He said that the perverse use of the term secularism is causing social tensions. As per Singh, secularism is the most misused term in the country and it is this misuse of the term which is causing social tensions. He repeated that this term has Western roots and stands for separation between religion and state. In India since its religion itself i...
Rajya Sabha member K.T.S. Tulsi on Monday said he was "terribly disappointed" with the political shades given to the issue of intolerance, as all they were doing was a symbolic protest in the form of returning awards...
"It is a long struggle. We are planning many things. We will chalk out state-level meetings too," poet Ashok Vajpeyi told IANS on the sidelines of the Indian Language Festival, Samanvay. Vajpeyi had returned his Sahitya Akademi award last month...
Men with Type 2 diabetes who have low testosterone levels can benefit significantly from testosterone treatment, says a new study led by an Indian-American doctor....
It is very "painful" to receive an award on behalf of Tamil writer Perumal Murugan, who has given up writing following attacks by Hindu rightwing groups, his publisher has said....
If you have switched to sugar-free drinks to avoid tooth decay, don't be rest assured that you have got rid of the problem. Even sugar-free drinks and foods may kick-off tooth decay, dentists have warned....
The central government will invest Rs.1,700 crore to transform the NISH here into the National University for Rehabilitation Sciences and Disability Studies for the benefit of the disabled, union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot said on Saturday....
India, or at least parts of it, is going through a weird phase of fetishised nationalism and knee-jerk rejectionism. The divide is between those who profess unquestioning nationalism and are staunch supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and those who castigate everything and are virulently antagonistic to the prime mi...
After having made its intention clear that it will go all out to dig out the hitherto invisible Saraswati river, the religiously-minded Khattar government has gone a step forward....
Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which emerged from an anti-corruption movement, on Thursday completed three years, patting itself on the back but admitting it has miles to go....
