In Haryana's Sirsa, Selja trusts bond with people, while Tanwar banks on Modi cardIn this constituency, spread over the districts of Sirsa and Fatehabad with Punjab on two sides, the BJP has fielded Ashok Tanwar, against ...
25 May, 2024, 12.50 AM IST
Why urban villagers in outer Delhi constituency feel like outsiders; All you need to knowIn the Outer Delhi constituency, urban villagers feel neglected and marginalised, as basic amenities and infrastructure improvements contin...
14 May, 2024, 03.20 PM IST
Going solo: BJP sees its chance in political churn in PunjabThe BJP's solo venture in Punjab aims to capitalize on internal party dynamics, including the induction of key figures from rival parties, ...
27 Mar, 2024, 09.40 PM IST
What NFHS-5 reveals about menstrual health and hygiene practicesWomen belonging to India’s minority communities follow and observe better menstrual health and hygiene compared to their counterparts in th...
06 Mar, 2024, 03.01 PM IST
In remote Canada, a college becomes a magnet for Indian studentsIn the surrounding city of Timmins, the servers at two new Indian restaurants do not ask customers how spicy they want their dishes. A shut...
26 Dec, 2023, 12.05 PM IST
Lakhimpur incident will strengthen farmers’ movement: RLD’s Jayant Chaudhary"This was no sectarian violence or a mishap as they (BJP) are trying to make it sound, but a premeditated conspiracy... It is now well know...
07 Oct, 2021, 09.21 AM IST
India's protests over farm laws have parallels in 18th century EnglandA new bargain with farmers is needed for India to have a shot at reclaiming past glory. In 1750, the Mughal Empire accounted for about a qu...
11 Feb, 2021, 09.38 AM IST
India has an obligation to those left on the 'wrong' side after PartitionThere have been protests all over the region, the Asom Gana Parishad has walked out of the Sarbanand Sonowal ministry in Assam and the Megh...
13 Jan, 2019, 11.09 AM IST
How the great upstart, AAP, and the foreign hands of diaspora are changing politics in PunjabIn many ways both AAP and Congress are in for some serious trouble if the voters decide to change the government in the 'most debt-stressed...
05 Feb, 2017, 09.03 AM IST
Why winning the Sikh sentiment is all about keeping the faithThe Congress's Amarinder Singh says Kejriwal is clueless about the Sikh ethos and hand in glove with Khalistan extremists, alienated from m...
27 Jan, 2017, 11.02 AM IST
It is time to talk about AAP’s downslide: Sukhbir Singh BadalIt started after Kejriwal betrayed the trust of the farmers on the SYL issue by first stating Punjab did not have excess water to give Hary...
15 Jul, 2016, 02.13 AM IST
Employment in Indian enterprises grows 38%, number of companies 42%The census results are different from those of the household survey, which is also done by the ministry of statistics and programme impleme...
02 Apr, 2016, 01.43 AM IST
More religious minorities live in urban areas than ruralWhile only 29% of Hindus live in urban areas, 40% of Muslims and Christians and a whopping 80% of Jains live in towns and cities.
26 Aug, 2015, 11.57 AM IST
- Rural poverty getting concentrated to some states: Report
According to it, Muslim and Buddhist communities have higher rates of poverty, whereas Sikh and Christian communities have lower rates of p...
26 Sep, 2013, 08.49 PM IST
- 5 crore people moved out of poverty: Government
The new estimates are based on a poverty line that averages Rs 672.8 per month (Rs 22.43 per day) in rural areas and Rs 859.6 per month (Rs...
20 Mar, 2012, 06.28 AM IST
- Special projects targeting minority sections on anvil: RBI
Even as the UPA government settles in for a second term in office, the country's banking sector is set to renew its thrust on the issue of ...
27 May, 2009, 07.10 PM IST
- Spotlight on Rahul Gandhi after huge Congress win
Spotlight on Rahul Gandhi, star campaigner of the ruling Congress and touted as future premier, after party's win.
17 May, 2009, 08.52 AM IST