Nitish back as CM, with two deputy CMs from BJP

Janata Dal-United president Nitish Kumar on Sunday took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for a record ninth time after a dramatic volte-face, ditching the Mahagathbandhan and the Opposition bloc......

'More interested in state polls': Nitish chides Cong

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday blamed the Congress' preoccupation with assembly polls in five states for the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)'s inability to......

'Hum Bharatiya INDIA ke saath'

The contrast between the two meetings couldn't have been more stark, yet, both were organically linked, the latter a show of support for the former.Jyoti Punwani reports. IMAGE: Left to Right:......

'You talk about fighting China, Pakistan, but you can't handle a state with 25 lakh people'

'Is this how you plan to run India? Is this how you plan to save India?''If this is your plan, then what happened in Manipur will start happening all over the country.' IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Economic Survey: 10.6% rise in female literacy rate

Economic Survey points out that the overall level of education in India is below global standards. There has been a marked improvement in female literacy as per Census 2011. Though the male......

Action against child labour? Govt has no data

Three years since a complete ban on child labour in the country, more than 1 crore (10 million) children are still working in various areas and worse, the government has no data on enforcement of......

Child labour ban: NGOs fear deeper crisis

With child labour all set to be banned from Tuesday, social activists fear that the law, though well-meaning, could result in under-age workers getting pushed into hidden and more dangerous......

Socialist Davids versus MNC Goliaths

Every single day at 12.30 pm, come rain or shine, about a dozenactivists of a little known organisation called the Samajwadi Abhiyaan (Socialist Movement) march from Jantar Mantar to the Parliament......