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SC directs Centre to safeguard domestic workers' rights

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre for a legal framework to provide a safeguard to domestic workers observing their exploitation and a "legal vacuum" over the protection of their......

'1,800 Mosques Are Disputed In This Country'

'Unless Justice Chandrachud's judgment is (over)turned, there is no end to it.' IMAGE: Police personnel install metal detectors at the entrance of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal ahead of Friday......

Ladki Bahin scheme: Gadkari's word of caution for Maha govt

Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said the Maharashtra government's Ladki Bahin scheme, introduced to provide financial assistance to women, could affect the timely payment of subsidies in other......

Those born with a silver spoon in mouth....: Ajit Pawar slams Oppn

The Maharashtra government is committed to the welfare of the poor but those born with a silver spoon in their mouth won't understand the plight of the deprived section of society, deputy Chief......

Husband calling wife 'parasite' insult to entire womankind: HC

Wife being able-bodied to earn a livelihood does not absolve a husband from providing her maintenance, and calling her a "parasite" is an insult to her as well as the entire womankind, the Delhi......

What will cost India Rs 4 trn?

The government's food subsidy in the ongoing fiscal year is expected to be a little less than Rs 4 trillion. IMAGE: Women collect rations from a government depot in Rajasthan. Photograph: PTI......

Corporate care: How Ma Foi helps poor students!

Kiruthika, Aadhilaklshmy, Mohan Kumar, Veera Kumar, Faisal . . . all of them belong to the lower crust of the society with their fathers working as a coolie, a car driver, a house painter, et......

The reality of India's demographic bomb

Despite a predominantly young population, a demographic dividend is unlikely to accrue to India unless the northern belt, the youngest region in the country in terms of population age, ramps up its......

Uber, Baazee.com redux?

The Information Technology Act needs another tweak to allow a different kind of information intermediary to flourish, says Ajit Balakrishnan. This is the story so far: on a recent day in December,......

Pranab approves changes in Food Bill

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the head of the empowered group of ministers on food, has approved key changes in the proposed National Food Security Bill and the revised draft will be placed......

Taali Review: Sushmita Is Applause-worthy

It would be unfair to accommodate Gauri's incredible journey in six episodes, but the makers have done justice by casting Sushmita Sen.She adds a touch of elegance and reform in some of the most......

KGF: Chapter 2 Review

Testosterone, not rationale, is the driving force behind the KGF franchise, observes Sukanya Verma. Mindless machismo is the jewel of many a masala movie and blaring background music its......

What you DON'T KNOW about Nedumudi Venu

A Nedumudi Venu character was happiest when moving his head to a piece of music with his eyes closed; or, when inventing off of a note that a co-actor had left unfinished; or, when reciting a poem......

Kites: A beautiful fraud

In Kites, Barbara Mori's character presents herself as Natasha, the well-heeled fiancee of a wealthy casino owner's son, Tony. In reality, however, she's Linda, an illegal immigrant from Mexico......

World Cup for homeless brings hope

There was not much to link former Liberian child soldiers with a destitute Scot, the editor of a Russian street paper and a Manchester United coach -- until the Homeless World Cup. After months of......

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