An entirely preventable disease claimed the life of 173 children -- thanks to state apathy.
The country opened its airspace for all flights except for New Delhi, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur on March 27.
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The president called for tax reform that eliminates corporate-friendly loopholes, highlighted his earlier proposal for free community college.
British Prime Minister Theresa May will be in India tomorrow, but Cyrus Mistry will no longer head the Indo-UK CEO forum.
Former president A P J Abdul Kalam was admitted to a hospital in Shillong following a sudden illness on Monday.
Modi has the ideas for a new, hopeful India, and an idiom in which to sell optimism to voters. But he doesn't yet have the team for it, and soon enough, questions will begin to be asked by an impatient, non-ideological, I-don't-owe-anybody-anything generation of Indian voters, says Shekar Gupta.
Agarwal was admitted to hospital on Wednesday after he even gave up drinking water.
Nehru's faith in science and technology, his genuine respect for Bhabha, and their burning ambition worked synergistically to place India on the nuclear map of the world. Atomic energy developed and prospered because of Nehru's vision fulfilled by Bhabha's mission, recalls K S Parthasarathy, former secretary of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, on the occasion of India's first prime minister's 119th birthday today.
The students largely hail from towns in south Kashmir and were brought home by CRPF personnel after they gathered in Jammu Monday night, he said.
'A President who is a living embodiment of high principles can tone up the entire national fabric,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
His Germany visit, which he described as a "new chapter" in bilateral relations, will begin with a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel at her country retreat of Schloss Meseberg.
'ISRO facilities are very expensive and any damage caused by these start-ups can create havoc to our space programme.'
A large number of American companies like Google, Uber and IBM are offering their resources to help India successfully fight the battle against the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
In early 2017, Amit A Shah warned Nara Chandrababu Naidu that Narendra D Modi was not like Atal Bihari Vajpayee to yield to pressure tactics. Soon, Naidu was to discover this for himself.
55% of cultivable land still doesn't come under irrigation.
Several protests -- some peaceful, some violent -- erupted across India on Monday against the police crackdown in Jamia Millia Islamia and the controversial citizenship law as students and political leaders took to the streets, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi called these protests "deeply distressing" and appealed for peace.
Railways must pull back its share of freight traffic.
The expert noted that in India the pandemic is unlikely to be over in the months to come, and the number of people getting infected will continue to rise.
'When you look at it from the point of view of science, Chandrayaan 2 is a big success.'
As the news of Kalam broke, condolences and tributes poured in from all corners of the country, reflecting the huge popularity he enjoyed both in and out of the highest office of the country that earned him the sobriquet of the "people's President."
The RSS realises that with a majority BJP government at the Centre and in several states, now was the best time to undermine and perhaps outdo the Congress-Left 'stranglehold' over campuses and young minds.
Modi government is pushing GM food crops without adequate safety assessment and transparency, claim activists.
People were being honoured without a recommendation, he stressed in his monthly radio programme.
the connection between the sunflower mystery and the 'rotatable solar trees' India plans to develop.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the nation on the eve of 72nd Republic Day.
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar will sign the agreement on behalf of India.
India and South Africa on Friday agreed to deepen engagement in key areas of defence production, manufacturing, mining and minerals and combating terrorism.
The new Gujarat chief minister's no-nonsense attitude and being a tough taskmaster might rub the people up the wrong way, making things difficult for her, observes Arvind J Bosmia.
There is enough scope for India and China to cooperate on nuclear energy issues despite the lingering issues which not only includes the Sino-Pakistan nexus, but also the Sino-India border dispute over the LAC, says Debalina Ghoshal.
'Prevention plus vaccination is what is going to take us into better territory by September or October.'
The ravines, which are sharp, steep mud hillocks, stretch over three states - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh, once home to several dreaded dacoits have long been the subject of several projects and government schemes to make them agriculturally viable.
'This is the first time a majority ruling government is nominating a Dalit for President.' 'So, the moral credibility definitely will go with the BJP, particularly Narendra Modi.'
Is it just the glamour?
If doing business in India is a problem for even the richest, most educated scion of a business house, it is unlikely to be a breeze for the average rural Indian woman.
The winter session of Parliament will commence on November 26.
The central government has drafted a law to restrict wombs for hire, and there is much to be said on all sides.
The loss in Bihar has forced a change in NDA's market positioning, says Shekhar Gupta.
The Delhi BJP leadership believes that they can prove the pollsters wrong.
Here's what the national capital needs to do to ensure the residents stop breathing toxic fumes.
Modi also made a call for European Union unity and said India would play a positive role in enhancing that through Germany.
