View: Absurd to deny Narendra Modi a US visa

The move by four US Congressmen to deny Narendra Modi a US visa is a disrespect to India's free and fair ballot and even its Supreme Court, says Aseem Shukla. Four legislators stood at a podium on......

Everyone should get another chance: Gladys Staines

Gladys Staines, widow of Graham Staines, on Friday expressed satisfaction over the Supreme Court judgement that upheld life term for Dara Singh, who has been convicted for the murder of her husband......

Why the UID number project must be scrapped

Human right activist Gopal Krishna makes a case that the Unique Identification Number project is a gross violation of fundamental human rights and points out that a similar project/law in Britain......

MIT discusses India's 'institutional riot system'

The challenges posed by terrorism and sectarian violence to India's rule of law and secularism came under focus during a workshop at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge,......

Haldia Port Trust has some serious competition

The upcoming Dhamra port in Orissa, a private sector enterprise, has kickstarted its efforts to attract cargo before it starts commercial operations in 2010, putting prospects of the Haldia port in......

Corporates in social sector: NGOs to die?

Wal-Mart is opening schools, Vodafone is helping flood victims, Coke is digging wells and recycling plastic... the list of the good things companies are doing is growing longer by the second. Where......

Lalu's Rail Budget speech

Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav made the following speech while presenting the Railway Budget for 2004-2005 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday (July 6, 2004)."Mr Speaker Sir,I rise to present the......