Hyderabad: 4-yr-old girl who fell in borewell dies

A four-year-old girl, who accidentally fell in an open borewell at an agricultural field in Telangana's Ranga Reddy district on October 12, was found dead on Tuesday afternoon, the police said. The......

AP: Flood fury rages in Krishna, Guntur districts

Over two dozen villages in Krishna and Guntur districts of Andhra Pradesh continue to face flood fury as Repalle town in Guntur district was inundated following a breach in Krishna right bank......

Girl found murdered in AP college hostel

In a gruesome incident, a girl student was allegedly killed by an unidentified person in her college hostel at Ibrahimpatnam, near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, on Thursday. Police said the victim,......

Godavari, Krishna rivers formally linked in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday took the historic step of interlinking its two major rivers Godavari and Krishna, a development that is being seen as a boon for farmers of Krishna delta who are facing......

Economists urge Modi not to restrict rural employment scheme

A group of leading economists has said the future of India's biggest anti-poverty scheme, which has brought work to millions of impoverished villagers, is under threat and urged the government not......

India's very popular rural employment scheme faces tough times

Under the MGNREGA, employment has to be provided for a minimum 100 days and unemployment allowance if work is not made available. Labourers work on a dried lake to try and revive it under the......

Rs 201 per day? Rs 277? How much welfare do Indians need?

Universal basic income or social security? Economist Nitin Desai feels we need a blueprint for universal health care and pensions to help the vulnerable section. IMAGE: All Indians need access to......

NDA is no different from UPA: Here's proof

NDA under Mr Modi is as focused on the rural poor with doles and hand-outs as the UPA under Dr Singh was, explains A K Bhattacharya.  Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and with former......