Absolute Decline In Jobs, Says New CDS Study, Drop Sharpest In Last Three Years
According to the Labour Bureau’s Employment Unemployment Surveys, total employment in the country shrank by about 0.4 per cent annually between 2013-14 and 2015-16, a number which corresponds to 37.4 lakh people being unemployed.
Wear 'Gujarati Spectacles' To See Development Of Gujarat, Amit Shah Tells Rahul Gandhi
"Rahul always questions what Prime Minister Narendra Modi did in past three years, but I want to ask what UPA did in 10 years,"
Convicts Too 'Must Breathe Fresh Air', Allowed To Maintain Social Ties, Says Supreme Court
A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan asked the government to update its rules, framed way back in 1955, on granting of parole and furlough, saying these were skeletal in nature.
If US Loses Important Indian Contracts, The Arms Lobby Will Be Upset And May Endanger Indo-US Relations: Larry Pressler
Larry Pressler, the 75-year Republican politician from South Dakota, popularly known as 'Delhi's man in Washington', on his commitment and mission to the cause of nuclear non-proliferation ...
'Bhagwat's Statement Shows That India Doesn't Want To Resolve Kashmir Issue By Political Means', Separatist Leaders Hit Back
Bhagwat had demanded "necessary" constitutional amendments for the people of Jammu and Kashmir to be "completely assimilated"
Three US Scientists Win Nobel For Medicine For Study On Internal Clock
"Their discoveries explain how plants, animals and humans adapt their biological rhythm so that it is synchronized with the Earth's revolutions," the Nobel Assembly said.
Panama Paper Probe: Sharif's Indictment Postponed To October 9, Court Issues Warrant Against Sons, Son-In-Law
During the hearing, his lawyer Khawaja Haris argued that all of the accused in the case have to appear in court before an indictment can take place.
After Drawing Congress Flak, Amethi Admin Says Yes To Rahul Gandhi Tour Plan
'We had just sent a confidential letter to the district Congress chief suggesting that the visit be postponed by 24-48 hours in view of the fact that security personnel were busy with the immersion of Durga idols and Muharram'
Sasikala Applies For 15-Day Parole To Visit Her Ailing Husband Natarajan
Dinakaran further stated, "If judicial commission asks us we will submit a video clip of Jayalalithaa shot by us and will ask them not to reveal it."
Myanmar Proposes Taking Back Rohingya Refugees
The Bangladeshi foreign minister said after talks Monday with a senior Myanmar representative.
Constable Arrested For Allegedly Driving Vehicle While He Was Drunk In Mumbai
Constable Ankush Sanap, attached to the MHB colony police station in suburban Borivali, was on patrolling duty
Pakistan Is A Country Of Cowards, Soon India Will Teach Them A Lesson, Says J&K Dy CM Nirmal Singh
Three minors lost their lives, while eight civilians were injured during a ceasefire violation in Digwar and Kerni sectors of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district earlier in the day.
Javadekar Sees Red Over Pinarayi Vijayan’s Statement Flaying RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the RSS chief's allegation that the state government was supporting anti-national elements was a challenge to each Keralite and to Kerala society as a whole.
38-Year-Old Sikh Lawyer Becomes First Non-White Politician To Be Elected Leader Of Canada's New Democratic Party
Jagmeet Singh, the Ontario provincial lawmaker, was elected on the first ballot to lead the party into the 2019 election against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals.
Suspended Principal Of Ryan International Joins Different Branch As Teacher, Pradyuman's Father Questions Move
On September 28, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had stayed the arrest of the Pinto family, the owners and trustees of Ryan International School in connection with murder of seven-year-old Pradyuman Thakur.
Cow Protection Not A Religious But An Economic Matter, Says RSS Gen Secy Bhaiyyaji Joshi
He reiterated RSS chief's stand that the Rohingya migrants cannot be allowed to stay in India as they may pose a threat to the country's security.
Government Expects RBI To Cut Interest Rate Amid Slowdown
However, bankers are of the view that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would maintain status quo as inflation has seen witnessed an increase.
Las Vegas Shooting: More Than 50 Dead In Mass Shooting
Witnesses said they saw multiple victims as they fled the gunfire raining down on the concert venue. Some later huddled in the basement of the nearby Tropicana hotel-casino.
Apple Begins Probe After iPhone 8 Splits Open During Charging
Taiwanese media reported that the phone was retrieved by Apple who were analyzing what had gone wrong.
Two Children Killed After Pakistan Violates Ceasefire In Poonch
Heavy cross-border firing started around 0650 hours, triggering panic among border residents, said a police official.
'I'm A Fakeer, Have No Demands': Anna Hazare
At the end of August this year, Hazare had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, declaring another round of agitation over the government's apathy in appointing a Lokpal and Lokayukta even after three years in power.
Many Injured In Clashes During Muharram Procession In Vadodara And Kanpur, Vehicles Set On Fire
The incident occurred when the procession deviated from its fixed route. Perturbed, some members of another community started throwing stones at it in Parampurva, Inspector General of Police (Kanpur zone) Alok Singh told PTI.
Instead Of Consuming Country-Made Liquor, Dalits Should Join Army Where Rum Is Available: Union Minister Athawale
'Instead of consuming country-made liquor, the Dalit youth should join the Army where rum is available and they will also get good food to eat.'
Dalit Man Beaten To Death Allegedly By Upper Caste Men For Attending Garba Event In Gujarat
The accused said Dalits "do not have any right to watch garba. He made casteist remarks and asked some men to come to the spot", an officer at the Bhadran police station said.
Catalonia Threatens Independence After Chaotic Vote, Spanish PM Says No Polling Took Place
At least 92 people were confirmed injured out of a total of 844 who needed medical attention, Catalan authorities said, as police cracked down on a vote Spain's central government branded a "farce".
5 Districts Submerged, 78,000 People Affected As Floods Hit Assam
The north-eastern state, which was recuperating after several rounds of floods this year, again saw 306 acres of land submerged in the fresh wave
Retired Army Personnel Asked To Prove His Citizenship After Serving The Country For 30 Years
Assam's Kalahi Kash resident, Mohd. Azmal Hoque, who retired from the Army after a 30-year-long service on September 30, 2016, got a notice from the Foreigner's Tribunal.
From Inquilab To Simmba, How Bollywood Has Glorified Extra-Judicial Killings As A Heroic Act
Cyberabad Commissioner of Police VC Sajjanar, who gunned down four men accused of raping and killing a woman veterinary doctor in Hyderabad, won kudos for his Bollywood-styled act of a 'supercop'
Govt's Narrative On CAB 'Confusing': Actor Siddharth
"The moment you exclude any religion from the status of being a refugee, you are straightaway going against the Constitution and basic human rights."
Entire Basis Of India’s Nationhood Is Our Civilisational History: Harsh Mander
Our Constitution has seen many assaults, but CAB will marks the Constitution’s destruction, says Harsh Mander
"How Can You Discriminate Among Refugees On Basis Of Caste, Race Or Religion?" Kanimozhi, DMK
"Even in so-called Muslim countries, certain groups of Muslims are persecuted and forced to flee. It’s wrong to say only Hindus, Sikhs or Jains are persecuted."
'...India Is Already Burdened By Massive Population, Can’t Keep Giving Citizenship': BJP's Lalitha Kumaramangalam
"Does CAB nullify the 1985 Assam Accord? I think the accord itself is a hazy one; it was never put in place, never implemented," says BJP leader Lalitha Kumaramangalam
Before We Do, Smile Please
Couples and wedding photographers dive deep into the pursuit of atrangi—soar high in the air, or go boudoir topless...
They Don’t Fit The Bill
MPs’ individual efforts for progressive laws lose sting due to government apathy
One Gun Too Many? When Lawmakers Pull The Trigger To Suit Themselves
The deadly equation between politicians and weapons has never been a mystery. But when MPs amend the gun law so as to keep their arsenal intact and safe, it raises concerns
OPINION | How About Including Citizens In Criminal Justice System? The Jury System Can Be Very Educative
India is no stranger to the jury system. Inclusion of laypersons through jury trials can bolster faith and participation in the criminal justice system, argues Prashant Reddy T and Vaidehi Misra
OPINION | Fear Of Law Has Evaporated As Cases Of Lynching Have Become Regular And Brazen
Killings in police encounters affect the credibility of the rule of the law and the administration of criminal justice, says former Supreme Court judge KTS Tulsi
Nirbhaya Case: How Convicts And Courts Contributed To Delay Justice
From delay in constituting Supreme Court bench to not filing curative petitions, read how almost everyone is responsible for Nirbhaya case delay.
Hyderabad Encounter: Has India Become A Khap Panchayat Of Bloodthirsty Citizens?
In a country where 90 rapes are reported every day and extrajudicial killings rarely shock people, the gunning down of the Hyderabad rape suspects only hints at a sloppy judicial system