Orin Basu
V-P Polls 2022: When Margaret Alva’s no-holds-barred revelations pinned Congress
New Delhi: NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Sunday announced Congress veteran Margaret Alva as the Opposition’s Vice-President candidate against NDA’s Jagdeep Dhankhar.
Lucknow woman mauled to death by pet pit bull: Check list of countries that have banned or restricted the dog's ownership
New Delhi: On Tuesday, shocking news came from Lucknow about a pit bull mauling to death its owner – an 80-year-old woman.
Goa, Maharashtra and more: How ‘Operation Lotus’ bloomed since 2016
New Delhi: Days after a vertical split in the Shiv Sena propelled BJP to power in Maharashtra, the Congress in neighbouring Goa received a rude shock after some of its MLAs briefly
Presidential Polls 2022: Will Droupadi Murmu be BJP's trump card to secure tribal vote bank?
New Delhi: Much has been discussed about Droupadi Murmu’s candidature, who in all likelihood is set to become India’s first President from the tribal community, powered by the NDA and some unaffili
Haryana civic polls: What the results mean for BJP, Congress and AAP
In 2019, the BJP survived a scare in Haryana after it fell short of the majority mark in the assembly elections.
Gun violence leading killer of American kids surpassing road accidents, drug overdose: Study
On Tuesday, May 24, America woke up to the horrors of gun violence yet again when an 18-year-old youth stormed an elementary school in Texas and shot dead 19 kids and two teachers.
Coral reefs may have key to cancer cure: Study
New Delhi: For decades, scientists have been looking for that elusive cure to
From spy games with US to deterring neighbours, a look at India’s nuclear journey from 1974
New Delhi: India surprised the world by conducting its first nuclear test at Pokhran, codenamed ‘Project Smiling Buddha’, on May 18, 1974.
In numbers: How financial crisis has forced Pakistan to knock on India’s door
Three years after walking out of trade relations with India over abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu & Kashmir, a dire economic crisis has forced Pakistan to return crawling to New Delhi for r
IndiGo incident: Not the first dispute between airline and specially-abled flyer
IndiGo, which is under fire over its refusal to allow a specially-abled child to board its flight in Ranchi, has clarified that the decision was taken in view of passenger safety as the kid was in






