More rural women are having babies in government hospitals. Facilities have improved, but Bihar has is a long way to go in public health.
The International Cricket Council will be hoping to end the impasse surrounding the future of this year's T20 World Cup in Australia and sort the nomination process for its next chairman when the board members meet virtually on Wednesday.
With Gudi Padwa on March 25, Chef Irfan Sayyed shares the the recipe of the Indian sweet flatbread.
A Nedumudi Venu character was happiest when moving his head to a piece of music with his eyes closed; or, when inventing off of a note that a co-actor had left unfinished; or, when reciting a poem by Kavalam Narayana Panicker where a hymn about nature descends into a musing about cheating, depression and death, feels Sreehari Nair.
'Doubtless he was the greatest opener of his era; and also one of the greatest in the history of cricket.'
Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to.
After unseasonal rains, supply disruptions and pandemic-induced woes pushed retail inflation well over the Reserve Bank's comfort zone in 2020, the scenario is likely to stay that way at least in the short term as economic recovery slowly gains foothold. For most part of this year, pricier food items pushed the retail inflation, based on Consumer Price Index (CPI), higher in the range of 6.58-7.61 per cent, except for March when the reading was 5.91 per cent. Experts believe retail inflation is likely to average around 6.3 per cent this fiscal and mostly will remain sticky going forward owing to pick-up in demand across sectors.
'Demand in India has been outstripping supply.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who reached Ahmedabad over an hour before Trump did, was present at the airport to welcome the US president at the airport.
There could be multiple measures announced in quick succession, not only by the finance minister but also other ministers regarding their respective sectors, and by the Reserve Bank of India. The total size of these announcements could rival that of other G-20 nations as a percentage of GDP.
You won't be able to resist these delicious strawberry desserts by food blogger Taruna Bakshi.
Neil G Shastri's family has found solace in founding a trust in his name. Arthur J Pais reports.
Neil G Shastri's family has found solace in founding a trust in his name. Arthur J Pais reports.
After attacking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for inviting his Pakistani counterpart to the Cricket World Cup semi-final match between India and Pakistan, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has now objected to the Pakistani team performing namaaz at the Mohali stadium.
Accusing Michael Clarke of playing a role in removing him from the list of Cricket Australia contracts, Simon Katich on Friday said he would never get a chance to wear a baggy green again.
Two years after IHCL - one of Asia's biggest hotel chains which runs the Taj chain of hotels and resorts in addition to three other brands - had clinched the deal and subsequently demolished the multi-storey 434-room Hotel Sea Rock, it is now awaiting clearance to start construction.
'The boys deserve all the credit for the character they showed, real character.'
Like millions of people across the world, the year 2020 had dealt me irreplaceable losses and the lowest of blows. Like I have always done at such junctures, I had sought the refuge of the mountains. I wanted to end the year on a high, to show the finger to life, says Sumit Bhattacharya after a memorable journey to North Sikkim.
'I'm an unbalanced human,' the founding partner of AZB, India's top law firm, tells Pavan Lall.
What happened at the Gabba on January 19, 2021 now sits at the pinnacle of India's most significant Test wins, declares Faisal Shariff.
Images from Day 3 of the fourth Test between Australia and India, at the Gabba, on Sunday.
Chitra R shares some traditional festive recipes from Tamil Nadu.
'Stan's death is the culmination of a series of acts of abominable cruelty on the part of the Indian State.'
'To keep the next catastrophe at bay, a carbon free economy will be an imperative. 'Our 2000 cc internal combustion engine powered personal cars and public transport may have to give way to electric and hydrogen powered fuel cells. 'The oil refineries which were so much part of my professional life may have to be dismantled and trees planted in its place. 'The smokestacks, which once upon a time represented growth and prosperity, will now be gory symbols of a polluting past,' notes former Hindustan Petroleum chairman Arun Balakrishnan.
It's been 100 years since Lenin and the Bolsheviks overthrew the government, and its legacy remains visible even today in the buildings and monuments scattered throughout St Petersburg.
Author Amitav Ghosh is giving a rare glimpse of what it's like inside Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The development comes after Bhandarkar had to cancel the promotional events of 'Indu Sarkar' in Pune and Nagpur fearing wrath of Congressmen who had gathered to protest the film's release without a green signal from senior party leaders.
Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja got another opportunity to perform his traditional celebration of bat brandishing during his career-best knock of 90 runs during the ongoing third Test of the five-match series against England at the Punjab Cricket Stadium (PCA) in Mohali on Monday.
Why were two of 2018's critically panned films awarded?! exclaims Aseem Chhabra.
Welcome the festivities with these delicious delights.
A bunch of young teens have fashioned a unique "smart condom" that will glow a different colour if a person has STD.
18-year-old Paloma Sharma had never been to a fashion week until a few days ago. She writes about what it feels like to stick out like a sore thumb.
In this pandemic, why can't we have multiple locations for various disciplines, all of it then merged into a virtual convergence called the Olympics instead of one massive event in one city, asks Shyam G Menon.
Images from Day 1 of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, on Monday.
Going forward, the February factory output may be impacted as several industries such as automobiles, technology, pharma and fashion have some exposure to imports of raw and intermediate materials from China.
Dil Chahta Hai revolutionised the language of Hindi films. Sukanya Verma shows us how.
Here's how you can add a touch of tricolour to your celebrations.
Mass mobility in India is in a race when the light turns from yellow to green. Just that this moment has lasted three years. The renewed enthusiasm, however, indicates that the lights may finally be about to change, says Patanjali Pahwa.
An eatery once owned by dreaded underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in South Mumbai besides his green sedan and tenancy rights to a property in suburban Matunga went under the hammer on Thursday, with a former journalist emerging as the top bidder at Rs 4.28 crore for the food joint notwithstanding a threat from the don's aide Chhota Shakeel.
US President Barack Obama has decided to send 300 additional American Special Operations troops to assist in Iraq's fight against the advancing Sunni, Al Qaeda-inspired extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, which has captured several cities and has its sights set on Baghdad.
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