Samiksha set for a challenge

As foreign companies and governments buy or lease land in countries across Africa, the debate continues as to whether this will encourage development or is simply land grabbing, which displaces local populations and threatens food security. The ...

ed comments on this article P NaveenP Naveen , TNN | May 16, 2013, 10.35 PM IST RELATED BHOPAL: The Gwalior Municipal Corporation (GMC) responsible for ensuring adherence of civic norms in constructions in Gwalior city is itself in the dock over ...

Indore: The officers of women and child development department on Sunday carried out raids following reports of child marriage in four different areas of the district. Later on, the calls were found to be hoax. In charge of child marriage cell ...

PANJIM: Riddhi Zantye, Aishwarya Thorat and Gauri Hadkonkar are on five points each after seven rounds in 9th Sou Meenatai Shirgaonkar memorial international FIDE rating women's chess tournament in Sangli, Maharashtra. Sweta Koyande, Samiksha ...

Sanjay Mazumdar stars in a Bolly flick that deals with the subject of male victimization Kolkata boy Sanjay Mazumdar is part of Bolly flick Kuch Alaag Sa. True to its name, the film deals with the hatke subject of male victimization in society. The ...

It's not uncommon for eminent writers to emerge from a background of poverty and little education. It is however rare that the simplicity enshrined in the works of such writers be recognised and awarded at the highest levels. Eminent Telugu ...

Archaeologists have confirmed that the waters of the Bay of Bengal rippled about 13km inland in Contai in the first and second centuries and sea trade supported a large human settlement at Bahiri from the early historic to the Pala period. A team ...

Eminent Telugu novelist, short story writer, poet and critic Ravuri Bharadwaja was selected on Wednesday for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2011 for his contribution to Telugu literature. Mr. Bharadwaja was chosen by a selection board ...

Three years ago, India, for the first time in history, made a promise to its children. With the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education coming into effect on April 1, 2010, every child was guaranteed the fundamental right to eight years ...