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The interminable delay in resolving the outstanding issues concerning the prosecution of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in February 2012 is becoming a

The government, it appears, is yet to find ways to address conflicting demands on land. Instead of quickly charting a comprehensive approach to land utilisation, it continues to speak in different

Unless you are exceptionally cold-blooded, it’s hard not to be disturbed by today’s huge economic inequality. The gap between the rich and the poor is enormous, wider than most Americans would

The Communists had no understanding of Pakistani society and were divided intopro-Soviet and pro-Chinese factions

Racism in India has so far been debated in relation to the caste question but the northeast question is an opportunity to imagine modes of collective living which go beyond lip service multiculturalism

The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, 2013, which creates the State of Telangana, has been decisively rejected by the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Council. This rejection, together

Naxal presence in the region has security complications, says P.C. Haldar Maoist presence in a sensitive region like the Northeast has the potential of creating serious strategic security complications and the possibility of forces inimical to India using the outlaws as a pawn

Special children require not just empathy but our support and care so that they lead a normal life sans psychological blocks, District Collector S.Jayandhi said here on Monday while launching the special

The Railways have developed equipment to keep the loco driver posted with all external information, in order to avoid any accident or collision.

Now, Christian spouses in Karnataka need to live separately only for a year, instead of the existing two-year period, for seeking dissolution of marriage by mutual consent.

Suggests a separate panel to study status of Muslim women Making out a strong case to formulate a National Policy and Action Plan to end violence against women, a government-appointed panel has recommended 50 per cent reservation for women in all

Urges people not to be swayed by “unscientific prejudices”

German President Joachim Guack will arrive here on Tuesday on a six-day visit during which he will pick up the threads of discussions held between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chancellor

The ‘real excitement’ in the auction will be from today