Everyone should get another chance: Gladys Staines

Gladys Staines, widow of Graham Staines, on Friday expressed satisfaction over the Supreme Court judgement that upheld life term for Dara Singh, who has been convicted for the murder of her husband......

Orissa: '50,000 Christians still hiding in forests

A Citizen's Delegation, which met President Pratibha Patil on Monday, informed her that in the riot-hit district of Kandhamal in Orissa, as many as 50,000 people were hiding in forests or had taken......

Digvijay's Naxal remarks leave Congress baffled

All India Congress Committee General Secretary Digvijay Singh, who appears to have stirred a hornet's nest with his remarks on Naxalism, will have to do some explaining to the party leadership on......

The MP who wants cannabis legalised in India

The Biju Janata Dal MP from Dhenkanal says crime will come down if cannabis is legalised. Nikita Puri reports. Even on the phone, Tathagata Satpathy comes across as confident and candid. When I......

Haldia Port Trust has some serious competition

The upcoming Dhamra port in Orissa, a private sector enterprise, has kickstarted its efforts to attract cargo before it starts commercial operations in 2010, putting prospects of the Haldia port in......

Corporates in social sector: NGOs to die?

Wal-Mart is opening schools, Vodafone is helping flood victims, Coke is digging wells and recycling plastic... the list of the good things companies are doing is growing longer by the second. Where......

Lalu's Rail Budget speech

Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav made the following speech while presenting the Railway Budget for 2004-2005 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday (July 6, 2004)."Mr Speaker Sir,I rise to present the......