60% chance of drought: Private forecaster

There’s a 60% chance of drought across India this year, private weather company Skymet said on Friday in a revised forecast downgrading its monsoon prediction to 91% ...

Strong monsoon revival only next week

The monsoon may have shown its presence over some parts of the country after a long dry spell in June, but a strong revival is expected only in the second week of July. The...

Madonna Pledges Support For Detroit Community Groups

Madonna has pledged funding for three Detroit community groups following her recent visit to the city. The Material Girl grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, and made a visit...

Free vaccinations to protect babies against deadly bug

New Zealand babies will be entitled to free vaccinations against a highly infectious and potentially deadly gastric bug from tomorrow. The new oral rotavirus vaccine is one...

Bengaluru's trash talk

City administration makes fresh promises to get an extension to dump its waste at Mandur village. But will the five-month breather be enough for Bengaluru to overcome its g...

Poverty And Prosperity In India: A Story of 28 States

The Government’s work should be to listen to the poor, to work for the poor, and live for (the poor)”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first speech in ...

Attend The Hunger Games Premiere and After-Party And Support A Great Cause

A new online auction is giving you the chance to attend The Hunger Games: Mocking jay Part 1 premiere and after-party in Los Angeles. The new teaser trailer for the next in...

No toilets for girls in one-fifth of India?s schools, enrolment on decline

Dip in number of schools providing midday meals to their students

“About 20 per cent schools in India still lack toilet facilities for girls,” says a re...

400 million workers in India have little security, few entitlements

A new report finds that the great majority of labour in India works in one form or the other of informal employment, allowing those who pay them to dodge labour laws. In In...