Similar but not same: The success stories of Jayalalithaa, Mamata
They are India’s best known women chief ministers and they have carried their parties to massive comeback wins, defying tradition and the odds. Mamata Banerjee and J Jayalalithaa are without a doubt the biggest individual winners of this election contest. When one thinks of the two, it is mostly by their nicknames. Banerjee is Didi […]
Assam election results: BJP scripts history, sets sights on north-east
Guwahati: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) created history in Assam on Thursday, ending the Congress’s 15-year rule with a decisive mandate that vaulted it to power in the state for the first time. The victory in Assam also means the BJP will get to play a decisive role in the politics of the tumultuous northeastern region, […]
Runoff: Harish Jajoo for Sugar Land Mayor
By Vanshika Vipin SUGAR LAND: While the entire world’s eyes are on the much debated Trump and Clinton’s face off, Sugar Land is witnessing a historic moment in its Local Mayoral elections. Considered as one of the most ethnically diverse place, the city is prepping up for the runoff elections on June 11 between the […]
IPL 2016: All-round Krunal takes Mumbai to third spot
Late surges and miraculous comebacks are nothing new for Mumbai Indians . They seem to thrive in adverse situations and somehow it brings the best out of the Mumbai outfit. Sunday was no different. With just two games remaining for them in the league stages of 2016 IPL, they needed to win both to be in the […]
A.Q. Khan’s family figures in Panama Papers
KARACHI: The family of Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme, has been named in the Panama Papers. Abdul Quyuim Khan, the brother of A.Q. Khan, and Hendrina, his wife, as well as Dina and Ayesha Khan, his two daughters, are all shown as owners of Wahdat Ltd, a company registered in the […]
Suicide biggest killer of 15- to 24-yr-olds: Can youngsters tackle life?
Entrance exam pressure is not the only thing driving young people over the edge. Suicide is the biggest killer of 15- to 24-year-olds in India, followed by road traffic accidents, shows data from Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 that tracked death from 306 diseases, injuries and risk factors across 188 countries. Globally, road injury is the […]
The great Indian IIT dream: Why parents want children to be engineers
Kalu Sarai is not Kota. Or so people would like you to believe. This New Delhi neighbourhood has some obvious differences with the Rajasthan town that made its reputation as the country’s coaching hub for IIT and has recently been in news for a spate of student suicides. For one, even though Kalu Sarai attracts IIT aspirants […]
Neera Tanden leads Hillary Clinton campaign, slams Donald Trump’s policies
WASHINGTON: Indian American Neera Tanden led the Hillary Clinton campaign in slamming the economic policies of Donald Trump, Republican presidential presumptive nominee, on Thursday, alleging that this poses threat to the economic future of women and families. “Make no mistake: Trump’s divisive comments about women’s health are a direct threat to our dignity and economic security,” said […]
2nd Edition: The Pakistan Show, 02-06 June
His much-hyped tour of North America made news for all the wrong reasons. Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh had to cancel his public programmes at Vancouver and Toronto after the Canadian government read him the rule book on “no campaigning allowed on its soil” following petition by US-based activist group, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), […]
Half of world’s 20 most polluted cities in India, Delhi in 11th position
Half of the world’s 20 most polluted cities are in India, said a World Health Organization report released on Thursday, indicating industrial and vehicular exhaust were choking large parts of the country with little oversight or monitoring mechanism. The Capital is no longer the world’s most polluted city, dropping to 11th position with smaller towns […]
IPL 9 Player of the Week: Mustafizur Rahman
NEW DELHI: The past week of matches in IPL 9 has thrown up several superlative efforts, with Andre Russell turning in two Man-of-the-Match performances for Kolkata Knight Riders, Shikhar Dhawan hitting form with a pair of highly effective innings for a resurgent Sunrisers Hyderabad and Virat Kohli hitting his second hundred of the season. But […]
Indian-American scientist creates T-cells to treat pancreatic cancer
NEW YORK: An Indian-American scientist has engineered T-cells – a type of immune cells – to break the pancreatic cancer’s physical and immunological walls using immunotherapy. Dr Sunil Hingorani, member of the clinical research and public health sciences divisions at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and colleagues created T-cells with a high affinity to a […]
After Sadiq Khan’s win, the internet points out hypocrisy on Pakistan’s part
Khan, a former human rights lawyer and Labour government minister, is the son of a Pakistani immigrant who came to Britain in the 1960s. Though his father worked as a bus driver, he wanted something better for his children. Sadiq Khan’s extraordinary rise to prominence in politics has been hailed as an inspiration to immigrants everywhere. Pakistanis […]
Rights activist Khurram Zaki killed in Karachi gun attack
KARACHI: Unknown assailants gunned down social media campaigner and civil society activist Khurram Zaki on Saturday night in Karachi. Central District SSP, Muqadas Haider told Dawn.com that four suspects riding on two motorcycles opened fire on Zaki while he was eating dinner at a restaurant in Sector-11B of North Karachi. The activist was killed, and […]
Goyal blames “corrupt” DMK, AIADMK for losses in TN power
Union Power Minister Piyush Goyalon Sunday blamed the “corrupt” DMK and AIADMK and their party-led governments for losses in the power sector in Tamil Nadu. “For the past so many years, Tamil Nadu has only seen corruption, corruption and corruption… there is a race to the bottom between the two, as if they are fighting […]
Modi won’t act against Gandhis because they know his secrets: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal continued to take potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he cannot act against the Gandhi family as they know his “secrets”. Earlier, he had alleged nexus between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Modi over the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal in which kickbacks were allegedly paid when United […]
IPL: Delhi Daredevils Dressing Room, A Happy Place, Says Carlos Brathwaite
New Delhi: With Delhi Daredevils surprising one and all with their consistent showing in the Indian Premier League 2016, West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite said that the team’s “fun dressing room” is helping them play well this year. Brathwaite made a sterling comeback to the side after missing two games, scoring crucial 34 off 11 balls […]
Isro: A world class Make in India example
Last week, India successfully launched a satellite which finally established the country’s own satellite navigation system—only four others, the US, Russia, China and the European Union, possess this capability in the world—or more familiarly, a global positioning system (GPS) of its own. And once again it did so on a shoe-string budget. Not only will […]
India makes impressive strides in scientific research
NEW DELHI: India’s research performance in science and technology has improved significantly over the past few years. Scholarly output in the country grew by 13.9 per cent during 2009-13, against a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1 per cent for the world. Moreover, India has also demonstrated a growing impact through its research worldwide. […]
Wary of China’s Indian Ocean activities, US, India discuss anti-submarine warfare
NEW DELHI/HONG KONG: India and the United States are in talks to help each other track submarines in the Indian Ocean, military officials say, a move that could further tighten defense ties between New Delhi and Washington as China steps up its undersea activities. Both the United States and India are growing concerned at the […]
