Activists demand Wangchuk's release, back Ladakh's statehood

Activists from the Himalayan states on Monday condemned the arrest of 'education reformer' Sonam Wangchuk, demanding his release and extending support to his demand for statehood and its inclusion......

Tourist hub Matheran shuts down indefinitely. Here's why

Matheran, a popular tourist hill station close to Mumbai has been indefinitely shut from Wednesday. Photograph: Hemant Shivsharan/Rediff.com The move has come after an organization 'Matheran......

Tension in UP's Fatehpur as Hindu groups claim mausoleum was temple

Members of Hindu right-wing outfits allegedly created ruckus at a mausoleum in Fatehpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Monday as they demanded permission to offer prayers there, claiming that a......

Amarnath Samiti tells Congress leaders to quit

The Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti (AYSS) on Thursday asked the local Congress leaders to have the demand for restoration of land to Sri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) conceded by the UPA government......

Land acquisition: HC asks Mumbai SEZ to approach S

Bombay high court on Friday asked Mukesh Ambani-promoted Mumbai special economic zone company to approach the Supreme Court for direction to the state government on expediting land acquisition......

TN textile industry on strike against GST rates

New GST rates are between 5-18% on sectoral products Stakeholders from the textile industry in Tamil Nadu are in a three-day strike against the decision to impose the new goods and srvices tax......

A project that brought hope and despair to Ratnagiri

Ratnagiri Gas & Power did some local development under its corporate social responsibility programme when it started making profits in 2011 but the financial crunch that followed forced it to......

Why stubble burning will continue to choke NCR

To prevent rise in air pollution levels, oil marketing companies and thermal power units were planning to procure stubble from farmers to make bioethanol and promote the central......