Another head rolls in Adarsh housing society scam

Former IAS officer Subhash Lalla, whose kin owns a flat in the scam-hit Adarsh Housing Society in south Mumbai, on Monday resigned as a member of Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission.Lalla met......

Rs 3 lakh recompense each to kin of those killed in Andhra Pradesh

Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday announced a solatium of Rs three lakh each to the next of kin of those from the state gunned down on Wednesday over charges of red sander smuggling in......

Hyderabad: College girl kidnapped, raped for 17 months

The kidnapping, illegal confinement and rape of a college girl for 17 months is threatening to blow up in to a major issue in Hyderabad. The family of the hapless victim has been running form......

Don't celebrate Valentine's Day, warns Bajrang Dal

Bajrang Dal on Wednesday warned youths against celebrating Valentine's Day. "We have asked the city police commissioner not to grant any special permission for Valentine’s Day......

Job Quotas In Private Sector?

Rather than a blind reproduction of the government template, a more productive way of enforcing affirmative action in the private sector could be to emulate an American model, suggests Kanika......

Why this Businessman Quit Kerala

Is there more than meets the eye to Kitex Garments, the world's second-largest children's garment producer, abandoning Kerala for Telangana?Shine Jacob finds out. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Kitex......

Why are govt policies blind to human needs?

While there is no move to set up day-care centres for children of poor women, the rural jobs Act remains the only law to recognise it is a woman's right to have an ayah to take care of her......

JNNURM: How has it transformed cities?

Urbanisation in India has been like climate change in the world, says Arun Maira. It has been happening inexorably for decades, not receiving much attention, its significance not noted. 300 million......