Man bought govt land in auction, found it encroached; HC orders possession after 15-year battle and imposes Rs 50,000 cost on governmentAfter purchasing 5.38 kanals of government land at auction in 2011, a buyer discovered it was encroached upon. Following a 15-year legal ba...
11 Mar, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
Jeffrey Epstein draft notes allege Bill Gates caught STD, had extramarital affairs: Gates denies claimsNew US Department of Justice files on Jeffrey Epstein have surfaced. These documents contain unverified claims about Bill Gates' personal l...
31 Jan, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
Epstein files stir fresh storm: Email claims Bill Gates caught STD from 'Russian girls', sought antibiotics for then-wifeBill Gates Epstein files: Newly released documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein include an unverified email alleging personal matters involvin...
31 Jan, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
Nobody can erase memory of 1931 martyrs of Kashmir, restrictions on visiting graveyard despotic: Regional political partiesOn Saturday, former chief ministers and other regional politicians in Jammu and Kashmir were denied access to the martyrs graveyard in down...
14 Jul, 2024, 12.36 PM IST
Can we engineer our way out of the climate crisis?As the risks became clearer, political and corporate leaders pledged to keep global average temperatures to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsiu...
02 Apr, 2024, 09.56 AM IST
For minorities, biased AI algorithms can damage almost every part of lifeOur data is polluted by a set of myths from the age of "enlightenment", including biases that lead to discrimination based on gender and se...
29 Aug, 2023, 11.41 AM IST
India likely to achieve SDG goals for reduction in newborn deaths: Top WHO official"India has taken important steps to improve the quality of care during labour and childbirth, leading to reductions in maternal deaths. Thi...
16 May, 2023, 01.11 PM IST
With shots finally on hand, nations struggle to get them in armsA dearth of immunization sites in Cameroon, weak communication and Covid denial in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a syringe shortfall...
09 Jan, 2022, 03.24 PM IST
Bolsonaro in a bind over suspected graft in India vaccine dealThere were several red flags, according to Miranda, who testified Friday before a Senate panel investigating the government's handling of t...
28 Jun, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
Crowds of the dead has a message for India: Invest in systems for disposing the deadIn recent years Indian political leaders seem to have been able to ignore the crowds of the living, whether they are farmers, migrant worke...
23 Apr, 2021, 11.44 PM IST
BR Shetty: The staggering rise and incredible fall of a billionaireBR Shetty landed in Abu Dhabi with $8 in 1973 and turned his sweat into a personal fortune worth billions.
29 Apr, 2020, 08.50 AM IST
What Indian startups should learn from the ouster of Uber's Travis KalanickIn the tech industry, VCs brag about their "pattern recognition" capabilities. The pattern always resembles Zuckerberg, Gates, Bezos, or th...
25 Jun, 2017, 10.31 AM IST
Politics: Looking back at India in year 2013Anti-corruption campaigns ruled 2013 with Aam Aadmi Party having assumed power in Delhi and India gearing up for 2014 general elections.
30 Dec, 2013, 11.32 AM IST
Nurses, actuaries in big demand at BPOsAccenture, Wipro, iGate and Cognizant are hiring US registered nurses who have cleared the National Council Licensure Examination in big nu...
04 Jul, 2013, 12.50 PM IST
Greater scrutiny and higher costs take shine out of H-1B visaCyberspace is buzzing with stories of how Indian cos and visa applicants are finding it tougher to get H-1B visas or securing extensions.
16 May, 2011, 07.16 PM IST