[ad_1] On July 29, 2001, a month after former Chief Minister and DMK president M Karunanidhi was arrested at midnight by police, who forcibly entered his Oliver Road house (since sold) in Chennai, the DMK general council passed a resolution to take out a rally on August 12, to condemn the police atrocities during the … Read more
[ad_1] Men walked one by one through the metal detector into the airport departure hall. The man in uniform moved another detector up and down. It beeped at the coat pocket of a man in a suit. The man in the suit raised his hands and turned around. He was holding his boarding pass in … Read more
[ad_1] The Congress on Saturday criticised the decision to change the Indian hockey team’s jersey colour from its traditional blue to saffron, saying sports and players should not be used for political purposes and asking the government to reconsider the move.The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams, who have traditionally played in blue jerseys, will … Read more
[ad_1] India is approaching the peak of its demographic dividend – the share of its working-age population is expected to begin declining after 2030. Whether that dividend translates into economic gains depends on how well the country absorbs its young, increasingly educated workforce into the labour market. A new report finds that young Indians are … Read more
[ad_1] Four years ago, a friend helped 23-year-old Sahadat Ali, a mechanic in Assam’s Dhubri district, open a Facebook account. Ali, who works in a garage in Tamarhat market, told Scroll that besides watching videos on the social media website, he does not do much else. “My phone is mostly used by my friends at … Read more