Samikhsya Bureau It was a typical middle class budget that risks a fiscal slippage, which may ultimately lead to a great down slide in times to come. Scripted carefully to …
Interim Budget from the Modi government was a desperate curtain call before the next show Read More
By Nirendra Dev Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s proposed hyped visit to United Kingdom may come a cropper if the UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt avoids meeting him and …
Pakistani foreign minister Qureshi’s London visit may end as ‘private’ engagement Read More
Even as there has been a raging debate on the constitutional validity of a possible full fledged budget by the Modi government just a few months before the elections, a …
Thanks to his fate and PM’s confidence, Piyush Goyal set to create history for himself Read More
Close on the heels of the success of ‘Mannikarnika-The Rani of Jhansi’, a biopic on life of the freedom fighter, a graphic biography of her life has been launched. Campfire …
Graphic Biography of Lakshmibai launched Read More
A person’s final resting place could be the foundations of a flowerbed or could feed the roots of a tree. This is what Washington state is preparing to legalise. If …
How to compost human body? In US, there’s groundswell of people seeking greener ways to die Read More
By K.P. Pushparaj Endosulfan, an organochlorine insecticide that is being phased out globally, continues to haunt the victims and their relatives here for the last two decades. The story of …
Never-ending story of endosulfan, but the silent killers are never dealt with seriousness Read More
By Nalini Ranjan Mohanty I must say I was surprised to see most leading television news channels virtually dismissing the news of George Fernandes’ death to the tickers. Well, Fernandes …
Firebrand George Fernandes was simplicity personified, his house open for anyone looking for roof over head Read More
Samikhsya Bureau A fourth-generation farmer has grown the family company into the Netherlands’ largest onion producer. But still, Brexit makes her feel helpless. “There isn’t much we can do,” she …
Brexit no deal might leave Dutch onions to rot, fear grips farmers about tailback impact Read More
Japan is in the grip of an elderly crime wave — the proportion of crimes committed by people over the age of 65 has been steadily increasing for 20 years. …
Some Japanese pensioners want to go to jail! to live free, so take to petty but harmless crimes Read More
The crucial Budget session of Parliament gets underway on Thursday with the customary address from the President Ram Nath Kovind. The Biju Janata Dal has demanded that there should at …
BJD demands 12 hour-debate on Motion of Thanks to President address, 8 hours for Budget Read More