Increase police force: Centre to Naxal-hit states

Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday asked Naxal-hit states to double the capacity of their police training institutes as also police recruitment to fight the menace of Left-wing extremism.......

Dr M S Swaminathan, who made India self-sufficient in food, passes away

M S Swaminathan, renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who bet on sustainable farming passed away in Chennai on Thursday. He was 98 and is survived by three......

How Women Change The Political Game

More than ever before, women voters can make or mar a political party's electoral fortunes. IMAGE: Women voters queue to cast their votes for the Telangana assembly elections, November 30, 2023.......

Dr Kalam asks: 'What will YOU be remembered for?'

Former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam recently addressed the valedictory function of the 86th foundation course at the National Academy of Direct Taxes in Nagpur. We present here an excerpt from Dr......

Meet Ajit Pai, the man at the center of the US net neutrality debate

The chief of America's Federal Communications Commission is not a fan of net neutrality.So what's his vision of communications and digital policy in these times?We find out... IMAGE: Ajit Pai at a......

Socialist Davids versus MNC Goliaths

Every single day at 12.30 pm, come rain or shine, about a dozenactivists of a little known organisation called the Samajwadi Abhiyaan (Socialist Movement) march from Jantar Mantar to the Parliament......

Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the BudgetSpeechof Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for......