'The violence will stop decisively very soon'

'If the Kukis and Meiteis are the warring groups, then we need to find space for a third group which can mediate between the two.' IMAGE: Meiteis protest against the violence in Manipur at Jantar......

Manipur: Amit Shah assures safe return to those displaced

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said here that the government is committed to restore peace in Manipur and ensuring an early return of all internally displaced people back to their......

What An Adivasi MP Expects From President Murmu

'Due to the huge unemployment among displaced Adivasis they undertake any job that comes their way even if it means working and living in hazardous conditions.''The situation is such that out of......

64,827 KP families left Kashmir in 1990s due to militancy: MHA

Pakistan-sponsored terrorism forced 64,827 Kashmiri Pandit families to leave the Kashmir valley in the early 1990s and settle in Jammu, Delhi, and some other parts of the country, government has......

Jairam Ramesh on why India needs new land bill

We need a new land bill because the present one suffers from various shortcomings, says  Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, below, left. The principle objective of the Bill is......

India, Lanka to double trade to $10 billion by 2016

Recognising the need to build a special economic partnership framework to achieve the shared goals of poverty alleviation, job creation and economic development for the people of the two countries,......

NAC wants smaller role for firms in land buy

The National Advisory Council on Wednesday suggested that no private sector company should be allowed to buy land directly if more than 400 families are going to be displaced by its project.It also......

Should locals get 26% of mining profits?

Appropriating a percentage of earnings will scare away entrepreneurs and defeat the purpose of bringing tribals into the national mainstream. Even so, the basic principle of compensating people for......

Why Akshay's career is still rocking

Just two years ago, Akshay Kumar was on the brink of being crowned king of Bollywood. He was riding high on hits like Welcome, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Heyy Babyy and Namastey London. There were shouts......

'Bachchan & Depp should be incredible together'

For the maker of hits like Salaam Bombay! and Monsoon Wedding, life is good. The recent success of her latest film, The Namesake in America has been widely publicised and it looks like the film......