By Vishal Gulati, San Francisco : An urban industrial landscape mix with natural and agricultural spaces is ideal for striking a balance between the quality of human life and economic prosperity. It also helps reduce impact of a changing climate trigger, a French...
By Brajendra Nath Singh, Ranchi : With BJP deciding to focus on identity issues in the coming elections, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das says there is need for a National Register of Citizens (NRC) in his state also to check infiltration from Bangladesh because...
By Jaideep Sarin, New Delhi : What is touted as the world's largest healthcare scheme - Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) - will benefit over 500 million (50 crore) people which is more than the combined population of the United States, Canada...
By V.S. Chandrasekar & Mohd Asim Khan, New Delhi : Ruling out the possibility of going back to paper ballots in place of electronic voting machines (EVMs), the Election Commission says it is working on a formula that will "minimise errors and maximise confidence"...
By Vishal Gulati, San Francisco : India is already playing a leading role in lowering global emissions. The country's efforts in mainstreaming renewable energy and energy efficiency are remarkable. These, and its ambition in the electric mobility space, are admired...
By V.S. Chandrasekar and Mohd Asim Khan, New Delhi : Assembly elections will not be held in Telangana along with those in four states this year-end if the preparedness of the poll machinery in the southern state is not "statisfactory", Chief Election Commissioner O.P....
By Durga Chakravarty, Dubai : Dubai-based Indian perfumer Abdulla Ajmal, who is the consulting perfumer to Ajmal India, says the label is ready for its "ghar wapsi" to offer the best in the country. Ajmal Perfumes, a homegrown brand in India, was founded by Abdulla's...
By Saket Suman, New Delhi : Historian Ramachandra Guha, who has penned a monumental 1,100-page biography of Mahatma Gandhi, says that he finds double standards in the respect that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak...
By Saket Suman, New Delhi : Bestselling author Chetan Bhagat, who has taken a leap of faith in his upcoming novel "The Girl in Room 105" in which the protagonists are a Kashmiri Muslim girl and her lover from an RSS-affiliated family, says that Muslims, particularly...
By Prashant Sood, Hyderabad : Notwithstanding the suspense maintained by his father and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, state IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao has hinted at the party eyeing early Assembly polls to cash in on its performance in the last four...