In 1994-95, as part of a national campaign, I travelled through hundreds of Indian villages, mofussil towns and cities, explaining how miracle-mongers make sly use of chemicals and herbs and exploit the ignorance of common people about certain natural phenomena to fool the gullible and win their unquestioning devotion.

All over the country, bookshops are closing down. And all over the country, litfests are springing up. So there is a paradox for you.

In every other store on the streets leading to the beach in Mamallapuram sit a row or two of Ganeshas, tiny turtles, elephants, reclining Buddhas and scattered stone figurines, all carved by the locals.

Self-radicalized youth are the dangerous new weapon of the Islamic State. Intelligence sleuths and Muslim clerics are devising ways to counter this ever-growing threat

Historian Sumathi Ramaswamy’s seminal book The Goddess and the Nation, Mapping Mother India shows how Bharat Mata has been reimagined over the years, going from a benign, giving figure or a tragedienne to a martyr and often an ultra-nationalist warrior.

It is said that nothing wilts faster than laurels that have been rested upon. On the anniversary of the crisis-compelled 1991 reforms, amidst the ring of congratulatory applause and certification of successes, it is essential to assess if the political imperative for transformation has been influenced at all by the experience of 1991, if there is systemic change and, if indeed, the laurels are for real.

As solar panels get cheaper, more people are embracing the sun. Some of them are not only reducing their electricity bills, they’re even selling the surplus to the state.

Union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Saturday announced that the evaluation for class 10, 12 board exams will be done by teachers at their homes and 3,000 schools have been identified as exam centres to deliver the answer sheets to them.

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped four million as some of the hardest-hit countries readied Sunday to lift lockdown restrictions, despite concerns about the second wave of infections. Governments around the world are trying to stop the spread of the disease while scrambling for ways to relieve pressure on their economies with millions unemployed.

Like many couples in the era of social distancing, Ma Jialun and Zhang Yitong held their wedding ceremony online -- but they added a twist by livestreaming the event to more than 100,000 strangers. Coronavirus lockdowns and travel restrictions have forced people around the world to delay their nuptials or adapt to the unusual times by celebrating via web link.

Top government sources told ANI that at the time of the incident, Pakistan was already carrying out an aerial exercise about which India also had information. "Soon after the death of the Colonel, the Pakistani Air Force increased its patrols involving its mix of fighter aircraft including the F-16s and the JF-17 which were being constantly monitored by our surveillance platforms," they said.

With chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami allowing private firms across the state to function from 10am to 7pm with 33% workforce, industrialists in the district are in two minds about resuming operations. Only after functioning for a week, will they come to know the practical hassles and the way forward, they said.

Naam Tamilar Katchi chief coordinator Seeman was booked for sedition on Friday.

नई द‍िल्‍ली: कोरोना संक्रमण के बढ़ते प्रभाव को देखते हुए भारत में लॉकडाउन को 17 मई तक बढ़ा दिया गया है। इसके साथ ही कोरोना वायरस संक्रमण के फैलाव को रोकने के लिए अब देशभर के विभिन्न क्षेत्रों को चार जोन

नई द‍िल्‍ली: कोरोना संक्रमण के बढ़ते प्रभाव को देखते हुए भारत में लॉकडाउन को 17 मई तक बढ़ा दिया गया है। भारत सरकार की नई गाइडलाइन के मुताबिक, ग्रीन और ऑरेंज जोन में 4 मई यानि कल से गैर-जरूरी सामान की बिक्री ई-कॉमर्स साइट

नई द‍िल्‍ली: रिलायंस जियो ने अपने जियो फाइबर ग्राहकों के लिए आखिरकार अमेजन प्राइम वीडियो का अपडेट जारी कर दिया है। जियो फाइबर सेटटॉप में यूजर्स को अमेजन प्राइम वीडियो एप का भी सपोर्ट मिलेगा। जानकारी दें कि रिलायंस जियो ने

नयी दिल्ली। केंद्रीय वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने एक वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंस के जरिए गांधीनगर में जीआईएफटी अंतर्राष्ट्रीय वित्तीय सेवा केंद्र में दो अंतरराष्ट्रीय एक्सचेंजों पर INR-USD फ्यूचर्स एंड ऑप्शन (एफएंडओ) का शुभारंभ किया है। इस ट्रेड ऑप्शन को बीएसई के इंडिया

Videocon Mobiles has launched its latest 4G smartphone, Cube 3 (V50JL) in India. Priced at Rs 8,490, the smartphone will available across all retail stores.

Apple has announced that it will be adding the ability to capture RAW images to iPhones, starting with iOS 10. While the stock iOS camera app doesn’t have the functionality to capture RAW images, iPhone users can use Adobe’s Lightroom app for the same.

Telecom operator Reliance Communications today posted 5.8% rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 54 crore for the three-month period ended June 30.

Apple's latest mobile operating system -- iOS 10 -- is rolling our to users globally starting today.

Lenovo-owned Motorola is all set to launch its latest budget smartphone – Moto E3 Power, in India. The company has confirmed on its social channels that it will be launching the Moto E3 Power at an event scheduled for September 19. The smartphone will be available exclusively on Flipakrt.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is a man of few words. In an interview to Washington Post, the usually reticent CEO of one of the world's most valuable company talked about a number of things including the 'enormous India opportunity', Steve Jobs, mistakes made during his tenure so far and much more.

All those Apple fans out there in India waiting desperately to lay there hands on the next iPhones -- iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus -- can now pre-order the new smartphones.

iOS 10 reached 14.45% of eligible devices in the first 24 hours of its release. In comparison, iOS 9 was on 12.60% of eligible device within 24 hours of it being released for all users.

Apple has announced biggest-ever price drop for its smartphones in India. Under the new pricing, iPhone 6S (128GB), carying an MRP of Rs 82,000, will now be available at an MRP of Rs 60,000. iPhone 6s Plus (128GB) will now be available at an MRP of Rs 70,000, the smartphone too has received a price cut of Rs 22,000. Apple's 4-inch smartphone iPhone SE, too has got a price cut. The 64GB version of iPhone SE will now be available at Rs 44,000.

The iPhone 7 Plus 32GB, 128GB and 256GB will cost Rs 72,000, Rs 82,000 and Rs 92,000 respectively

The police in Patiala have arrested a woman for killing her eight and half-year-old stepson by throwing him into a pond. The woman was sent to three days police remand by the local court on Saturday.

Even after special trains are being run to carry migrant labourers to their home states, desperation among them has not decreased. Several are walking long distances to reach Jalandhar railway station. E

Punjab's cabinet ministers locked horns with senior bureaucrats over imposition of Covid tax and overall dipping revenue of the state excise department at a meeting to discuss changes in the excise policy on Saturday.

The Patiala police have arrested a woman for killing her eight-and-a-half-year-old stepson by throwing him into a village pond.The woman has been sent to three-day police remand by a local court on Saturday.

Even though reopening of liquor vends is a priority for the state Congress government, wives of two prominent leaders of the ruling party - cabinet minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu and MLA Amarinder Singh Raja Warring - have asked chief minister Amarinder Singh to reconsider home delivery of liquor during lockdown.

On Saturday, Kangra ordered the police to register a case against the accused policemen .