It is a matter of shame for all of us that 78 years after independence we still have a major portion of our rural population living in primitive conditions. They lack electricity, clean cooking fuel, potable water and toilets in their homes. Somehow modern technology has not touched their lives.
The biggest victims of heavy snowfall are often invisible in public conversations.They are the daily wage workers. laborers, construction workers, street vendors, load carriers, and small service providers who depend on daily earnings to feed their families.When snow blocks roads and markets shut down, their income stops immediately. There is no work from home for a daily wager. No paid leave. No savings cushion for many. Each snowbound day means an empty kitchen, anxious parents, and children who may go to bed hungry. Winter for them is not scenic; it is a season of survival.
Breaking from the tradition of only marching columns, the Indian Army showcased a "phased battle array" for the first time, mirroring real combat-zone deployment. This included a sequence of new military, technological, and specialized units, highlighting the country's defence self-reliance and modernization.
In a world that often tries to simplify what’s complicated, Mother Mary Comes to Me captures the South Asian reality where a woman’s power is often carved out of the very detachment that causes pain. Arundhati Roy’s latest work maps a difficult legacy where a mother’s refusal to be a vessel for others, however costly to those around her, unwittingly clears the path for a daughter to reclaim herself.
Australian opener David Warner has said "sorry" to Mohammed Siraj and Team India after members of the visiting team were subjected to alleged racial abuse by a section of a the home crowd during the third Test at the famous Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)
Sri Lankan cricket great and former captain Kumar Sangakarra condemned the racial abuse recently faced by the Indian players in Australia, demanding actions against the culprit, Daily Mirror reported
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has agreed to exempt the film industry from entertainment tax for a period of two years in view of the Covid crisis and its deleterious impact on the industry
Virat Kohli, the Indian cricket captain currently taking a break as he celebrated the birth of a baby girl, joined many others in condemning reported incidents of racial abuse during the third Test between Australia and India, saying it was sad to see what happened with his teammates at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)
Bangladesh will be the "Country in Focus" at the 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India, which begins in Goa from January 16
Hazara University, in Manshera in Pakistan, has issued a new dress code for the students, faculty and administration staff working there
Regional English language officers at the US Embassy here will enhance the English teaching competency of the teachers of Delhi government schools
Mahtab sinks into a chair with his two-year-old child as the TV news channels play the news of the Covid vaccination dry run
In 2016, she started small—out of the same premises she lives with her family—more of an experiment than a business
Shattering yet another glass ceiling, an Indian all-women crew piloted a goods train from Vasai Road in Maharashtra's Palghar to Gujarat's Vadodara on Tuesday, a railway official said on Wednesday
The ongoing pandemic has resulted in a significant increase in raw meat and fish orders online and key delivery players like FreshToHome, Licious, Zappfresh and BigBasket have seen three times growth in meat orders since the outbreak of the pandemic in India
It was a moment of pride for an Andhra Pradesh Police inspector when he saluted his daughter, who is the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in southern India
In a remarkable story of grit and determination, a girl who studied under a cowshed all her life, emerged as a topper in BA, LLB and LLM and she will soon become a judge in India as she cracked the Rajasthan Judicial Service Examination
Several associations were against the idea of releasing Indian films in Bangladesh, until the pandemic brought about survival challenges for the film industry
A young girl from Pakistan has won the 29th World Memory Championships global finals, beating more than 300 competitors from all over the world
