Gujarat records 60% voter turnout in Phase 1

A moderate voter turnout of 60.23 per cent was recorded in the first phase of the Gujarat assembly elections covering 89 seats across 19 districts of Saurashtra-Kutch and southern regions of the......

All metros among 130 districts identified as COVID-19 red zones

Ahead of the end of the extended lockdown, the Union health ministry has listed 130 districts in the country in red zone, 284 in orange zone and 319 in green zone on the basis of incidence of cases......

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

A 68-year-old woman in Delhi became the country's second victim of coronavirus on Friday as several states went into battle mode to contain the spread of COVID-19, shutting down schools, theatres......

When Keshub Mahindra silenced T N Seshan

T N Seshan, who passed into the ages last month. believed that toughness at every level is needed to keep the flock under him strictly duty bound, recalls Dr K S Parthasarathy, former secretary,......

How some SC judgements changed the game for corporate India

The 1995 judgment in the Union of India vs Cricket Association of Bengal case emphasised that free speech is essential for a successful democracy and citizens must have a plurality of views and a......

The price poor people pay for huge projects

A principle adopted to ensure rehabilitation of evacuees alongside progress on projects is known for violations, says Sreelatha Menon. When construction of a dam is delayed, it leads to cost......

'Market to fund infrastructure'

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said funds for infrastructure development and poverty-alleviation programmes would come from the capital markets in future.He called upon the local bodies......