40 Years Later, Can The Wounds Ever Heal?

As a consequence of prominence given to the brutality during those few days, a very important aspect of that episode got almost glossed over. This was the intervention by a very significant section......

Will go on 28-day fast from August 15 if...: Sonam Wangchuk

Climate activist Soman Wangchuk announced on Sunday that he will launch a 28-day fast on Independence Day if the government does not invite Ladakh authorities for talks on demands for statehood and......

Who Will Vote For Vijay, And Why?

Where do Vijay and his TVK expect to get their votes from?Vijay has a huge fan following among women, but will they automatically become his voters like they had done for MGR's AIADMK, asks N......

In open letter, Meitei diaspora urges Modi to restore peace in Manipur

With Manipur gripped by ethnic violence since May, hundreds of Meiteis from around the world have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention to restore normalcy......

UID: Nilekani has miles to go to achieve goal

The Budget speech of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee left many surprised in the Unique Identity and Development Authority of India (UIDAI) - the agency tasked with providing unique IDs or......

The many shortcomings of Aadhaar

The CAG has shown up various weaknesses in the technology and delivery platforms of Aadhaar and suggested drastic improvements in their functioning to ensure that the second possibility, that of......

India saved $9 bn through Aadhaar, says Nilekani in US

'It has also saved the government about $ 9 billion in fraud and wastage because by having that unique number you eliminate fakes and duplicates from your beneficiary and employee list,' Nilekani......

Developers built 36 apps at first ever Aadhaar hackathon

Teams of students and coders demonstrated in 24 hours diverse programmes impacting health and livelihood issues with use of a personal identity number.  Image: Sachin Vasista.    ......

'Getting an Olympic medal in athletics is my one-point agenda'

'We keep climbing one step and slipping three. In 2004, our relay team was 7th in the world. Then we slipped from there. Otherwise, today our 4x400 metres relay team would have been gearing for a......