What farmers fear the most

IMAGE: A vegetable market in New Delhi. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters   P Sainath -- the doughty journalist and founding editor of People's Archive of Rural India -- whose grip on......

Give cash rather than credit: Rahul Gandhi to Centre

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Centre should stop acting like a 'sahukar' (money lender) for its children, and demanded that cash assistance be given to the poor and vulnerable......

People should be wary of 'mahamilavat': Modi on Oppn alliance

Taking potshots at the attempts to cobble up a mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) against the Bharatiya Janata Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked people to guard against this maha......

Shiv Sena's message for Fadnavis: Don't take people for granted

The Shiv Sena has a message for Maharashtra’s new chief minister as he takes charge on Saturday. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s former ally cautioned Devendra Fadnavis against......

How life insurance companies get celebrities on a small budget

Life insurance companies are balancing the increasing use of celebrity endorsers by limiting the association to short, event-led campaigns, finds M Saraswathy.     It seemed like an......

Remittance: India again tops the world

India has retained its position as the highest recipient of global remittance flow at $52 billion in 2008, the World Bank has said in a report. Remittance is defined as the sum of money paid to......

And suicide does not pay

On July 14, Pramod Tembekar, a farmer from Selu taluka in Wardha district, consumed insecticide and died.His family is entitled to Rs 100,000 as compensation from Chief Minister's relief fund. But......

'Stop asking women about their bodies'

'Everyone struggles with it (body image issues) as a human condition.''There are days when it really gets to you, but we move on.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shikha Talsania/Instagram Ever since......

Parineeti's Ready For Christmas

When stars travel, they make lovely pictures on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Parineeti Chopra/Instagram Parineeti Chopra sends some joy from London and says, 'I’m beginning......

Hrithik-Saba At Richa-Ali's Wedding Reception

Did you know that Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal have been married for two-and-a-half years? A spokesperson for the couple released a statement stating that they'd had a registered wedding earlier, but......

'Family is something you need to keep close to yourself'

'You need to treat them in a way that will work for you, rather than step into relationships with a negative mindset because then everyone is a loser.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Mini......