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Time with tribals turned Lord Ram into perfect man: Modi

Reaching out to tribals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded their contribution to Indian culture through the ages and said Lord Ram drew inspiration from them during his exile as he......

Steely Stalin steals Modi's show too

Stalin owes his victory, like in 2019, to the hate-campaign of the local Hindutva forces, which kept haranguing him, and even his dead father, notes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Dravida Munnetra......

'The migrants need help now more than before'

'Many are coming hungry and thirsty.' 'Some told us they were stopped from filling water at roadside village handpumps because villagers told them 'tum Carona ho'.' IMAGE: Migrants on the......

The Power of Assured Indian Innovation

Can we make high speed 4G Internet available at 10 cents per GB, and make all voice calls free of cost -- that too in a large and diverse country like India? Can we make high-quality but simple......

This duo have 1,800 children they call their own

The efforts of two women have given hundreds of street and slum children of Dehradun the hope to dream of a promising future. IMAGE: Aasraa Trust, which started out with 150 children at its......

'I wish to recreate an India of self-employers'

In December, some 400 youngsters aged 15 to 18 years boarded a train for the Tata Jagriti Yatra (TJY), a 9,000-km, 16-state journey of 18 days from December 24, 2010 to January 11, 2011, starting......

'Barefoot' lawyers to help the poor in AP

Andhra Pradesh sets up centres to provide legal help to the poor caught in land disputes; the model may be replicated in other states, says Sreelatha Menon. There are those who have land and those......

2 more Indian NGOs win US award

Two Indian non-government organisations are among 22 institutions to be awarded $615,000 each by the California-based Skoll Foundation for using "innovative approach" in addressing social......

Bollywood's torture tactics!

Remember that old Ajit joke? 'Isse liquid oxygen mein daal do. Liquid isse jeene nahi dega. Oxygen isse marne nahi dega.' The idea of punishment is so exciting to film-makers, they have come up......

Former refugee Mabil senses new chance Aus soccer team

Mabil's early life was all about adapting to overcome hardship, having spent his childhood among thousands of South Sudan refugees at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. He resettled in Australia......

Disgraced cyclist Armstrong sells Austin home

Disgraced former cycling champion Lance Armstrong has sold his sprawling home in the hills of Austin, Texas, his spokesman said on Thursday. Spokesman Mark Higgins, who spoke to Reuters, said......

How football could thrive in India

It is the season of World Cup football. A remarkable feature of the tournament is that tiny countries like Tunisia, Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago appear among the participating nations, while......

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