New Delhi: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Tuesday said that the ‘climate of fear’ in Indian universities is detrimental to the country’s democracy. Sen, known for his strong views, also said that he has no hope of the Narendra Modi-led government doing enough to improve health sector in the country.Read More

New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said it has to be seen whether terror mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s house arrest was the result of “real wise thinking” on the part of Pakistan or simply because things had started “burning under their feet”. Parrikar also rejected the concept of goodRead More

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday made it mandatory for stent makers to maintain production and supply of coronary stents by invoking an emergency clause under drug price control law citing reports of shortage in market. “After due deliberations on the current situation and alternatives available with the government toRead More

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the source of money in the bank accounts of social activist Teesta Setalvad and others which were frozen by Ahmedabad police in 2015 after allegations of misappropriation. “Whose money is this? From where did the money in these bank accounts have come,”Read More

Rae Bareli, February 20: The rivalry between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BSP chief Mayawati became personal on Monday with characteristic name calling, even as UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav advised megastar Amitabh Bachchan “to not advertise for the donkeys of Gujarat”. While Modi dubbed Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)Read More

Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday announced the closure of 500 state-run liquor retail outlets. The announcement was part of late AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa’s promise to usher in prohibition in the state in a phased manner, Palaniswami said in his first formal press conference sinceRead More

Chennai, The DMK on Monday approached the Madras High Court with a request to hear the issue of trust vote won by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami two days ago. The court asked the DMK’s counsel to submit a petition which could be heard on Tuesday. The DMK decisionRead More

New Delhi: India on Monday said the action against Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and his colleagues was a first logical step in getting the region rid of the twin menaces of terrorism and violent extremism. “Hafiz Saeed is an international terrorist, the mastermind of the Mumbai terrorist attack andRead More

Lucknow: A 61.16 percent voter turnout was recorded in the third phase of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh polls which concluded by and large peacefully on Sunday. As many as 69 Assembly constituencies in the Yadav heartland, considered crucial for the ruling Samajwadi Party in the state, went to the pollsRead More

New Delhi: Alleged arms middleman Sanjay Bhandari, supposed to be on the run, was discovered in London by CNN-News18, triggering renewed efforts by the Indian government to bring him to book. CNN-News18’s Sanjay Suri, who spotted Bhandari outside the Grosvenor Hill Court, 15, Bourdon Street, Mayfair area of London onRead More