow pace of a few centimetres per hour.......

When A Leopard Appeared In Court

A leopard entered the district court in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, and injured several people.   IMAGE: The leopard which entered the premises. Photograph: Arun Sharma/PTI Photo  ......

UP sitting on 2900-tonne goldmine at Sonbhadra

According to the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and UP geology and mining directorate reports, gold reserves totalling 2,944 tonnes have been found in the Sona Pahadi and Hardi blocks of the......

Piyush Goyal bats for team India

'When all the states compete among themselves to try and achieve aspirational goals and bold targets, that's when truly the potential of India will be unleashed,' asserts Union Minister Piyush......

In a first, forest departments will be given LPG dealerships

Govt looks to take cooking gas to tiger reserves, Naxal-hit areas The government is taking its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distribution to tiger reserves in order to meet its goal of providing......

How NOT to celebrate Environment Day

Growing and harvesting trees for productive and economic uses are once again dead in the water, says Sunita Narain. On this World Environment Day, let’s understand how we are not going......