Pharmacist suspended for clicking photos with President's chopper

Even as the row over the power disruption at President Droupadi Murmu's programme in Odisha's Baripada continues, the chief district medical officer (CDMO) of Mayurbhanj has suspended a pharmacist......

Arabia's better halves: The beauty and brains

For years, Arab's first ladies were completely absent from public life. But today things have changed drastically. From social work and intellectual reforms to sharing the responsibility of nation......

Meet the man who delivers health care to rural India

Just a few years ago, Dr Bhagwati P Agrawal, founder and executive director of Sustainable Innovations and erstwhile World Bank and United Nations Development Programme consultant, launched Aakash......

Delhi police crack gay murder case

The Delhi police on Saturday claimed to have solved the murder of two homosexuals -- United Nations Development Programme employee Pushkin Chandra and his friend Kuldeep -- with the arrest of three......

Human development: India at a dismal 119!

The robust economic growth notwithstanding, India has garnered a lowly 119th rank in the United Nation's Human Development Index due to poor social infrastructure, mainly in areas of education and......

How India can be an affluent society by 2039!

India to be an affluent society by 2039. The statement may raise many an eyebrow now but India 2039, an Affluent Society in One Generation, a book edited by Anil Sood and Harinder S Kohli, and......

Here's how jobs can be created in India

To alleviate poverty and create more jobs, entrepreneurs should impart skills, particularly to people in rural areas in countries like India, Hinduja Foundation US Chairperson Shanu SP Hinduja......

Tribal dreams, Budget realities

As the finance minister will be scrutinising his accounts book to reduce India's rising fiscal deficit, a tenfold increase in the plan outlay for the tribal affairs ministry since the beginning of......