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In Jubbal Kotkhai, BJP rebel still in fray despite attempts to win him over
October 14, 2021 8:48 am
Earlier, BJP leadership had got Gobind Ram Sharma, a two-time MLA from Arki seat to not file his nomination papers as a rebel. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur had convinced Sharma.
Shimla's most magnificent building Gorton castle reduced to ashes by fire
January 28, 2014 2:06 pm
Gorton Castle was renovated only few years back investing crores of rupees.
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MGNREGA overhaul plugs gaps, keeps up with changing times
Updated: January 9, 2026 07:11 IST
The new law attempts to attain a goal of guaranteeing 125 days of employment per rural household. This should incrementally enhance the workdays allocated to willing households in future as against the 100 days framework.
Exploitation is built into gig work
Updated: January 9, 2026 07:10 IST
The response to the strike showed that the urban middle class, which is the biggest beneficiary of their services, is unlikely to come out in support.
40 years ago January 9, 1986: Reagan acts against Libya
Updated: January 9, 2026 07:10 IST
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 9, 1986.
In 2026, the case for more friction
Updated: January 9, 2026 07:09 IST
As 2026 kicks off, the scales seem to be tipping in favour of Team Effort, going by the trending of the concept of “friction-maxxing”.
Madhav Gadgil, the people’s ecologist
Updated: January 9, 2026 07:08 IST
He was a rare scholar whose work is seen as synonymous with the discipline.
Days after contamination deaths, fresh row in Indore: Collector, mayor attend meeting in RSS office
Updated: January 9, 2026 07:07 IST
Congress questions the administration’s ‘impartiality’; BJP calls it ‘courtesy’ call, says nothing wrong
Don’t count faith to kill a college, lot at stake
Updated: January 9, 2026 07:07 IST
The latest NMC decision unabashedly short-circuited due process — there was no show-cause notice to the college, no room for appeals.
Madhav Gadgil’s environmentalism put community at the centre
Updated: January 9, 2026 07:06 IST
Gadgil launched new work on issues as varied as sacred groves in Maharashtra and Karnataka, the dry deciduous forests in Karnataka and Kerala, and the sustainable harvest of bamboo by basket weavers. This work was fundamental in the creation of the Nilgiri Biosphere in 1986 and in launching India’s first wild elephant census
Brinda Karat writes: On Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, the Opposition must take a stand
Updated: January 9, 2026 07:06 IST
When there is hesitation to challenge unjust court orders, to oppose political persecution carried out through lawless laws like the UAPA, the ruling regime faces no real political cost for its repression
Madhav Gadgil • (1942-2026): Scientist, ‘people’s ecologist’, voice of Western Ghats, forests, rivers, communities
Updated: January 9, 2026 07:00 IST
A pioneer in ecological sciences, Madhav Gadgil, 83, died late Wednesday night in Pune after a brief illness. He was one of India’s foremost voices on ecology and environment protection.
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