7,500 letters written by the Nobel Laureate have been published chronologically with synopses From being a transient spy with the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to a diligent researcher of Rabindranath Tagore, it was a big leap of faith for Gaurchandra Saha in 1968. Fifty years later, Mr. Saha’s rigorous work has …

Going by government data, assistance fell from Rs. 5,928.6 crore for 2013-14 to Rs. 3,483.6 crore for 2017-18; but Maldives has been an outlier, despite the dip in ties India’s financial assistance to SAARC neighbours declined considerably in the past five years, a reply by the government in Parliament this …

From villages in Haryana, unprocessed, fresh produce goes to Delhi homes daily For Rajesh Kumar, Rajpal Yadav and other milkmen at Asadpur in Rewari district of Haryana, the day begins an hour before dawn. They set out to collect fresh buffalo milk from the homesteads run by women like Narangi …

Toll touches 31; over 60,000 displaced Despite a respite from rain and falling water levels in major dams, Kerala remained on alert on Saturday, with over 60,000 persons displaced in four districts. The Met Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in most places in Idukki, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Wayanad, …

India’s financial assistance to SAARC neighbours declined considerably in the past five years, a reply by the government in Parliament this week showed. The figures were revealed in the Lok Sabha in reply to a question on whether India had completed projects committed to countries in the neighbourhood. Minister of …

To cater to demand for trained manpower in disruptive tech The International Institute of Digital Technologies (IIDT), started by the AP Electronics and IT Agency (APEITA) in Tirupati in February, 2017 to cater to the increasing demand for trained manpower in disruptive technologies, has decided to set up a campus …

More than half of State’s 584 mandals faced with rainfall deficiency this season After a long lull, monsoon showed signs of strengthening, thanks to unexpected weather changes. Northern parts of the State are likely to witness continued rainfall during the first half of the week. A low-pressure system in the …

‘Those who have already returned deserve their fair share’ Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla has accused the Centre of coming up with an “uneven rehabilitation package” for two sets of Bru refugees. In a meeting at the Congress office in State capital Aizawl, Mr. Thanhawla said the Ministry of Home …

TSARI is one among the 10 largest archives in the world and has over 50 million documents As the bifurcation of the Schedule X institutions between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh is in a limbo, the Telangana State Archives and Research Institute (TSARI) has completed the process of segregation of its …

BJP exhibited its superior floor management in the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman’s election It was never going to be easy for the Bharatiya Janata Party to get a candidate of its choice elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The ruling party and its allies fell short of …