Govt plans to slap higher penalty for cruelty against animals

The government plans to introduce a higher penalty and jail term for people perpetrating cruelty against animals and a draft bill to amend the existing law is likely to come up in the next......

Do the Supreme Court panel members support the farm laws?

Where do the four members of the Supreme Court appointed panel to interface with farmers stand on the Modi government's farm laws? Even before the ink could dry on the Supreme Court of India's......

As govt eyes forest land, Mumbai's tribals faced with move to dingy flats

With the Maharashtra government doling out pieces of the lush green Aarey forest to various utilities, the tribals living in it for generations are feeling increasingly insecure. Hepzi Anthony......

Bengaluru: Bird flu suspected, 19,000 chicken to be culled

More than 19,000 chicken and 13,300 emu birds are to be culled at the Central Poultry Development Organisation at Hesaraghtta in Bengaluru, where avian influenza (H5N1) had claimed over 3,600......

A daily wage labourer who turned multimillionaire

The 39-year-old, the fifth child of an illiterate labourer couple and only the second of their eight to be educated, now helms various ventures that bring in a turnover of between Rs 75 crore and......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

Indian healthcare appalling, but Tamil Nadu shines

The most important thing for India is to resurrect public health services in the country, says Shankar Acharya. The people of India suffer from terrible health. Nearly 40 per cent of all children......

Finance Minister P Chidambaram's speech

Mr. Speaker, Sir It is my privilege to present the Budget for 2007-08. I. A MID-TERM REPORT CARD ON THE ECONOMY 2. In November 2006, the UPA Government crossed the midpoint of its term of office. A......