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UPSC and CSAT are not for castaways, civil services must pick the best

Precious time of the nation and its leadership is being wasted on a non-issue, namely Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)’s new Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT).




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India’s antiquated law on contempt of court restricts personal liberty and must be overhauled

After having raised the issue of whether the clubby and secretive collegiums system actually preserves the independence of the judiciary former Supreme Court judge, Justice Markandey Katju, has now trained his guns on India’s antiquated contempt of court law. He has made the valid point, in this newspaper, that judicial supremacy cannot be based on the law of kings in a democracy.




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Government must step in and curb rampant medical malpractice in India

The cancer of corruption eating into India’s medical sector is no secret. Reports of patients being prescribed unnecessary tests by unscrupulous doctors in league with labs abound.




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Did you know our Parliament has not just politicians but also Renaissance men and women?

Politics isn’t a career choice in itself, as far as parliament’s website is concerned.




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Jharkhand BJP chief Deepak Prakash has angioplasty after heart attack




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Five new cases as Jharkhand does 1,000 tests in a day

Five migrant workers who returned to their homes in Palamu from Chhattisgarh in an autorickshaw on May 1 tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, taking the state’s tally of coronavirus cases to 132. Of these, 89 are active cases while 41 have recovered and two have died during treatment.




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Gumla police to felicitate woman who killed wanted PLFI commander




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22 Covid cases in Jharkhand in biggest spike, most are returning migrants




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Ranchi cops' tough stand on lockdown violators

Police have decided to take stringent measures against the violation of lockdown norms in the capital city




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Jharkhand woman’s corpse lies in morgue as administration awaits Covid report

The body of a 40-year-old woman from Masaliya block area of the district is lying in a local morgue since May 3, as local authorities are yet to get reports of her swab samples.




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Jharkhand bans 11 pan masala brands for a year over harmful ingredient

The Jharkhand government on Friday banned the manufacturing, sale and storage of 11 prominent brands of pan masala for a year after it found they contained magnesium carbonate, which is harmful for the heart and can cause various diseases. The state had tested these products for three months.




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Stranded Pak citizens reach home, praise prompt service on both sides




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HC seeks state stand on NMC chief’s curbs on non-essential shops




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Decide on liquor shop owners’ demand before May 12: HC




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Nagpur: 'Release corporators' fund to help stranded migrants, poor people’




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Gym workout vs. home workout: The good and the bad

Certainly, it is not an easy choice as both have their pros and cons.




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What happens when you use hand sanitizer daily

We all are using hand sanitizers much more than ever before. Proper handwashing and using sanitizer whenever washing hands is not possible, can save all of us from bacteria and viruses




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How pandemic can set back your career

The unemployment rate in the US has seen an unprecedented growth; Indians are making ends meet after thousands were asked to take pay cut.




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Stay and play at home with popular past Google Doodles: PAC-MAN (2010)

Stay and play at home with popular past Google Doodles: PAC-MAN (2010)





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Indian economy has stopped, govt should de-centralise the system: Rahul Gandhi

Indian economy has stopped, govt should de-centralise the system: Rahul Gandhi





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Google Lens can now copy, paste handwritten notes to your computer

Google Lens can now copy, paste handwritten notes to your computer





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Special flight carrying 165 students from Dhaka lands in Srinagar

Special flight carrying 165 students from Dhaka lands in Srinagar





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Mandatory quarantine for Air India evacuation crew in Noida

Mandatory quarantine for Air India evacuation crew in Noida





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Covid-19: 3390 new cases and 1273 recoveries in last 24 hours, says Health Ministry

Covid-19: 3390 new cases and 1273 recoveries in last 24 hours, says Health Ministry





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Nitin Gadkari congratulates BRO for successfully connecting Kailash Mansarovar route to Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand

Nitin Gadkari congratulates BRO for successfully connecting Kailash Mansarovar route to Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand





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Operation Samudra Setu: INS Jalashwa sets sail from Male with 698 stranded Indian nationals

Operation Samudra Setu: INS Jalashwa sets sail from Male with 698 stranded Indian nationals





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Vande Bharat Mission: India’s evacuation operation picks up pace via air and sea

Vande Bharat Mission: India’s evacuation operation picks up pace via air and sea





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Vande Bharat mission: Second phase to begin from May 16 to bring 25000 Indians

Vande Bharat mission: Second phase to begin from May 16 to bring 25000 Indians





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Indian-American lawyer Seema Nanda to step down as CEO of Democratic Party

Seema Nanda, 48, became the first Indian-American to be appointed as the CEO of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in June, 2018. She, however, did not give reasons for leaving the top position in the party. The Washington Post reported that Nanda's sudden exit from the DNC was part of the effort of the former US Vice President Joe Biden who is the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party.




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Indian-American woman elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences




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Spike in hate crime against Asian-Americans amid COVID-19 pandemic

A group of Democratic senators have said that there has been a surge in the hate crime against the Asian-Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic and urged the Trump administration to take concrete steps to arrest the spike in such incidents.




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Stay home, reflect and be part of something bigger: Sunita Williams to Indian students stuck in US

Indian-American NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has advised Indian students stranded in the US due to the coronavirus-linked global travel restrictions to use the occasion to think how they could be a productive and positive addition to the society. During a virtual interaction, she compared the Indian students' experience to her being in space in a spacecraft “where you don't get to go, see your family and friends and give them a real hug.”




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Equities close lower as Coronavirus cases rise, financial and metal stocks drag

Equities close lower as Coronavirus cases rise, financial and metal stocks drag





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Govt summons Nandan Nilekani over persisting GSTN glitches

Govt summons Nandan Nilekani over persisting GSTN glitches





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Single 12% GST for both hand-made and machine-made matchsticks: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Single 12% GST for both hand-made and machine-made matchsticks: FM Nirmala Sitharaman





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Indian banking system is safe and sound: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

Indian banking system is safe and sound: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das





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Sensex falls by 1,203 points, COVID-19 and lockdown weigh on investor sentiment

Sensex falls by 1,203 points, COVID-19 and lockdown weigh on investor sentiment





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Equities edge higher on global cues, IT and banking stocks surge

Equities edge higher on global cues, IT and banking stocks surge





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Boys locker room: A combination of bigotry and internalised misogyny

“Let it go,” “Ignore them,” “It is normal”, “You should have been more careful,” and of course the “boys will be boys” narrative. These are just some of the statements that the society has told...




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Fast and flexible wins the race

Amidst ever-extending lockdown and also the non-relenting number of daily discoveries of positive cases, a vicious cloud of confusion has covered humanities collective mindset! Suddenly things have changed for each one of us, thankfully not...




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Freedom in times of uncertainty and fear

By Andrew Cohen Currently, just about everyone is aware that we’re in what many consider to be a global crisis. At this particular moment, we’re most aware of the global Covid-19 pandemic, but this is...




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Wrecking entire economies: Lockdowns may be causing more harm than good worldwide, and especially in India

Locking up healthy people in their homes and putting wholesale populations under house arrest is perverse. Coronavirus panic merchants and fearmongers have wrecked entire economies based on flimsy evidence and with little public scrutiny. Lockdowns...




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Stoking the engine: UP and MP show the way with labour reforms

India reforms only in a crisis, has been the succour economists have proffered in gloomy Covid times. The Uttar Pradesh government has done well to set the ball rolling by approving an ordinance exempting businesses...




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Covid India – what is the trend and forecast till June 7, 2020?

The terrifying state that we currently are living in has left everyone perplexed and paranoid giving Covid19 the stature of ‘the crisis of the century’. The rise of infections in our country is now faster...




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I Recommend with Anuja Chandramouli

I Recommend with Anuja Chandramouli





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वीडियो: जानिए आपके Jandhan Account में कितने और कब आयेंगे पैसे?

भारत (India) में लॉकडाउन (lockdown) 17 मई तक बढ़ा दिया गया है। केंद्र सरकार (Central Government) 4 मई से जनधन खातों (Jandhan Account) में 500 रुपये की दूसरी किस्त डालेगी। जनधन खाताधारक महिलाओं के अकाउंट नंबर के आखिरी डिजिट (Last digit of account number) के हिसाब से ये रकम डाली जायेगी।




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Hyundai Grand i10 NIOS BS-6 डीजल भारत में लॉन्च, जानें कीमत और फीचर

Grand i10 Nios BS-6 डीजल तीन वैरिएंट्स में उपलब्ध है और इसकी दिल्ली में एक्स-शोरूम कीमत 6.75 लाख रुपये से शुरू होती है. Grand i10 NIOS BS6 डीजल Magna, Sportz और Asta में ही उपलब्ध होगी.




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Music Band 'When Chai Met Toast' is here with their first Malayalam single

Music Band 'When Chai Met Toast' is here with their first Malayalam single





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Santoor Maestro Rahul Sharma takes to music to spread peace and harmony

Santoor Maestro Rahul Sharma takes to music to spread peace and harmony





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The Painter and the Thief - Official Trailer

The Painter and the Thief - Official Trailer