Get ready to fight bypolls alone: Mayawati to BSP leaders

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday said the Lok Sabha poll drubbing in Uttar Pradesh was due to the "poor performance" of the alliance with the Samajwadi Party and asked party leaders and......

'Akhilesh can damage SP but cannot be a great leader on his own'

‘If Muslims who are 20 percent of UP’s population feel the SP has no future they will go with the BSP. Even if 10 percent Muslim vote goes to the BSP every equation will change.’......

Dhaka attack: Indian girl Tarishi Jain's body to be flown home on Monday

The mortal remains of Indian teenager Tarishi Jain, who was among those hacked to death by Islamic militants in a terror attack at a Dhaka restaurant, will be brought in New Delhi on Monday,......

BJP seeks EC action against Kapil Sibal, Beni Prasad Verma

Accusing Union Ministers Beni Prasad Verma and Kapil Sibal of vitiating the election campaign, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday approached the Election Commission seeking strong action against......

Images: Where electronics go to die!

India is gradually becoming a dumping ground for electronic waste (e-waste). Many non-governmental organisations believe that India annually generates $3 billion worth of e-waste. India's IT......

Oil Min proposes 44% hike in natural gas prices

The Union petroleum ministry has proposed a 44 per cent increase in prices of natural gas sold under the administered price mechanism by state-owned Oil & Natural Gas Corporation and Oil India Ltd.......

Weaving costliest items, but earning nothing

They may be making the most expensive products, but India's craftsmen earn what any unskilled labour would earn. Two young boys work at a silk weaving factory in Varanasi. They spend the day at......

India: A dumping ground for e-waste

India is gradually becoming a dumping ground for electronic waste (e-waste). Toxics Link, a Delhi-based non-governmental organisation, claims India annually generates $1.5 billion worth of e-waste.......