The Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice K. G. Balakrishnan set aside the verdict of Jharkhand High Court and…

The projection by the international water resources group that India will have a water deficit of as much as 50…

The Centre is considering seeking the help of private institutions to impart training to BPL households to augment functional capability…

Jean Dreze and Aruna Roy, members of the Central Employment Guarantee Council (CEGC) — governing body for the Mahatma Gandhi…

Points to plight of city journalists and small-town stringers  City journalists employed on contract basis as well as small-town stringers…

While a country like China devised practical ways to deliver healthcare to rural populations by deploying its band of ‘barefoot…

India’s largest association of doctors and the country’s apex regulator of medical education appear poised for confrontation over a government…

Is it the Supreme Court of India, or the Supreme Court for Indians?  The law must be equally open to…

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have agreed to commit Rs 500 crore for the execution of health projects in…

Under fire for rising prices, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked state governments to tackle shortages of essential supplies while…

Most central ministers have signed at the end of last year a performance-tracking document, the sweeping nature of which has…

Government seems disrespectful in treating October meeting as a non-event: Shailesh Gandhi  At meeting, majority of 60-odd Commissioners vetoed amendments…

Chidambaram today said he expected the rising civilian, militant and security personnel casualties in Naxalite-affected areas to continue in 2010,…

Amnesty International has appointed Salil Shetty, an Indian who headed the UN Millennium Campaign, as its next secretary general. Shetty…

Guwahati: The National Human Rights Commission has sought an explanation from the Manipur Chief Secretary as to why reports of…