'A lot of Israeli soldiers will lose their lives'

''Hamas is going to be prepared. There will be booby traps and tunnels; it's going to be door to door fighting.' IMAGE: Smoke and flames billow after Israeli forces struck a high-rise tower in......

Desi from Mumbai takes on American political Goliath

'It is never easy to run a campaign as a woman, particularly a minority woman, especially when you are bucking the establishment.' My entire campaign is an act of resistance.'P Rajendran reports......

When they came for the Muslims, where were you?

'South Asian Americans stand to lose greatly.''Now is not the time to be spectators to injustice, narrowly believing that these events that currently affect part of our community won't affect us......

US disappointed with no headway in US-India nuke deal

A frustrated and angry America Inc believes it has been let down by Delhi after all of its lobbying to push through the deal in the US Congress, reports Aziz Haniffa in Washington, DC. United......

Jaguar cars can 'purify' air! CSE slams comment

'These kind of vehicles drive like a hoover... Air they suck in is far dirtier than the air which comes out of it.'     Slamming Jaguar Land Rover for calling Delhi air sucked in by its......

Ford Foundation funding dries up as Modi clamps down on NGOs

A leading global charity has frozen $4 million in funding to India, squeezing aid to the poor, after a clampdown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on donors deemed to be meddling in domestic politics......

Budget 2012 is a mixed bag, says CSE

Centre for Science and Environment supports the tax hike on big cars and SUVs brought on by the Union Budget 2012. Excise duty on large cars has increased marginally from 22 per cent to 24 per......

New authority? NEPA green lobby not happy

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's decision to set up a new authority to regulate all environmental norms has not gone down well with the green lobby and some members of civil society who feel......

Sports Shorts: Aus sports now have gender equality in salaries

IMAGE: Cricket Australia gave contracted women the same base hourly pay rate as men in the five-year collective bargaining agreement struck in 2017, but women play far less cricket. Photograph:......