Maha govt to gather info on intercaste, interfaith couples

The Maharashtra government has set up a committee to gather information on the inter-faith and inter-caste marriage couples and the maternal families of the women involved if they are estranged,......

NCPCR seeks FIR against Aaditya Thackeray for using children in 'Save Aarey'

The national child rights body has asked Mumbai Police to file a first information report (FIR) against Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray for 'using' children during a 'Save Aarey' protest, an......

'We never imagined such a thing would befall us'

Such was the terror created by the ATS, that all their relatives stayed away. IMAGE: A rally organised by a Muslim charitable trust in Mumbai. Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

How Modi government is helping COVID orphans

'As far as possible, the child should be with his or her family.''The next option is foster care. Shelter homes are the last resort.' Caution: Graphic content. Viewer discretion advised. IMAGE: A......

Gujarat model of development: More hype than substance

The Vibrant Gujarat summit in 2013, under Chief Minister Narendra Modi's watch. With facts and figures, the CAG report has highlighted how Gujarat was far from a role model for states across......

The perils of conflating Modi with Gujarat

The fact is that by conflating Modi with Gujarat the larger lesson in development -- economic reforms -- is being sidelined and lost, say Sonali Ranade and Shaelja Sharma For some strange reason,......

Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the BudgetSpeechof Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for......

Businessmen in Parliament

It's tough to tell when Sukhbir Singh Badal is being a professional politician and when he's doing business. One moment he's talking on the phone to a person in Amritsar. "Just get on to the case,......