Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival Concludes Amid Much Fanfare

Guwahati witnessed the third edition of the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival on April 24-26. The three-day festival not only gave the opportunity to watch some of the best ...

Want My Vote? Let's Talk

The general election is fast approaching; yet current registration levels among young people are shockingly low, with a recent poll suggesting that in the UK less than a th...

Hema Malini launches UP's First Water ATM

Film actress and local Member of Parliament Hema Malini on Monday launched Uttar Pradesh’s first water dispensing ATM at Sonkh town in Mathura district. Addressing a ...

India Committed To Work with International Community On Development Agenda: Sumitra Mahajan

Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan today underlined India’s commitment of working with the international community to craft a “comprehensive and equitable”...

7 Unasked Questions On A Ban

Augustine Veliath

India’s Daughter was banned. Let us look at seven unasked questions in this debate. Was banning the film a knee jerk reac...

How does India’s Budget fare on sustainable development?

India’s new government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced its first annual Union Budget on Saturday. The budget was hailed as pro-poor and pro-growth, bu...

841 deaths due to swine flu, matter of great concern: Govt

NEW DELHI: 841 people have died in the country due to swine flu since January 1 this year, which is a matter of “great concern” and the situation is being monit...

Ed Davey voices concerns over likelihood of strong climate change agreement

Energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey has revealed that the UK will be seeking a legally binding climate change agreement at negotiations later this year. However, h...

Women’s empowerment in UP bleak

Gender equity and the status of women remain the hand-maiden of callous politics in India’s largest state by population and 2014 has been deplorably stark. The &lsquo...