Modi to lay stone and dedicate development projects in Amaravati worth over ₹58,000 crore on May 2

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be laying the foundation and dedicating to the nation multiple development projects in Amaravati worth over ₹58,000 crore on May 2. The projects mainly include the Legislative Assembly, High Court, Secretariat, other administrative buildings and houses for the poor costing about ₹11,240 crore. The other works / projects are trunk…

New study on Chandrayaan-3’s landing site reveals potential presence of primitive lunar mantle materials

The portion of Chandrayaan-3’s landing site taken by Vikram Lander after the successful landing. Photo: ISRO In a new finding, scientists of the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) have revealed that the landing site (Shiv Shakti point) of the Chandrayaan-3 mission is a promising site to access primitive mantle samples, which was otherwise lacking in the…

CPI(M) opposes approval of Sainik School named after M.P.’s Minister’s late nephew; alleges criminal record against him

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has opposed the Union Ministry of Defence (MoD)’s decision to approve a new Sainik School in Madhya Pradesh’s Narsinghpur, named after State Cabinet Minister Prahlad Singh Patel’s late nephew.  Speaking to The Hindu on Wednesday, CPI (M) state secretary Jaswinder Singh raised objections to naming the new school Maninagendra…

Study highlights lack of access to right antibiotics in eight countries

Research carried out by Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership, a non-profit health organisation, has revealed that a significant number of multidrug-resistant infections in low- and middle-income countries, including India, are not being treated appropriately, because of large gaps in access. | Photo Credit: Reuters Only 7.8% of patients with drug-resistant infections in India received…

NCW forms panel to probe Bhopal rape and blackmail cases; five survivors come out

Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday formed a probe committee to investigate the multiple cases of alleged rape, filming and blackmailing of college girls after befriending them with ‘fake identities’ in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal.   According to the police, at least five survivors have come forward…

Physical assault of Kashmiri shawl vendors in Uttarakhand disturbing: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

Chief cleric of Kashmir Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. File | Photo Credit: IMRAN NISSAR Hurriyat chairman and Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday expressed concern over continuous physical assaults on Kashmiri traders outside J&K.  “The physical and verbal assault on Kashmiri shawl vendors in Mussoorie, who had to flee when police refused to guarantee…

The Huddle to have discussion on the many shades of womanhood on screen

It is a fascinating moment for Indian cinema. While acts of machismo still dominate the screen, Indian films, and film industries, are breaking out of their ingrained androcentrism. Across regions and languages, artists and directors—via nuanced, sensitive and lyrical explorations of the female experience—are broadening the boundaries of storytelling. And while women filmmakers and actors…