Thousands of Indians have taken to the streets as public anger is growing over the brutal gang-rape and murder that took place in Hyderabad.  From one MP calling for the perpetrators to be lynched to others calling for capital punishment and lifetime imprisonment, the discourse on rape and sexual assault in India has come to …

At a time when economic slowdown seems to have impacted a large section of the Indian population, a new report on salary growth in the coming year instils some hope among the working class. But this optimism may get crippled again as continued inflation is set to play a spoiler.  In other words, employees in India are expected to see …

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Wednesday decided to partially roll back the hike in hostel fees following protests by students for 16 days. The decision was taken in varsity’s Executive Council (EC) meeting which had to be shifted outside the campus at the last moment fearing agitation by students. “JNU Executive Committee announces major rollback in the hostel fee …

At a time when the country is faced with an economic slowdown and job losses, Vodafone has announced that its future in India could be in doubt unless the government stopped hitting operators with higher taxes and charges.  Chief Executive Nick Read was quoted as saying by news agency Reuters that, India, where Vodafone formed a joint venture with Idea …

Just last month, a massive fire that was caused by a cooking gas stove erupted on a train travelling in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province and killed at least 62 passengers.  Death toll in Tezzgam Train fire over 60…Pakistan pic.twitter.com/IB8zec4vcQ — AMITA NANDAL (@amitanandal88) October 31, 2019 People across the world woke up to the sad news and expressed their grief and condolences …

Hundreds of police personnel gathered outside the police headquarters in Delhi on Tuesday to protest the assault on policemen following a clash with lawyers. Television visuals showed several policemen holding placards that read “We are human in police uniforms” and “Protectors Need Protection” were outside the police headquarters at ITO and urged their seniors to stand with them to save …

The United States has formally notified the United Nations that it was withdrawing from the Paris climate accord. This makes the world’s largest economy the sole outlier from the key agreement. News agency AFP reported that US President Donald Trump went ahead with the pullout despite mounting evidence of the reality and impact of climate change, with September the fourth …

Three days of incessant rain plunged the historic city of Patna into massive floods as most residential areas were submerged knee-deep under the water. But even as rains receded and gave way to clear skies, the authorities failed to clear the water-logged areas for well over a week and this revealed their incompetence as well as unpreparedness in dealing with …

The Supreme Court of India in its order on petitions demanding stay on the trees being felled in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony has ordered that no more trees should be cut while also recording an undertaking by the Maharashtra government to assure the same. The order comes after at least 2134 trees have already been chopped. The top court further ordered …

The Borivali holiday court has granted bail to all 29 people who were arrested by the Mumbai Police while protesting against the felling of over 2,500 trees in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony for the proposed car shed for Mumbai Metro.  They are to be released after submitting bail bond of Rs 7,000. bccl In the meanwhile, prohibitory orders continued to be …