Ahead of the upcoming elections, political parties have started announcing incentives to benefit women, but what do women truly seek for genuine gender parity, asks Nivedita Mookerji.......
'Without a poverty line, how are we to know whether poverty is the same, or it has come down or it has gone up?' IMAGE: A homeless girl asks for alms outside a coffee shop in Mumbai. Photograph:......
Chaudhary Charan Singh, who on Friday was conferred with India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, is popularly known as a champion of farmers. IMAGE: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla greets......
The most important lesson is that you have to build your political proposition, and sell it yourself.You can't leave it to the courts, media, NGOs and civil society and expect them to play the role......
Photograph: ANI Photo This interview was first posted on May 8, 2006. When film actor Vijayakanth started the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam party, nobody gave him a chance. His DMDK party......
Whether it was the MGNREGS or the NFSA or the Aadhaar-based DBT scheme for cash transfer, the Modi government has built on the basic architecture created by the Singh government. Policy makers in......
'If because of El Nino, the monsoon is affected adversely in the current year, naturally it will affect income projections and consequently Budget numbers.' IMAGE: Villagers carrying containers......
Claims of a spike in poverty and inequality in India during the Covid-19 pandemic are patently false as such claims are based on uncomparable different surveys, according to a paper co-authored by......
'Modi has sowed the seeds of a transformational change.''For the sake of the nation and our children I hope he succeeds.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks at a post-Budget media......
'That is the one headline the world is reading about India, and it is a potentially damaging story...''I don't think a panic mentality has set in, but this story is one that investors and market......
As Shyam Benegal turns 89 on December 14, Subhash K Jha takes a look at 10 of his best films and tells you where you can watch them. Ankur (1974)Where to watch? YouTube Many film buffs,......
'When a woman gets married, she leaves her village, her friends and family.''In her new home, she will make friends, but they can never replace those she left behind.' IMAGE: Vinamrata Rai as......
August 26, 1955. 65 years ago, Pather Panchali was released.Aseem Chhabra salutes the Masterpiece. IMAGE: Harihar (Kanu Banerjee) returns to his village and ancestral home after having been away......