Abusive laws and poor enforcement of safeguards in Indian state-run coal mines is provoking local tribal communities into opposing expansion of these blocks, human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday....
A rare jewel-encrusted book that belonged to a 16th century French king is in danger of being exported from Britain unless $10.5 million can be raised to stop it going abroad, an official said on Tuesday....
Fans copy their favourite movie stars' hairstyles and this legendary actor also inspired such a craze -- even though he sported a clean shaven head. His unique bald look, intense gaze, deep, authoritative voice and indefinable accent made Yul Brynner, whose 96th birthday would have fallen on Mon...
The Supreme Court verdict saying the army should not use excessive force in its counter insurgency operations has not gone down well with the army veterans who feel that it does not reflect their operational principles under which they use minimum of force in operations against insurgents. ...
Political self-goals by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress have put Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in an advantageous position just months ahead of assembly elections in the state....
He was articulating the long-standing agenda of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which the Hindu patriarchs have been peddling ever since Murli Manohar Joshi was the HRD minister in Atal Behari Vajpayee's government....
In order to improve the skill sets of Indian workers going abroad for employment, especially to Gulf countries, the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) here for implementation of the Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PKVY)....
Eighty-one and still young. The Dalai Lama believes it's to do with peace of mind. ...
In the prosperous district of Kannur in one of IndiaÂ’s most prosperous states, Kerala, Eramangalathu Chitralekha, 39, was the first Dalit woman to drive an autorickshaw in 2005. Her new profession immediately angered the upper castes, who taunted her and threatened violence. One day, that year, her autorickshaw was set a...
It has taken two years but, finally, Narendra Modi appears to have found his feet. In a recent interview, he demonstrated his grip on the situation by covering wide areas of national and international affairs. The earlier silences on crucial issues such as the rampages of saffron mobs and the snide attacks on se...
