A quiet revolution to create a healthier India has kicked off in the east with Assam on Thursday becoming the…

Getting tax refunds from the income-tax (I-T) department is a hassle for many citizens, who either do not receive it…

A village girl in Burdwan stormed out of her wedding venue today though the rituals had been completed and, rubbing…

YELLING dementedly, seven lawmakers mobbed the chairman of the Indian parliament’s upper house on March 8th and tore at the…

Many of our politicians would still rather ignore the informal sector and the women who form its backbone. They do…

Delhi Police may claim to be a "clean force" but figures tell a different story. Replying to a question in…

BD Sharma is one of India’s foremost experts on tribal issues. He has served as collector of undivided Bastar district…

WELL before Budget 2010-11 was presented, inflation had emerged as the principal economic problem in the country. With food-price inflation…

In his recent Budget speech, the finance minister reiterated the government’s plans to make India “slum-free” within five years. This…

ON February 12, Meham town in Rohtak district, Haryana, saw a citizens’ convention that was unusual in more than one…

THE sharp criticism of the State administration by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes for perceived inadequacies in enforcing the…

We stand at the cusp of big change — the Rajya Sabha has, in a volatile and momentous session, passed…

None of the 87 towns, declared urban localities as per the 2001 census, out of the total 125 towns in…

A United Nations independent human rights expert today voiced concern over the deaths of homeless people in India’s capital from…

The countries of Asia and the Pacific have not duplicated their economic success in the realm of gender equality, according…