Meet Maharashtra's Wealthiest Candidate

'When honest, wealthy people come forward to serve India, people should feel proud and welcome them.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit A Shah during a rally in support of BJP......

State polls: Congress flounders for strategy

The Hindutva Parivar's opponents sometimes behave as if they were bent on snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Take the municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra, due in 10 cities on......

Every 2nd person in Mumbai lives in a slum

India's financial capital which houses the maximum number of slum dwellers in the country has one in two persons residing in a slum, as per a Human Development Report compiled by Brihanmumbai......

Mumbai a city of 'slum dwellers'?

A recent Human Development Report compiled by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and United Nations Development Programme stated one in two persons resides in a slum in India's financial capital.......

Muktangan empowers poor women to become teachers

As the teachers began gaining confidence, it also drew the attention of other women in the community, leading to greater demand for teaching jobs, finds Ranjita Ganesan.   Image: Muktangan......