Arunachal: Where Elephants Roam at 10,000 feet

'This is the only place on earth where Elephas maximus climbs to these heights.'A fascinating excerpt from Stephen Alter's Wild Himalaya: A Natural History Of The Greatest Mountain Range On Earth.......

NYAY funds will come from pockets of 'chor' businessmen: Rahul

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday that funds for the ambitious 'NYAY' scheme would come from the pockets of 'chor' businessmen favoured by 'chowkidar' Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

Lok Sabha passes citizenship (amendment) bill

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a contentious bill seeking to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, amid protests in north eastern states and......

Gogoi seeks special force to protect Kaziranga rhinos

With rhino poachers creating havoc in the Kaziranga National Park, the Assam government has sent a proposal to the Union government for raising a Rhino Protection Force with more than......

Tea: Extend concessional duty

India is the second largest producer of Tea in the world next to China; and fourth major tea exporter besides Kenya, Sri Lanka and China. While China produces much of Green Tea, India is the......

How risky is India?

Until Nov. 26 the strongest force pushing India forward was a mix of good fundamentals and that intangible something that industry calls "sentiment." Forged in the years of 9% growth, this......

Chidambaram's Budget speech

Speech of P. Chidambaram Minister of Finance PART A Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to present the Budget for the year 2005-06. 2. Last year, while presenting the Budget, I had suggested that the vote in......

HLL not to close Assam unit

Tea major Hindustan Lever Ltd, facing threat to its employees from United Liberation Front of Asom, will not withdraw its operations from Assam following an assurance by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi......