-TheWire.in The survey found that 83% of 636,699 households sampled had access to toilets, with greater accessibility in urban areas than in rural areas. New Delhi: Nearly one in five households in India practise open defecation, according to a health ministry report released on May 5, nearly two years after the Union government declared the country ‘open defecation free’. The report is part of the fifth edition of the National Family Health Survey...

-IndiaToday.in Cyclone Asani, formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal, further intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on Sunday evening as it moved northwestwards in the direction of north Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coast. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that Cyclone Asani, formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal, further intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on Sunday evening. The cyclone moved northwestwards in the direction of the north Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coast, the...

-Statesman News Service Emphasising that senior police officers should lead by example, he said: “A visit to a police station should be a hassle-free experience for a person who goes there seeking help. The first thing to reform for this is the attitude of the police – they must be open-minded, sensitive and receptive to each individual citizen’s concerns.” Calling for a renewed thrust on reforms in police forces, Vice President M...

-PTI/ The New Indian Express Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu called for particularly strengthening the police units at the grassroots who are the first responders in most cases. NEW DELHI: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday asserted that a progressive, modern India must have a police force which meets the democratic aspirations of the people and called for a renewed thrust to implement police reforms. Addressing a gathering here after releasing a...

-Newsclick.in Production has dipped for the first time in the Modi era and procurement has plummeted, bringing wheat stocks down and affecting foodgrain-based schemes. The Narendra Modi-led Central government is going to be confronted with a crisis that it has never faced yet – shortage of wheat, one of India’s key staples. The worry about this looming cloud is aggravated by the fact that the Modi government has not been particularly successful...