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The focus on ship-building in the Union Budget may be a bold initiative to shore up the maritime sector, but several challenges lie ahead

As tourism expands into the remote interiors of Himachal, its mercenary ruthlessness is destroying the river ecosystems

Dosanjh Kalan exemplifies why going abroad tops Punjab charts

The launch of Udaan Yatri Cafe is a good start, but the non-availability of water and food at reasonable prices at airports remains a concern

The claims about early origins of iron, like in Tamil Nadu recently, show an obsession for showcasing regional achievements rather than addressing important questions about the past

It is in everybody’s interest to come up with solutions to make paragliding safer

For every citizen of India, it was a day of rejoicing, but also one of ceremony

The job comes with limited powers, but is much coveted — the First Citizen tag is appealing, but the real benefits often fail the test of propriety

The journey of the India Meteorological Department since it was established on January 15, 1875, is pretty much the journey of modern science in India

The launch of the Katra-Srinagar train connectivity is generating excitement, and some bit of anxiety too

An ecological crisis looms large as Aravalli hills get flattened and Haryana dithers on an effective strategy to counter illegal mining

Child trafficking, bonded labour, brute exploitation — the horrors endured by migrants in Kapurthala point to glaring administrative lapses

Consumptive ways of travel and stay are impacting local communities and fragile ecosystems at pilgrimage centres

The ace spinner’s ‘forced’ decision brings into focus the last bunch of the Old Guard in the Indian dressing room

Sold-out concerts, mass fan following — the success of Diljit Dosanjh, Karan Aujla and AP Dhillon cements Punjabi music’s place on the world map as a genre in itself

The proposed Sports Regulatory Board is just one of the several sticking points of the National Sports Governance Bill

Rs 190 cr for a penthouse in Gurugram underscores the growing appetite for luxury real estate in the Delhi-NCR region

The lack of any visible change on the ground in Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Sultanpur Lodhi is confounding, given the expenditure on projects

Till date, nearly Rs 2,000 crore has been spent to clean the black spot of Ludhiana, but its water remains polluted and acidic

In my village, Bijwasan in New Delhi, the fields were once rich with generations of stories woven into each harvest. My uncle, like so many other farmers, would rise before dawn, guiding his oxen through the soil as he ploughed...

A year after the armed forces began appointing women officers to command positions in line with the Supreme Court directives, a letter by a top Army commander flagging several functional issues involving women officers has kicked up a debate in...

Satya Pal Dang with wife Vimla Dang. It was in the early 1950s that Communist Party of India leader Satya Pal Dang and his wife Vimla Dang made Chheharta, a small industrial suburb on the outskirts of Amritsar, their home....

The outcome of Ottawa tightening rules is being most acutely felt in Punjab, as immigration centres shut down & students seek alternative options, or defer plans

Botox and fillers are so yesterday on the beauty map of Punjab. The new drug in town is called glutathione — so why are people saying that what it delivers is far more deadly than what it promises?

It’s a cruel twist of fate that the document which turned Salman Rushdie into a cause celebre has vanished