Candidates between the ages of 17½ and 21 years under an Agnipath programme launched two years ago are called Agniveers. Resentment has mounted over the scheme’s curtailed period in belts …
“The BJP has been very effective in terms of negotiations and ensuring the cabinet is a body which would ensure a continuity with the previous regime,” said Sandeep Shastri, director …
Swaran Singh, an international-relations professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, said the strategic challenge from China’s increasing naval presence across the Indian Ocean had been a matter of concern …
India saw nearly 25,000 cases of suspected heatstroke and 56 people lost their lives after several heatwave days across the country from March-May, local media reported, citing government data. May …
Independent estimates suggest between 200,000 and 250,000 people are without shelter in Indian capital, including women, children, and marginalised groups. The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board manages 195 shelters with …
Terming the exit polls “bogus”, the Congress on Sunday said they were a “deliberate attempt” to justify rigging of the elections and part of “psychological games” being played by Prime …
India declares a heatwave day when the maximum temperature in any given region is 4.5 -6.4 degrees Celsius higher than normal. Parts of the country have touched new highs in …
The IMD has issued a red alert health notice for the city, with an estimated population of more than 30 million people. The alert warns there is a “very high …
“Overnight, you have stopped abusing Adani and Ambani. There is definitely something fishy,” Modi told a rally in the southern Indian state of Telangana earlier this month. “The shehzada [prince] …
Six newborn babies have died after a fire tore through a children’s hospital in the Indian capital, with people charging into the blaze to rescue the infants, police said on …