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Railways will soon show status of reserved & vacant seats just like airlines

Railway minister Piyush Goyal has instructed officials to make the reservation charts public with the help of the Centre for Railway Information Systems.

IITs and IISc backbone of research but focus should be on improving state varsities: PM

Modi calls on science and tech council, HRD ministry to devise plan for better research in state universities, where 95% students go. 

UP’s women civil servants criticise Modi govt’s ‘sexist’ childcare leave policy

Sixty women officers have slammed govt move to include only single men in childcare leave policy as being “against the spirit of equality”.

Maggi noodles case cooking again as Supreme Court revives govt’s complaint against Nestle

The government is seeking damages worth Rs 640 crore from Nestle for causing harm to consumers by using unfair trade practices & false labeling for Maggi noodles.

Year since impeachment was recommended for Allahabad HC judge, govt yet to make a move

Impeachment proceedings were recommended against Justice Shri Narayan Shukla after inquiry found substance in charge of judicial impropriety against him.

Congress, which wanted former Bastar IGP Kalluri dismissed, now gives him plum postings

S.R.P. Kalluri has been accused of human rights abuses against adivasis in Bastar, as well as threatening activists and journalists.

The 6 developments that will determine the future of health in India — Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

The launch of the govt’s flagship programme Ayushman Bharat & other developments gave a booster shot to India's healthcare in 2018.

CBI shouldn’t hold Suman Chattopadhyay’s editorial views against him, warns Editors Guild

The Editors Guild of India called for a fair trial of noted Bengali journalist Suman Chattopadhyay who was arrested by CBI in connection with...

‘Question of life & death’: SC raps govt over rescue of trapped Meghalaya miners

The Supreme Court questioned the Meghalaya government about the steps taken to rescue the miners who have been trapped for 20 days now.

Hartal over entry of women in Sabarimala temple begins in Kerala

Protests erupted at several places, with Hindu right-wing activists blocking highways, forcing closure of shops and burning tyres.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?