Story of Gulabi Gang: Robin Hood wears a pink sari

The afternoon lull at the office of the superintendent of police (SP) in Fatehpur city of Uttar Pradesh, India, is broken by the noisy arrival of a tractor. As the vehicle pulls up outside the SP's office, about three dozen women – all draped in pink ...more

 

Occupancy certificate of home owners? You must be joking in Mumbai!

Rekha Parikh, 58, and her husband Ashok bought a flat in Orchid tower of Campa Cola compound, Worli. It was 1991, and the couple moved into their 14th-floor flat a couple of years later. The builder, Rekha s...more

Few in race for Congress tickets in Tamil Nadu

Isolation which the Congress has brought upon itself in Tamil Nadu has gone to an extent that the party cannot even find candidates for seats. To fill up the gap, the party has now conscripted cand...more

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Telangana was always a separate entity: Madhu Goud Yaskhi

As an attorney in the United States, Madhu Goud Yakshi’s heart always palpitated for the people of Telanagana. ...More

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Solar mini grids for rural electrification

Massive red- tape in the country is hindering maximum utilisation of resources. Given the present condition of grids ...More

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80% brass set to retire, PSU banks look at dry days

Gubbi taluk, in Tumkur district of Karnataka, is barely 100 kilometres from Bangalore, the desi &...More

 

Food rights and institutional governance in India

There has been a paradigm shift from food production to food governance in the country. Food prod...More

 

Telangana: why CM Kiran Reddy says just don't do it

Andhra Pradesh chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy made a forceful argument to the centre against di...More