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Assam’s Bodoland becomes first tribal council to digitise land records

Over 15 lakh land documents, including maps, digitised across 8,970 sq. km Bodoland Territorial Region

Mamata Banerjee mulls alternative roles for ‘tainted’ teachers

Move sparks backlash from ‘untainted’ teachers as fresh recruitment begins

IIT Bombay develops AI model to decode satellite images using natural language

From floods to farms, the model helps locate damaged buildings, vehicles, and crops, promising faster insights, though experts say more testing is needed.

Thiru Onam eve shopping fervour, Uthrada Pachil, peaks in Kerala on Thursday

Brisk sales in markets, malls and textile shops; prices of groceries remain low, but coconut oil stays high

10 home remedies to avoid swine flu

As Flipkart raises a billion dollars, e-commerce is set to explode

Flipkart announced a fresh funding round of one billion dollars, underscoring the rapid expansion of India’s e‑commerce sector. The influx of capital follows similar investment moves by Amazon and reflects growing mobile‑driven consumer demand across the country.

Did you know our Parliament has not just politicians but also Renaissance men and women?

The Times of India editorial notes that members of India’s 16th Lok Sabha list a variety of professions on the parliamentary portal, revealing a diverse occupational profile among MPs. Data shows large numbers of agriculturists and social workers, with only a few representatives from fields such as sport, science and strategy consulting.

Kerry will get a warm welcome but will that sentiment fail at the first India-US dispute?

Many Indians still go “awww” when a US secretary of state endorses — in Hindi — PM Narendra Modi’s alliterative catchphrases, in this case, “sabka saath, sabka vikas”.

European Union agrees to impose broad economic sanctions against Russia

TIMES VIEW Europe had to react to MH17 downing Chandan Nandy Moscow did not stop after annexing Crimea but continues to foment insurgency in Ukraine.

Potty training

What is about people that makes them believe their children are of fascinating interest to others. Went for a dinner the other night and i am sitting next to this very pleasant stranger and deciding that maybe this is an evening for charm in high gear and some crisp conversation when this little child runs in and then out again and in again and out again and then reverses the trend.

AAP decides to focus on Delhi and not contest upcoming assembly elections in other states

Aam Aadmi Party’s decision to not contest any of the four upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana and Jharkhand is the wisest choice the party has made in the last six months.

UPSC and CSAT are not for castaways, civil services must pick the best

Precious time of the nation and its leadership is being wasted on a non-issue, namely Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)’s new Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT).

India’s antiquated law on contempt of court restricts personal liberty and must be overhauled

After having raised the issue of whether the clubby and secretive collegiums system actually preserves the independence of the judiciary former Supreme Court judge, Justice Markandey Katju, has now trained his guns on India’s antiquated contempt of court law. He has made the valid point, in this newspaper, that judicial supremacy cannot be based on the law of kings in a democracy.

Government must step in and curb rampant medical malpractice in India

The cancer of corruption eating into India’s medical sector is no secret. Reports of patients being prescribed unnecessary tests by unscrupulous doctors in league with labs abound.

To climb up human development ladder, India must reinvent its mai-baap sarkar

To climb up human development ladder, India must reinvent its mai-baap sarkar

Case of India’s youths joining ISIS is a wake-up call for Indian security agencies

Case of India’s youths joining ISIS is a wake-up call for Indian security agencies

Corruption thrives in secret places

Corruption thrives in secret places

BJP forces will press for saffronisation of history books: Partha Chatterjee

BJP forces will press for saffronisation of history books: Partha Chatterjee

Rotten apples

Rotten apples

A ray of hope for J&K

The Modi government has begun to carry forward a process related to Jammu & Kashmir that the UPA regime had initiated but had then abandoned in all but name.