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After Mamata's angry send-off, TMC cadres threaten Kamduni villagers News

On Monday, West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee went to Barasat district to meet the family members of a rape and murder victim at Kamduni village. When she reached the village, the local women gathered around her and pleaded her to ensure their security.

CJ : Krishna Y. | Jun 19, 2013

The Holy Qur'an forbids killing of innocents Opinion

According to the Holy Qur'an, life is a precious gift from God, and that is why He does not permit killing of anyone except for a just cause. He has ordained that there would be equality in punishment except where a fair amount of blood money is paid which is accepted by the victim's heir.

CJ : Satbir Singh Bedi | Jun 19, 2013

Madras HC ruling on pre-marital sex 'an insult to institution of marriage' News

According a recent judgment passed by Madras High Court, for a couple in the right legal age indulging in sexual gratification tantamount to a valid marriage, and they could be deemed as husband and wife.

CJ : Dr. Lalit kishore | Jun 19, 2013

Bromance: Nothing new, just a fresh genre in Bollywood Opinion

Bromance is certainly one among very few relationships in Bollywood that have been exploited over and over again. Anupama Chopra, film critic, once said, 'It's nothing new, just fresh,' while talking about the new surge of films in Bollywood, which had bromance as its main plot. As far as we can go down the memory lane, bromance was always one of the layers in Bollywood though not the main focus of the filmmakers.

CJ : Pakhi Hussain | Jun 19, 2013

It's raining sops: Odisha govt distrtibutes mobile phones among farmers News

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday distributed 5, 000 mobile phone handsets among farmers in the state. While launching the Digital Mandi scheme, Patnaik said that his government will distribute 20,000 phones among farmers, which will enable the latter to know market trends.

CJ : Harihpanda | Jun 19, 2013

In 2014, India might vote for PM, not party Opinion

The Lok Sabha elections are approaching fast and both our major political parties - Congress and BJP - are yet to announce their candidate for the post of Prime Minister.

CJ : HARISH DIDO | Jun 19, 2013

EYE-WITNESS: 'Development' provokes nature's fury in Uttarakhand

Nature's fury has left scenic Uttarakhand state devastated. The entire Kedar Ghati has been swept away and historical mythological places have been either swept away or ruined as no accurate information is coming through at the moment. Kedarnath, Joshimath, Chamoli, Rudra Prayag, Uttarkashi, Haridwar, Rishkesh and Dehradun have been hugely affected by incessant rains and flooding that caused havoc in the entire region.

CJ : Vidya Bhushan Rawat | Jun 19, 2013

2014 Elections: Democracy won't wait for coy princes Opinion

The power of prediction is given to fools, counsels the Old Testament of the Jews. But India, the land of gods and of mystics, professes the contrary. However, nobody has so far overtly predicted who shall become the next elected monarch emanating from the forthcoming elections of 2014.

CJ : Atma Doolooa | Jun 19, 2013

Days over for Zaheer, Gambhir, Sehwag, Yuvraj? Opinion

The Indian squad for the upcoming tri-series, scheduled from 28 June to 11 July, also featuring Sri Lanka and hosts West Indies has been announced. The selectors have decided to go ahead with the same team that is currently playing in England.

CJ : ASHIM | Jun 19, 2013

Indian politics: Changing rules to win the game Opinion

If you cannot win the game, change the rules, is an old adage. If one closely follows the developments in some of the major political parties of India in the last couple of weeks, it seems clear that all of them, being not very sure of winning, have begun changing the rules of the game.

CJ : Melwyn Pinto SJ | Jun 19, 2013

Need to make physics courses gender-inclusive Opinion

There is no doubt that the quality of science, technology and mathematics (STM) education and quality of life are interrelated. It is well understood now that socio-economic progress without science and technology is rather impossible, and new jobs and vocations require sound scientific and mathematical literacy for the workforce.

CJ : Dr. Lalit kishore | Jun 19, 2013

'FYUP' to turn education into a business venture News

The four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP), introduced from this academic session in Delhi University, is entirely an anti-student programme. By introducing this program in haste and in a haphazard manner, the Minister of Human Resource Development and the Vice Chancellor of Delhi University have damaged the interest of students, particularly those who come from a socially and economically backward background.

CJ : Dr. Prem Singh | Jun 19, 2013

Early monsoon leads to dip in power demand News

The early arrival of monsoon in Punjab and Haryana has led to a dip in power demand by more than 50%.

CJ : V K Gupta | Jun 19, 2013

Google starts drive to simplify web for Indian users News

With an ambition to simplify the web for the Internet users in India, search giant Google's local arm has launched a campaign, whose objective, according to Google India, is to show how the Internet users can get instant answers to their most common queries.

CJ : Krishna Y. | Jun 19, 2013

Dhanush's family eager to hear him speak Hindi in 'Raanjhanaa' News

Eager to see how South superstar pulls off a Banarasi character, audiences can't just wait for 'Raanjhanaa', the first film Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor are doing together. But after the astounding success of Kolaveri Di, everyone knows that Dhanush can make the impossible possible.

CJ : Bani Thakur | Jun 19, 2013

Punjab: Students suffer as 60 per cent lecturer posts lie vacant News

About 60 per cent vacant posts of lecturers in 54 government colleges in Punjab is in itself a proof that the teaching work is badly affected and the ultimate sufferers are the students.

CJ : HARISH DIDO | Jun 19, 2013

'Pocket cinema': Huawei unveils latest smartphone Ascend Mate News

China's telecom equipment and mobile handset manufacturer Huawei has launched its latest smartphone Ascend Mate priced at Rs. 24,900. Best-selling author Chetan Bhagat unveiled the device, which comes with 6.1 inch HD display, an operating system of Android 4.1 JellyBean, a 1.5 GHz Hi-Silicon quad-core processor and a 4050 mAh battery.

CJ : Shiv Prakash | Jun 18, 2013

What Qur'an says about rights of women Opinion

One of the most misunderstood topics is Islam is the rights of women. And most of the time, we judge Islamic societies from an incident where a woman is denied her due rights. But today, we will try to see what Allah says about the rights in the Holy Qur'an.

CJ : Satbir Singh Bedi | Jun 18, 2013

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