The new districts are Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang.

Senior doctors pick up the load in solidarity with their junior counterparts protesting against R G Kar rape and murder. State Health Department says Health… Read More »Kolkata rape and murder case: Patients dwindle in number in State-run hospitals as resident doctors continue strike

If Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay decides not to play second fiddle to established parties, chances of forming an alliance under his leadership may be a… Read More »From Vadapalani to Vikravandi: Vijay’s transformation from celluloid hero to party chief

As per the Maharashtra cabinet’s decision, UPS will be effective from March this year and will benefit all state government employees, an official said.

BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar claimed the ongoing CBI probe into the alleged financial irregularities in R .G. Kar Medical College and Hospital showed the… Read More »Kolkata doctor rape and murder: BJP announces series of protest programmes in West Bengal from August 28

Climate research is currently too siloised for it to inform ground-level operations within a reasonable timeframe, writes Prof. Raghu Murtugudde

The geological event in the Sedongpu Gully catchment draining into the Yarlung Tsangpo River, upstream of the Brahmaputra in Assam, has been happening more often… Read More »Frequent mass wasting in Tibet a cause for worry in India

What were the recommendations of the Justice Verma Committee? What about marital rape?