Why J B Kripalani needs to be remembered

In an era when the misguided youth of today are trying to build political careers by subscribing to divisive ideologies, they need to look to independent thinking icons such as Acharya Kripalani,......

'We won't have Onam this year'

Flood in the rice bowl: Keralites who lost everything stare at uncertainty. Gireesh Babu reports from Kuttanad. IMAGE: An aerial view of flooded areas in Kerala. With large parts of the state......

'What was wrong was the bland version of Indian history'

'Even apart from the Bengal famine, there was a great deal more bloodshed and deceit than I was prepared for.''Almost every one of the acquisitions was won by extreme extortionate methods and what......

Terror on the tracks: A deadly history of attacks on trains

A special MCOCA court has awarded the death sentence to five of the Mumbai train blasts convicts on Wednesday. Reports state that the five planters of the bombs have been awarded the death sentence......

Tea planters' cup of woes is spilling over

The tea industry, hit by rising costs, falling prices and political unrest in the North Bengal plantations, is especially vulnerable to the COVID-19 lockdown. Boutique teas from Darjeeling, the......

Kerala floods: Businesses stare at a loss of over Rs 20,000 crore

Kerala floods take a toll on small businesses, NBFCs brace for losses The floods in Kerala have hit small businesses in the state, mainly in the retail, agriculture, plantation and tourism......

Will they get their salaries on time?

Tea plantation workers.Jute workers.Salt pan workers.And other labourers like them who are paid their salaries in cash.As the first salary date after demonetisation arrives, will they be able to......

Payment problems plague 1 million plantation workers

The Assam government has taken the initiative to pay workers their wages electronically and has asked banks to open branches adjacent to tea gardens and install ATMs in estates. The plantation......