The New Government and Indian Media : Agenda for Reform

I will begin by taking a cue from a catchphrase Mr. Modi used frequently in his stump speeches through the electioneering. “More Governance. Less Government.” I...

Environment: Clear the air on green clearances

The new government needs to bring in second-generation reforms for environment which can strike a balance between the need for economic development and rights of a local co...

All schools must have separate toilets for girls and boys

Apex court says toilets, drinking water facilities are integral to RTE Act; pulls up Andhra Pradesh government for not ensuring these facilities in its schools The Supreme ...

Injustice in Mahan Forest

In a tragic turn of events on the night of the seventh of May, four Greenpeace activists Akshay Gupta, Vinit Gupta, Bechan Lal and Vijay Shankar Singh were arrested for pea...

Khera, Stand Up To Be Counted

Television serial makers resort to ploys to sustain viewer ship – a new track, a new character or someone getting lost, etc. This writer hadn’t been watching Ut...

UN launches Bollywood music video for gay rights in India

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday launched the first-ever Bollywood-style UN music video at a press conference in Mumbai, India to promot...

Indian activist Ramesh Agrawal wins 'Green Nobel'

GARE VILLAGE (Andhra Pradesh): The man walked into Ramesh Agrawal’s tiny internet cafe, pulled out a pistol and hissed, “You talk too much.” Then he fired...

Chance for transgenders to make it big in life

Just days after the Supreme Court treated ‘eunuchs’ as third gender, a New York-based business development organisation Global Business Incubator (GBI), has com...

True Review : 2 States

Critics Rating : 3.1/2 Star.

Cast : Arjun Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amrita Singh, Revathi, Ronit Roy, Shiv Kumar Subramaniam , Ankit Chitral , Ac...