Dr Ajay Kumar Sood will have to complete a task his predecessor started: Getting the government to sign off on a new Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy on which work was begun in 2020.
On January 19, the high court had said that groping a minor's breast without "skin to skin contact" cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the POCSO Act.
There seems to be a desire for opacity when it comes to confronting China, points out Aakar Patel.
'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.'
'Most students find it difficult to cope with the way they are expected to learn at the IITs.' 'So, all the students face the same stress.' 'But those students who are mentally weak are more affected.'
The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the Centre to explain why married men and women cannot be considered for the judge advocate general (JAG) department, the legal arm of the Army, and remarked the policy barring married individuals from applying "does not make any sense".
The government said that far from targeting any US entity, the purpose was to ensure fairness, healthy competition, and to exercise the ability of governments to tax businesses having a nexus with the Indian market through digital operations.
Warne, who is credited with reviving the art of leg-spin bowling and took 708 wickets in 145 Tests in an illustrious career spanning 15 years, died of a heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand on March 4.
The Delhi Police has slapped murder charges against four of the accused in the Kanjhawala accident in which a woman was killed after being dragged by a car, officials said.
How Bollywood celebrated 75 years of India's Independence.
Mili establishes Janhvi Kapoor as an actor striving to be taken seriously, observes Sukanya Verma.
Effusive in his praise for Indian team's head coach Ravi Shastri, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday called him an "incredible" mentor with an "unbelievable" ability to motivate youngsters even in their lowest phases.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday gifted a Gond art painting, a specimen of Sanjhi art form and a wooden hand-carved box to his fellow Quad leaders from Australia, the US and Japan, sources said.
Mamata's fangirl moment with Raveena... Bhumi meets Smriti... Ashwiny praises Saiyami...
Nikhat made short work of Brazil's Caroline De Almeida to notch up a dominant 5-0 win.
'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode might take,' observes Sreehari Nair.
'I admire the discipline with which she trained for the action scenes.' 'I admire her for the dedication with which she managed to lose all the weight she had put on for Thalaivi, physically transforming herself before coming into this film.'
His spine, his heart, his pancreas -- one by one, all his organs have weakened, given the lack of medical treatment in jail, where he is kept in the notorious Anda cell. Continuous pain, frequent fainting spells, urinary problems, have all become part of his life.
Billionaire Gautam Adani on Tuesday did an hour-long session of yoga exercises in the open air as he led corporate India to join the International Day of Yoga celebrations. Several public and private sector companies held yoga sessions at their offices to promote the adoption of exercise in daily routines to stay fit and healthy. Adani, chairman of logistics-to-energy conglomerate Adani Group, and his wife Priti, who heads the Adani Foundation, "participated with more than 1,000 members of the Adani Parivaar team to celebrate health, mindfulness and meditation," the group said in a statement. The session was held at a football ground at Adani Shantigram in Ahmedabad. Several other business leaders tweeted pictures of their yoga sessions.
'We have not decided yet if we will be joining hands with the BJP and, if so, what kind of ministries will be distributed among the rebel MLAs'
Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.
American retail giant Walmart is not keen on opening direct-to-consumer physical stores in India, but will focus on growing its acquisitions - online marketplace Flipkart and payments major PhonePe, a top official said on Friday. It can be noted that the company acquired Flipkart and PhonePe in a $16 billion deal a few years back. "We've got an omnichannel strategy that includes both of those components.
The top court also held that medical opinion regarding the age of an accused cannot be 'brushed aside' in the absence of statutory proof on the same issue.
As good as Mammootty is playing Sundaram, we see this facet of his performance through two lenses: That of Sundaram being an offset to whatever we know about James, and that of Mammootty doing quintessentially Tamil tics, including enacting scenes from old Tamil movies like solo plays, observes Rohit Sathish Nair.
Overt displays of physical machismo is the stamp of the strongman and it's a symptom that manifests itself in direct proportion to their sense of insecurity, says Kanika Datta.
The rather amateurish, even ham-handed, attack would lend some credence to a 'false flag' theory, of the PTI leadership staging this incident, to provide new impetus to a flagging agitation, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RAW, India's external intelligence agency.
Chirag Daruwalla, who is following in the footsteps of his famed astrologer father, the late Bejan Daruwalla, tells you.
The model reveals details about her 'happy pill for the day.'
Year after year, Malayalam cinema throws stunning surprises at us. 2022 was no exception.
Monkeypox is a rare zoonotic disease that is caused by infection with monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, which also includes the viruses causing smallpox and cowpox disease
Woods said amputation "was on the table" during the three-week hospital recovery in California.
50% of respondents believe that romance in the virtual world works well for people who are a little shy/introverted in real life while 50% of respondents in metros feel romance in the virtual world is more flirtatious/casual and generally not serious.
Jahnavi Patwardhan, yoga expert at Sarva Yoga, explains how yoga can help you improve your sexual health.
Kajal Aggarwal has something special to tell first-time mothers.
Fund houses have been barred from being net sellers or holding net short positions at the scheme level in commodities.
Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.
After a delay due to COVID and a postponement for another year, the Asia Cup 2022, hosted by Sri Lanka but played in the UAE due to the political and social turmoil in the island, finally kicked off on August 27.
Modern Indian weddings are no longer just about scrumptious menus, flashy decors, and extravaganza events. It's more about thoughtfulness, personalisation, and celebrating with loved ones, observes Anam Zubair, associate director of marketing, WeddingWire India.
Shamshera's problem is a shocking inability to support its bombastic ideas with gripping drama. The result is the wastage of not one but two Ranbir Kapoors, observes Sukanya Verma.
The World Photography Organisation has announced the overall winners of the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards 2022.
