BJP’s state chief PS Sreedharan Pillai said there was a “police raj” in Sabarimala and that the pilgrimage to the hilltop shrine to Lord Ayyappa was being affected due to their high-handedness. read more

The palms were chopped supposedly to obtain the fingerprints of the five as their faces had been disfigured after being fired from a close distance indiscriminately in 2006. The police had fired on the tribals opposing their displacement for a Tata steel... read more

The central government is considering vaccines that can make them sterile, although experts aren’t convinced this will work. read more

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Deadly radiation from cosmos, potential vision loss and atrophying bones are just some of the challenges scientists must overcome before any future astronaut can set foot on Mars, experts and top NASA officials said. read more

The lack of acceptance from peers and family leave transgender children traumatised for life, say experts.A survey found that only 15% of transgender persons in Delhi and 10% in UP had completed their matriculation. read more

Rohit Muni, along with his wife, made crores of rupees running a human trafficking racket, transporting women, including minors from the rural areas of Uttarakhand to metropolitan cities across the country, police said. read more

World Kindness Day 2018: Being kind sounds great on its own; but there’s some research to suggest that kindness was also associated with a variety of health benefits. read more

Traditional virus monitoring methods for HIV are expensive, requiring the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), according to the study published in the journal Nature Communications. read more

The Union human resource development ministry will introduce three new professional programmes imparting over 1,000 hours of industry-linked training for students from this academic year onwards. read more

Leila, a post-acocalyptic drama about a mother and daughter, stars Huma Qureshi and is directed by Deepa Mehta. read more

Madhuri Dixit is set to produce a Marathi film for Netflix, 15th August. She called the ‘marriage of internet and movies’ great. read more

Under the mentorship plan 200 faculty members from the best technical institutions will be appointed as ‘margdarshaks’ for institutions struggling to get accreditations, a senior HRD ministry official said on condition of anonymity. read more

Every industry sector in India employs more men than women. Moreover, the gender gap among Indian professionals is worse than the global average in every sector. read more

Besides Sarode, the name of another activist, Dr Vishwambhar Choudhari, has also been cited by the police as a person who will be provided with police security read more