Four charts that suggest the problem isn't just the lack of girls' toilets

States that have a low number of government schools with girls’ toilets also tend not to have toilets for boys or household latrines, suggesting that this may be an o...

Growth of independent India an amazing story; empower it by health investment

Today, the prime minister will stand at the Red Fort to address the nation. For a generation, the Independence Day speech has been about India’s mind-blowing progress...

More rainfall predicted in second half of monsoon

Some regions like Marathwada, Punjab and Haryana to remain parched The threat of drought in India is not over yet. According to the latest forecast by India Meteorological ...

Nepal to legalise homosexuality and same-sex marriages, says law minister

This assurance comes amid fears that the government would confirm a 2011 proposal to recriminalize same-sex relationships. Nepal’s law ministry will soon present a bi...

True Review: Singham Returns

Critics Rating: 2 Star*

Cast: Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor, Dayanand Chandrashekhar Shetty, Anupam Kher, Amole Gupte

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The real shoots of economic revival lie in agriculture

The rains have fallen short. An agrarian crisis is seemingly upon us. The Green Revolution was supposed to take care of everything. It was supposed to reduce dependence on ...

BASIC nations to discuss climate change talks tactics

Ministers of China, Brazil and South Africa to hold closed-door talks with Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and team The ministers of China, Brazil and South Africa, ...

Experts in Pune chalk out strategy to counter Ebola threat

The National Institute of Virology (NIV) and the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) will collaborate on strategies to counter the Ebola threat that has resurfaced in the A...

Hollywood human trafficking summit slams Roman Polanski, says stars can do more

If Hollywood wants to do more than give lip service to the issue of human trafficking and a worldwide pandemic of child rape, it can start by disowning Oscar-winning direct...