Shimla gets sanitation plan
byShimla, May 4 (IANS) This Himachal Pradesh capital is the first city in the state to develop a sanitation plan, Social Justice and Empowerment…
Opinion
Intemperate media hysteria
byI was in Lucknow when Sarabjit Singh died in Lahore. My purpose in visiting the city of my childhood was to address a much…
‘IAS officer’s pen is mightier than scalpel’
byChennai, May 4 (IANS) He firmly believes that the “pen is mightier than the scalpel” in the service of people at least in India…
Task of cleansing system has fallen on judiciary
byEver since the Manmohan Singh government became embroiled in scams, it has been mainly the Supreme Court that has pushed for accountability. In doing…
Photos of 19th-century Beijing to be auctioned
byLondon, May 4 (IANS) Auction house Sotheby’s is to put on sale May 14 a collection of photos on Beijing taken by Italian-British photographer…
Marry outside caste in Himachal, get Rs.75,000!
byShimla: While ‘khap panchayats’ (caste councils) in Haryana continue to frown on inter-caste and sub-caste marriages and punish those who do so, marrying outside…
Goa’s women commuters get their ‘ladies’ specials’ (Goa newsletter)
byPanaji, May 4 (IANS) Tired of being squeezed in and out of buses, which even the proverbial packed sardines would tend to avoid, Clara…
More special schools will help autistic children: Tharoor
byNew Delhi, May 3 (IANS) More special schools can create awareness among parents and help in social acceptance of children with neurological disorders, Minister…
Sharp decline in child sex ratio in Andhra Pradesh
byHyderabad, May 3 (IANS) The child sex ratio in Andhra Pradesh has come down alarmingly to 939 as per 2011 census, from 961 in…
BRICS: Changing the paradigm of international relations (Comment)
byIndia, a motive force behind the founding of BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – has shown the world the importance…