Blogs & Exclusives

270 days after Bihar liquor ban, major crimes up 13%

By Miscellaneous | Last Updated: Friday, January 13, 2017 - 20:56

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Only 1 in 100 sexual assaults in Karnataka ends in conviction

By Miscellaneous | Last Updated: Friday, January 13, 2017 - 20:54

Nationwide, one in 10 such cases ended in conviction, 10 times better than Karnataka`s record.

India needs to guard against technological disruption in manufacturing

By Miscellaneous | Last Updated: Friday, January 13, 2017 - 20:51

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The most recent Purchasing Manager`s Index (PMI) reflects a contraction in the manufacturing activity in India in December.

3 die every 10 minutes in road accidents; up 9% in 4 years

By Miscellaneous | Last Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - 13:10

State highways, three per cent of India`s road length, contributed to 25 per cent of road accidents and 28 per cent of deaths due to road mishaps.

India reduces baby deaths but still hasn't met 2012 targets

By Miscellaneous | Last Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - 13:05

There were wide variations in infant mortality rate -- a bellwether of national health -- across India.

Dhoni made players feel they can be world-beaters

By Miscellaneous | Last Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - 12:57

It was India coach Greg Chappell who noticed a great talent in Mahendra Singh Dhoni as wicketkeeper-batsman but also the potential to be a captain.

State elections: Modi may prove to be lucky

By Miscellaneous | Last Updated: Saturday, January 7, 2017 - 17:15

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It is obvious that the ensuing elections in five states will be an excellent mid-term appraisal of Narendra Modi`s tenure.

From Nirbhaya gangrape to Bengaluru molestation: Why such shameful incidents will continue to happen, shake us

By Prashant V Singh | Last Updated: Monday, January 9, 2017 - 13:44

My heart goes out to the woman seen in CCTV footage being molested and groped by two shameless guys.

Delhi Smog – Let’s not live on borrowed time

By Akrita Reyar | Last Updated: Friday, January 6, 2017 - 18:02

At the onset of the New Year, we must pledge not to convert Delhi into a gas chamber that we experienced it to be in the last months of 2016.

India's great school education challenge: Crisis in BIMARU states

By Miscellaneous | Last Updated: Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - 20:22

India`s literacy rate has increased 8.66 percentage points to 74.04 per cent between 2001 and 2011, according to Census data, but wide variations exists across states.

Trump's threat and the challenge before new UN chief

By Miscellaneous | Last Updated: Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - 20:24

Critics are asking one question: Is the UN behaving more as a NGO today than as a global peace broker?

Mega trends and events to look out for in 2017

By Miscellaneous | Last Updated: Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - 20:18

In the international sphere, four notable trends and events will have a strong bearing on how things evolve.

8 fun facts of New Year

By WeTheVoice Bureau | Last Updated: Friday, December 30, 2016 - 12:43

Without more ado, let's start with the fun facts of New Year which can make your jaws drop!

Get, Set, Go: Here are the 7 most popular gaming apps of 2016

By WeTheVoice Bureau | Last Updated: Friday, December 30, 2016 - 12:45

We list you the 7 most popular must-have gaming apps so that you can experience the best.

New Year round-up: India in 2017 can do without these shockers

By WeTheVoice Bureau | Last Updated: Friday, December 30, 2016 - 12:44

The year 2016 has been quite interesting. After weighing the pros and cons, lets take a look at few incidents which 2017 can do without.

1. Casualties of security personnel

The year gone by and what the future holds

By Miscellaneous | Last Updated: Thursday, December 29, 2016 - 10:26

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2016: Top 10 fake news forwards that we (almost) believed

By Miscellaneous | Last Updated: Thursday, December 29, 2016 - 10:23

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Astro Predictions: What does Year 2017 hold for you

By Sundeep Koachar | Last Updated: Sunday, January 1, 2017 - 09:23

Would you like to know what 2017 has in store for you? Check out the predictions by celebrity astrologer Sundeep Koachar for the brand New Year.

Aleppo's brutalities will be more real without Western propaganda

By Miscellaneous | Last Updated: Monday, December 26, 2016 - 10:37

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Christmas: How it came to be celebrated at the world’s most important addresses

By Akrita Reyar | Last Updated: Monday, December 26, 2016 - 10:32

How a theologian’s walk through a forest on a crisp evening changed the way we perceive Christmas.

CPEC: Pakistan's newest holy cow could also become its millstone

By Miscellaneous | Last Updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 - 14:54

Shabir Choudhry/South Asia Monitor/IANS

The challenge before Sasikala in post-Jaya Tamil Nadu

By Miscellaneous | Last Updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 - 14:51

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India's top sporting moments in 2016

By Suyash Srivastava | Last Updated: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 - 18:32

Virat Kohli's sensational form and India's unbeaten run in Tests

2016 - The arrival of India's women athletes

By Sahil Bakshi | Last Updated: Monday, December 19, 2016 - 18:02

Before the 2016 Rio Olympics, India's women athletes didn't have the best of chemistry with Sania Mirza and Sania Nehwal - two of the most prominent names amongst a male-dominant industry.