CBI has registered more than 200 cases of corruption against government employees, including some senior officials, between January and March…

Days after the biggest Maoist attack, in which 76 security personnel were killed in Dantewada, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today…

So, Shashi Tharoor has gone. Lalit Modi may follow. Or not.   Cricket’s great jamboree may be cleaned up. Or…

India’s annual food and fuel inflation quickened in the week to April 10, putting upside pressure on the headline inflation…

As we celebrate World Earth Day on April 22, meet some inspiring eco-warriors who give back to earth through friendly…

The impact of global recession will force an additional 64 million people across the world to live in extreme poverty…

A priest and three others have been arrested for allegedly sacrificing an old woman to appease a tribal god in…

A number of eminent persons and well-known activists have rallied to the support of writer Arundhati Roy, whose article on…

Funding commitments for water and sanitation declined as a share of overall development aid over the past decade despite strong…

It explicitly names newspapers and channels — including some of the biggest groups in the country — seen as having…

Funds allocated for the United Progressive Alliance government’s flagship rural welfare scheme, although the highest for any single social welfare…

The annual United Nations forum on indigenous issues opened today with a call from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for Member States…

The government is spending billions of dollars on welfare schemes, and plans even more this year. But that is news…

Union Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge would present a briefing on the country”s highly successful National Rural Employment Generation Scheme at…

The six-year-old Seeds Bill could be the next headache for the UPA government in Parliament. As the government plans to…