SHAME: 1 in 4 Indians still practice untouchability

Children sitting inside cement water pipes play on the Marina beach in Chennai. Photograph: Babu/Reuters Sixty-five years after untouchability was abolished, one in four Indians admit to......

Like Bofors, coal issue will soon be forgotten: Shinde

Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Saturday said the coal issue will soon fade away from public memory as happened in case of Bofors. "Earlier the Bofors was a talking point. People forgot......

Marathi litterateur Narayan Surve passes away

Well-known Marathi poet Narayan Surve, who passed away on Monday at the age of 83, was a social activist who put the voice of Mumbai's working class in Marathi literature. Aisa Ga Mee Brahma......

Narayan Rane's ambitions in Mahrashtra

R R Patil, home minister and deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, has a reputation as one of the most honest and decent men in contemporary politics. Even Anna Hazare and Medha Patkar, both......

Devgan, Konkona bag National Film Awards

Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan was adjudged best actor for the The Legend Of Bhagat Singh in the 50th National Film Awards, while Konkona Sen Sharma bagged the best actress award for her performance......