NHRC chairperson highlights role of media in protection of hum...

About Rs 5.3 lakh crore (at the current exchange rate of Rs 64/US dollar) flowed out of India illegaly in 2007, a government-commissioned report on black money has revealed. The amount is 5% less than the water resources ministry’s estimates (Rs 5.6 lakh ...

Haryana has never had the best reputation when it comes to crimes against women. Making matters worse, the Haryana State Commission for Women is more or less non-existent – at present, it has zero members. The tenure of Kamlesh Panchal as chairperson ...

A diplomat-turned-politician and Congress' Dalit face, Opposition's Presidential candidate Meira Kumar had a steady rise in echelons of power since she made her electoral debut in the mid-eighties. Daughter of former deputy prime minister late Jagjivan Ram, Kumar, 72, was also the first woman to occupy the high office of the Lok Sabha Speaker between 2009 and 2014 during the United Progressive Alliance's second term. The career of Kumar, who is soft-spoken, in the rough and tumble of politics ...

IMAGE: Youth Congress workers participate in a beef festival in front of BJP's Ernakulam office in Kochi on Saturday. Photograph: PTI Photo Beef was cooked on the roadside and consumed in Kerala on Saturday in protest against the Centre’s ban on sale of cattle for slaughter at animal markets, a move which also came under attack in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan dashed off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his ...

Left-wing groups today protested outside the Delhi Metro Rail Corportaion office at Jantar Mantar here demanding a roll back of the hike in fares. "There is mayhem among people because of the hike. The government has to revoke the hike. And also publicise the ...

Following the Supreme Court ruling against liquor being sold within 500 metres of state and national highways, the infamous Indian jugaad is in play once again. Veenu Sandhu, Nikita Puri, Ranjita Ganesan & Avishek Rakshit find out how India is coping. The man who fought against liquor shops on highways Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com On March 31, guests staying at a five-star in Gurugram were taken by surprise when the hotel staff came frantically knocking on their doors. After a ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said social media should respect and protect privacy and rights of individuals. Inaugurating a two-day workshop on "Social Media and Effective Governance" here, he said cyber crimes should be ...