In this file photo, an Indian police officer prepares to close one of the gates at Tihar Jail, the largest complex of prisons in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: AP With a national average occupancy rate of more than 131%, Indian jails face extreme overcrowding and are battling multiple health challenges, according to the recently … Read more
Change is inevitable and is health any exception to that? The nature of public health has changed globally in conjunction with the ever-expanding economy and modern lifestyles. A few modern public health challenges include – antimicrobial resistance, chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), zoonotic diseases, and mental health illnesses. NCDs continue to account for more than 60% … Read more
Just outside of Ahwa town, in the centre of the Dang district, 37-year-old Kiransinh Panwar steps out of his home. It’s a ground floor house with a tin shed on its terrace, between a tyre shop and a construction site, off the Ahwa main road. Dressed in a crisp white shirt and dark grey trousers, … Read more
Over the past two weeks, Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs — announced with typical fanfare on April 2 as ‘Liberation Day’ —posed one of the starkest political tests of his second term so far: could he still defy political gravity and push through economic backlash while maintaining the unwavering support of his die-hard loyal base? … Read more
Phnom Penh, April 17: Phnom Penh surrenders to the Khmer Rouge forces to-day after a three and a half month siege and welcomed the pro-Sihanouk forces with white flags and banners on every building in the city. The surrender spelled the end to five years of fighting between the Khmer Rouge forces and those of … Read more
Newsrooms the world over are grappling with a new, formidable entrant — AI. The advanced capability of machines and systems can help simplify labour in many areas, reducing the time spent on grunt work. AI could potentially sharpen our output by bringing down the time required for rigour, which often entails background reading, fact-checking, speaking … Read more
Karachi, April 17: Men of the Carriage and Locomotive workshops on the North-Western Railway in Karachi came out on strike at noon to-day. Lahore, April 17: The strike on the North-Western Railway continues, and the men who left work at Rawalpindi, Kundian, Khanewal, Lalamusa and Lahore are still holding out. The Secretary, Karachi Railway Union, … Read more
“To me,” United States President Donald Trump has famously said, “tariff is the most beautiful word in the dictionary”. Mr Trump has shown that he means it. By imposing tariffs of varying degrees on a wide range of countries, he has initiated a trade war, the likes of which the world has not seen since … Read more
Court on Waqf Act The Supreme Court of India’s discussion on the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 is an opportunity to reinforce the constitutional values of equality, secularism, and justice. This debate is a positive step toward preserving the Constitution’s spirit and ensuring fairness for all citizens. Its stance signals efforts to align contentious provisions with … Read more
Recently, while speaking at the Startup Mahakumbh in New Delhi, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that startups were not innovating enough and were limiting themselves to grocery delivery. Are Indian startups not scaling up on innovation? Thillai Rajan and P.K. Jayadevan discuss the question in a conversation moderated by Ashokamithran T. … Read more