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Meet the crusader against obsolete laws

Parth J Shah is the man behind the The 100 Laws Project, a listing of the country's ludicrous but extant legislations.Does anyone know that India has a law called The Young Persons (Harmful......

The truth about Swachh Bharat

Building toilets, however essential, must not be confused with sanitation. Or the crying need for a revamp of India's sewage systems, says environmentalist and political activist Sunita Narain.......

'Never seen a woman journalist braver than her'

Despite being in the crosshairs of the police, politicians and vigilantes, Malini Subramaniam continues to report from Bastar, Chhattisgarh, a hotbed for Maoist insurgency.For her work, often under......

The fires have been lit, and the mobs are standing ready

In Bastar, as in Delhi, being branded 'anti-national' in the eyes of the government now seems to have acquired new meaning, says Aakar Patel. IMAGE: A grieving family in Mangapeta village, about......

Why can't we have a women's party?

If you can have political parties in order to back caste or religion based policies, why can't there be one for the most obvious of divides, a gender based one, asks T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan......

The power of one

In all likelihood, you would not have heard of Parth J Shah. But as you may have guessed from his use of a middle initial, he spent many years in the US -- after getting a degree in pharmacy in......

Petrol pumps withdraw strike over daily price revision

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the new timing of the price change was agreeable to the dealers and so daily price revision will be implemented from June 16 Petrol pump owners on Wednesday......

The house of textbooks

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports on the ongoing battle for the top spot between publishers S Chand and Navneet. IMAGE: Both S Chand and Navneet don’t rule out more acquisitions. And both......

Demonetisation has driven Solapur's beedi workers to loan sharks

In the last of a six-part series Sanjay Jog discovers that if the government and beedi employers don't act now, there could be social unrest soon. I: Cash crunch pain hits Dharavi's leather......

Is it safe to use mobile wallets at petrol pumps?

Safety standards are thrown to the wind as government urges consumers to use mobile wallets at petrol pumps, Shine Jacob & Karan Choudhury/Business Standard report from New Delhi. IMAGE: From......

Meet the Sexiest Asian Men!

While Priyanka Chopra is the Sexiest Asian Women of 2015, her Krrish co-star Hrithik Roshan has been voted as the second Sexiest Asian Men. We're not surprised. The talented actor, who is known......

The Most Successful Kids in the Movies

Children can be quite lucky at the box office too! Harshaali Malhotra, the little girl in Bajrangi Bhaijaan, has almost the same screen time as the film's leading man, Salman Khan. And it's one of......

Review: Killa is a beautiful, beautiful film

Killa is a deep film with lofty ambitions and brilliant performances, raves Raja Sen. It is always hard to stay under the radar as you slip into a classroom. Much as Killa's young Chinmay......

Game of Thrones in Hindi? Pick YOUR star cast!

Sakshi Tanwar as Daenerys Targaryen... how do you feel about that? Word in the bylanes of television world has gotten around that after the American TV adaptation of George R R Martin's wildly......

PIX: Amitabh, Boman at Bhoothnath Returns success party

Bhoothnath Returns is doing well at the box office and the makers of the film recently celebrated with a success party at the JW Marriott hotel in Juhu, a posh western suburb of Mumbai.Seen......

Parthiban, Sandhu enter main draw

India's Parthiban Ayappan and Harinder Pal Sandhu endured strong challenges before making it to the main draw, in the PSA Otters Open Squash Tournament 2006, at the Otters Club, Bandra on......

ISL expanded to 10 teams, Bengaluru FC one of them

IMAGE: Bengaluru FC players celebrate. Photograph: PTI. The Indian Super League will be expanded to 10 teams this season with the organisers on Monday announcing two more franchises after a......

Sports Shorts: Harikrishna holds Tomashevsky in FIDE Moscow GP

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Pentala Harikrishna. Photograph: Saimedia/Twitter Putting behind the disappointment of a loss in the last game,......

'Cramped schedule' renders Chhetri doubtful for rest of season

India’s star striker Sunil Chhetri is in doubt for India's Asian Cup qualifier against Kyrgyzstan as well as the international friendly against Lebanon next month, according to his I-League......

Rukna Nahi Hai... a tribute to the Rio-bound athletes

IMAGE: Sports Minister Vijay Goel, actor Salman Khan, music composer AR Rahman with Rio Olympics-bound players. Photograph: PTI. A record 121 athletes, including 54 women, will represent India at......

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Geeta eligible to compete again

The National Anti-Doping Appeals Panel has rejected Geeta Rani's appeal to exonerate her and upheld the order of disciplinary panel. Having... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/622054/geeta-eligible-compete-again.html

Kids get Krumbiegel citation for green effort

Parth and Arjun Choudhary, brothers from Euphoria Apartments near the Bellandur Lake, have become famous globally for their endeavor in saving a... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/621913/kids-get-krumbiegel-citation-green.html

Three held for misbehaving with girls, thrashing their friends

Three people were arrested for allegedly misbehaving with girls and thrashing their two male friends at a pub in Mundhwa area here. The incident... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/three-held-for-misbehaving-with-girls-thrashing-their-friends-117070900695_1.html

A Gujarati magazine beats the odds

The battle for life has been an ongoing one for newspapers and magazines for years now. While many succumbed, many more are putting up a brave... ...

http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-50-not-out-a-gujarati-magazine-beats-the-odds-2494578

5 new IAS officers join home ministry as assistant secretaries

Dayaram has been allocated the Chhattisgarh cadre, Chauhan Uttar Pradesh, Pooja Kumari Parth Rajasthan, Akanksha Bhaskar West Bengal and Raja P the... ...

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-5-new-ias-officers-join-home-ministry-as-assistant-secretaries-2492770