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The Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Madhya Pradesh government has finally decided to digitise the operations of the scam-tainted Vyapam. The move comes a full six years after it was first decided to make the exams for recruitment and admission to…

The talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, and the subsequent joint statement that seeks to give a push towards normalcy in ties have been welcomed by former diplomats and strategic…

To gauge the mammoth rise of the Indian population, the most ideal places to visit are Metro stations, airports, malls, railway stations and bus stands. As we prepare to observe the World Population Day, a road-map to expand healthcare…

Even eight decades later, one of the most widely-travelled Indian writers, Rahul Sankrityayan, is close to the heart of the Chinese people. His memory is preserved in a memorial to renowned Tibetan scholar, poet and thinker Gedun Chophel,…

A teenage Class XI girl, showed the way to millions of girls in India and sent a warning to the eve-teasers, when she dragged an erring boy to the police station and thrashed him with slaps, punches, kicks and shoes before making him touch…

This is revealed by the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC), which counted 315.7 million Indians in rural areas as illiterate in 2011, the same year as the census and the highest number of illiterates of any country in the world. Put…

The Vyapam Scam in Madhya Pradesh has triggered a massive political storm in India. The scam is not new and probe has been going for some years. But, the recent deaths of the accused and witnesses in this case, have hinted at bigger…

The AAP government has decided to install jammers to prevent cheating with the help of high-tech electronic gadgets in examinations held for Delhi government jobs. The growing use of electronic devices in written tests has the city…

It's not possible for China to surround India in a 'string of pearls' bases as has been stated by some commentators, according to a top PLA naval official. Senior Captain Wei Xiao Dong, chief of staff at the Shanghai Naval Garrison said…

India’s child sex-ratio (below six years) is now the worst in 70 years, possibly the worst ever. The latest decline was from 927 (girls per 1,000 boys) in 2001 to 918 in 2011. The child sex-ratio, if it does not improve, will lead to a…