The staff body accuses Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms of failing to follow the norms for its own department, and of violating transfer policy norms prevailing in the government for more than 15 years in the matters of transfer, promotion, recruitment rules, regularisation of services, of an estimated 3,000 ministerial employees

Civic agencies have been directed to prepare for rain over the next four days. A total of 1,194 pumps and 524 jet-rodding and 158 super-sucker machines have been readied for use in the city, he says

A tourist from Germany was bitten by a stray dog at the Kozhikode railway station recently

Stakeholders seek dredging, renovation of adjacent Bolgatty Palace Hotel

Safety regulations must be enforced strictly in places of worship 

The state alone cannot undertake the task of protecting India’s first UNESCO-declared biosphere; communities need to get involved

They are a curse for the common man as nobody reports to duty

Notes from a tour of Georgia and Azerbaijan

There was a time when family matters, current affairs and even jokes came in envelopes

Understanding the reasons for people failing to respond is important, particularly to our mental health

Fishermen from both sides of Palk Bay must meet to resolve dispute

In Haryana, the Opposition mostly engaged with farmers, most of whom are Jats, and did not hold enough deliberations with other stakeholders in the agricultural system, who belong to different communities

All parties endorse the freebie culture and are responsible for piling debt

In the expansion plans at Chennai airport and the greenfield project at Parandur, there are runway safety issues that cannot be brushed aside

India’s formal acceptance of two landmark agreements will boost the IPEF

The Taliban are not the first to turn Islamic liberalism on its head

Concrete action must take centre stage in climate mitigation 

If we are to address the worst excesses of India’s corporate culture, some form of regulation seems unavoidable

The U.S. presidential election and the campaign has again highlighted a key issue — of technology and online spaces posing a threat to the safety and the dignity of women

While the Aadhaar Act’s provisions on core biometric information help in protecting privacy, there is a compelling case in re-evaluating these restrictions in specific contexts

The LDP’s loss of majority in Japan could have implications for the world 

With large sums of money being announced for initiatives such as quantum computing, cybersecurity, or artificial intelligence, it is essential to find students who are skilled; it is a struggle now

There can be no further delay in restoring Statehood for Jammu and Kashmir

Land with water bodies needs to be preserved, not subsumed by large projects

The amended Section 4 of the U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act gives the police unhindered powers and vigilante groups the full backing of the legal system to harass and intimidate religious minorities and interfaith couples

A series of initiatives have been taken to improve the quality of the workforce and also enhance the prospects of Indian workers in the Kingdom

Americans will have to reckon with the consequences of putting Trump back in office 

Trump’s victory could mean a multiplicity of shifts for several key economies