SC takes cognisance of infant's death at Shaheen Bagh

The Supreme Court on Friday took cognisance on its own to "stop involvement of children and infants in demonstrations" following the death of an infant on January 30 at Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi.......

R-Day special: The children who know no fear

They may be just children but their bravery surpasses ages.   Twenty four children from different parts of the country received the National Bravery Awards for 2011 from Prime Minister......

Indira Gandhi features in TIME's '100 Women of the Year'

Former prime minister Indira Gandhi and freedom fighter Amrit Kaur have been named by the TIME magazine among world's 100 powerful women who defined the last century in a new project that......

SC to hear on Tuesday plea against donor gamete rules for surrogacy

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the rules issued by the Union health ministry which prohibit donor gametes to couples desirous of having children through surrogacy on the......

Begging: A Rs 1.8 billion industry

Do you know how many beggars are there in India and what their collective annual income is? How much a beggar spends on his food and where does the remaining money go? A study by Hyderabad based......

Column: The myth of rising protectionism

Despite the hue and cry, governments have imposed remarkably few barriers on imports, writes Dani Rodrik. There was a dog that didn't bark during the financial crisis: protectionism. Despite much......

Gujarat model of development: More hype than substance

The Vibrant Gujarat summit in 2013, under Chief Minister Narendra Modi's watch. With facts and figures, the CAG report has highlighted how Gujarat was far from a role model for states across......

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......