Asad Rehman

Most students say it is difficult for them to speak fluent English because they come from lower middle class backgrounds. The government initiative, they say, has improved their vocabulary and, most importantly, helped them get rid of the hesitation in speaking the language.

At unmanned level railway crossings, gate mitras are the only line of defence. But as they stand armed with little more than a flag, a whistle, a hat and a fluroscent jacket, who listens to them?

A month after fraud at a mass wedding, a shroud of silence engulfs two villages in Greater Noida.

Nearly a month ago, a BSP Meerut corporator went and left his cow with police “fearing gau rakshaks”. Police say it is now 120 km away. In the city’s Nauchandi area, it is a distance that is widening

According to the FIR filed by the mother of the girl, on January 6, four men from Gawdi village “waylaid the girl while she was coming home after her tuition and tried to rape her in a field..."

Its encryption protects the privacy of users but prevents action against those using it to spread fake news, rumours and communal tension

Farida enables students to complete school through open learning.

A VHP leader said Hindu girls err in thinking a Sunil and a Salman are same. But how different are they?

The 9,000-litre Delhi Jal Board tankers, which come four times a day and thrice in the mornings (6, 7.30 and 9.30 am), are the slum’s only source of water

A recent Railway circular said stalls at railway stations must display and sell books on “Indian tradition” and “morals”, but among the dwindling customers who turn up at this stall, there are few takers for one.

There are 4,48,52,500 registered job seekers in India. But with registrations now done online, the few who visit this employment exchange come with questions and leave with little answers

A day in the life of a family of seven, sharing a 10X10 ft room in East Delhi's Seelampur.

Parliament was told last week that states had been directed to identify and deport all “illegal immigrants”, including Rohingyas registered with the UN. An estimated 40,000 Rohingyas live in India

It’s now 7 years since apex court ordered the government to cap all borewells. India’s most famous child to fall into one hopes someone listens

The dhaba mostly caters to daily wage labourers and rickshaw pullers whose families don’t live in the capital.

Hostel warden said the girls are getting outings, but only with a staff member to accompany them

A row has erupted in Udaipur after organisers of the 4th Udaipur Film Festival claimed they were denied police permission to hold the three-day event, starting Friday, at an auditorium at the Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology.

Malti, who identifies as a woman, says she knows nothing of the legislation and slams the govt and activists for “doing nothing” for people like her.

Jamia has a substantial number of students from Kashmir. The university offers 5 per cent reservation to Kashmiri students.