Top News of the Day

By Neeraj Mishra Micro-finance schemes, Jan Dhan Yojana and women's Self-Help Groups (SHG) may have been the toast of many presentations on development. But they have introduced rural women to the...

President-elect Donald Trump’s first days of 2024 were anything but smooth. On January 9, he attended Jimmy Carter’s state funeral at Washington’s National Cathedral—a poignant reminder of the nation...

Despite having its first tribal Chief Minister in decades, the state seems to be perpetuating a dangerous strategy: pitting tribals against tribals in its battle against Naxalites, leaving local communities to bear the brunt of violence and exploitation.

The Ministry of Jal Shakti has filed a reply affidavit before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) enclosing a project report on snow and glacier changes and their impacts on melt runoff in Himalayan Ba...

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set for a landslide in Maharashtra, with the BJP returning as the state’s largest party. Meanwhile in Jharkhand, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-Con...

The people nominated for 15 key posts by President-elect Donald Trump shows that extreme loyalty to him is an absolute pre-requisite, with skill or experience a secondary consideration. Confirmations are probable as Republicans have a four-vote Senate majority. Any Republican senator who joins Democrats to oppose Trump will be shamed and hounded for demonstrating judgment and personal courage

The Union government has appointed second seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, as new Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). A not...

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna has nominated Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant as Chairperson of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC).   A notification issue...

The United States of America would do well to engage with India and help it develop as a bulwark against China, international trade expert and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Bart S Fisher said on Saturday...

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has recalled his tenure of two years with contentment and satisfaction. Addressing the convocation ceremony of JSW School of Law in Bhutan on Tuesday, the...