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Nikhil Dey, 4 others convicted in 19-yr-old case of 'trespass'

Right to Information activist Nikhil Dey and four others have been sentenced to four months in jail by a court in Ajmer after it found them guilty of 'causing hurt' and 'trespass' in......

'For The First Time, We Will Be Able To Say A Particular Caste Is More Backward Than The Other'

'For the first time in this country, perhaps the first time anywhere, we are going to use backwardness index.''It is a fundamental shift in the discourse in the country's social justice.' IMAGE:......

'Destitution and starvation will go...'

'We cannot leave our entire unorganised sector to the vagaries of market forces.' IMAGE: A scene from Rajasthan. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan passed a......

Activists condemn attack on green campaigner in Ch'garh

The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan has strongly condemned the attack on environmental activist and RTI user Ramesh Agrawal of Jan Chetna Manch, Chhattisgarh on July 6. Ramesh Agrawal is believed......

'Should not Uber/Ola drivers need social security?'

'Nobody wants to run an exploitation factory.' IMAGE: Swiggy's food delivery workers protest outside the labour commissioner's office in Hyderabad. Photograph: Kind courtesy Indian Federation Of......

Around 31 mn households demand work under MGNREGA in May

Around 31 million households have demanded work under the flagship MGNREGA in the month of May this year, which is almost 11 per cent more than the same period last year and much higher than the......

FinMin asks ministries to cut their budgets requirement by 15%

Finance Ministry is believed to have suggested to some ministries a reduction of up to 15 per cent in their annual budgets for the current financial year. The move is aimed at cutting the fiscal......

Budget: MGNREGA allocation hiked by Rs 3,800 crore

The National Democratic Alliance government, which had earlier raised doubts over the efficacy of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, on Monday increased its allocation......

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......

Anand@50: 7 MUST-KNOW facts

Anand marked the first of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's three historic collaborations with Rajesh Khanna, the other two being Bawarchi and Namak Haraam.Anand is without a shred of doubt Rajesh Khanna's......

Ranji Trophy: Karun, Smaran hit double tons as Karnataka dominates

A summary of Sunday's action in the Ranji Trophy Elite group matches. IMAGE: Karun Nair smashed 233 on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy match against Kerala -- his second century in a row. Photograph:......

Vijay Hazare: J&K shock Delhi; Karthik steers TN to win

IMAGE: Dinesh Karthik in action for Royal Challengers Bangalore during IPL 2023. Photograph: BCCI Veteran Dinesh Karthik was back at his vintage best to smash a quickfire half-century as Tamil......

Ranji: Dhull 3rd Indian to hit two tons on debut; Pujara saves Saurashtra

Less than 24 hours after being dropped from India's Test squad, Cheteshwar Pujara struck an uncharacteristic 83-ball 91 to steer Saurashtra to a draw in their Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai......

Constantine names 32 probables for FIFA World Cup qualifier

National football coach Stephen Constantine named 32 probables on Wednesday for India's upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup joint qualification Round 1 home and away matches against Nepal. India first......

Mushtaq Ali T20: Binny stars in Karnataka's thrilling win over Mumbai

Karnataka bowlers held their nerves to eke out a hard-fought one-run victory against a formidable Mumbai side in a Group D match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Cuttack on Sunday. Chasing 163 for......