'The pandemic had a significant impact on child trafficking.''With economic hardships, traffickers exploited the situation to target desperate parents and children.' Illustrations: Dominic......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the opposition parties, accusing them of 'running away' from Lok Sabha during a debate on the no-confidence motion, and said......
A total of 415 million people moved out of poverty in India within just 15 years from 2005/2006 to 2019/2021, the United Nations said on Tuesday, highlighting the remarkable achievement by the......
India has the fourth highest number of malaria cases in the world. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Malaria, according to a CBS News report, is estimated to have killed 50 billion......
Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation......
The challenge for politicians is that the continuous electoral cycle favours short-termism and the loan waiver type of policy, whereas prosperity requires hard decisions where commonly held......
NDA’s energy plan powered UP win, but it’s not a winner yet. Centre has claimed to have saved money by targeted coverage but critics say the system is not yet foolproof. Many called it......
Globally, just 8 billionaires have same amount of wealth as the poorest 50% of the world population. In signs of rising income inequality, India's richest 1 per cent now hold a huge 58 per cent of......
WAR ON BIG NOTES 'Alas, in this scheme there is nothing to stop the black money flows of the future.''On the contrary, Modi has sown the seeds of more, through the issue of Rs 2,000 notes.''But......
The Modi government will have to move fast, and carry the state governments along, before the window for radical reform closes, says Vijay Joshi. IMAGE: Success will require political......