57 million people suffer from depression in India while another 38 million have anxiety disorders. The WHO says India is one of the most depressed countries in the world

An unrepentant Gaikwad had even publicly bragged about hitting the airline manager “25 times with his slippers.” His deplorable conduct is consistent with his party’s track record of using muscle power to make a political point.

The United States, often touted as the land of opportunities, slipped to 14th spot, mainly on account of social tensions.

the new policy must focus on rectifying past inadequacies and eliminating diseases through a stronger national health mission.

It’s no love lost between the Indian and Australian cricketers as bad blood has flown between the two teams before the two boards came to a truce in the ongoing four-Test series.

The Supreme Court’s well-meaning advice for an amicable, out-of-the-court settlement of the decades-old dispute must be explored in right earnest.

It will provide an opportunity to Birla, who will be the chairman of the new company, to withstand competition from an aggressive Reliance Jio, which made a staggering $25 billion investment and offered freebies to subscribers.

If India yields to trade temptations and joins the OBOR initiative, particularly the CPEC, it reflects acceptance of the status quo in Kashmir.

Though BJP leadership has maintained that development agenda will be the sole motto of the UP government, there is a growing perception that Adityanath’s elevation is an insult to the poll mandate.

Expectations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil follow-up steps and pursue reforms, covering real estate, banking, labour and other areas, with more vigour.

Instead of casting aspersions on constitutional authorities, it is time for political parties to gracefully accept the public mandate.

The inability to nurture strong regional leaders has been its biggest failure leading to a string of electoral defeats.

In the context of India’s aspiration to emerge as a global superpower, the visit will provide an important occasion to expand bilateral engagement with Israel.

A commendable feature of Telangana’s economy is that it could achieve a double-digit growth despite the adverse impact of demonetisation.

The enhancement of paid maternity leave for working women to 26 weeks, from the present 12 weeks, is a progressive move, signalling that India is in sync with the social changes. With the Lok Sabha passing the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016, it is now mandatory for organisations to provide 26 weeks of paid leave to women employees. This i

The NDA government will now be encouraged to go full throttle on the reforms programme and take the promised bold steps as a follow-up to demonetisation.

Instead of reinforcing the perception that women should be locked away to keep them from harm, the government’s focus should be on strengthening the laws dealing with crimes against women.

The ICC should take corrective steps to avoid controversies related to the ball tracking technology.

An all-out effort must be mounted to counter terror propaganda on the social media and prevent ISIS from radicalising the youth.

The sensational admission by Pakistan’s former National Security Advisor Mahmud Ali Durrani that the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack was carried out by a terror group based in his country vindicates India’s long-held stand. It exposes Islamabad’s position as a global terror hub. The remark, made during the Asian Security Conference in Delhi, may a