Funds meant for women’s businesses spent on household needs: What review of Centre’s flagship rural scheme has found
A government-commissioned evaluation of central rural sector schemes, including the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), has found that most self-help groups (SHGs) for women did not start income-generating…
Top places in India to witness the country’s earliest sunrise
For many travellers, few experiences are as magical as watching the first rays of the sun paint the sky in shades of gold and crimson. Owing to its vast east-west…
Southwest monsoon hits Kerala as IMD issues rain alert till June 7
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday announced the onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala, marking the beginning of the four-month-long season.The normal onset date is June 1, with…
How a CRP test led to Dipika Kakar’s tumour diagnosis
TV actor Dipika Kakar recently opened up about how a routine medical evaluation for gallbladder pain led to the discovery of a large tumour. Speaking to Bharti Singh and Haarsh…
A ‘confession’ after 38 years: How Kerala Police reconstructed a forgotten 1986 killing
For nearly four decades, only one memory haunted Thaipparambail Antony: that fateful day of December 14, 1986, when he, then 14, allegedly pushed his companion Padikkaparambil Mohanan into a river…
Virat Kohli ruled out of Afghanistan ODIs, no clarity on Rohit, Hardik
Virat Kohli has been ruled out of starting June 13 in Dharamsala due to a hamstring injury that he picked during the IPL final on Sunday. The Indian Express understands…
Stunning rebuke for Trump as 4 Republicans join Democrats to pass resolution halting Iran war
The United States House of Representatives Wednesday approved a resolution restricting President Donald Trump’s ability to continue the war against Iran, news agency Reuters reported.The House voted 215 to 208,…
‘We will get it and destroy it’: Trump says US will retrieve Iran’s enriched uranium after conflict ends
US President Donald Trump said that Washington plans to retrieve Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium once the conflict ends, which has been a major stumbling block in the negotiations…
