In Guwahati, senior high court advocate Kamal Nayan Choudhury is challenging the legality of the deadline of March 25, 1971 as the cut-off date for detecting and deporting the aliens of East Pakistan- or Bangladesh-origin in the Supreme Court. Choudhary has a rather interesting line of argument. He says thatContinue Reading
Kozhikode overcame the deadly Nipah virus threat in remarkable wayContinue Reading
Prachi Salve Women in India earn less than men even if they have the same educational qualifications, data from a recent government report show. In urban areas, a woman with a graduate degree gets paid Rs 690.68 per day in the transport and storage sector while a man gets 30%Continue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi: As we observe the ‘World Environment Day’ on June 5, we forget that the rabid and rapid ‘development’ we are striving for our comfort comes at a huge price – that of denting the environment, the health of which and its sustenance is entirely ourContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi: Kerala is also called ‘God’s own country.’ The state proudly flaunts this tagline, which was conferred on her because of, besides various other reasons, her enviable track record in the health front. Her health indices are comparable to, or even better than those of developedContinue Reading
The real issue is not whether or not he is entitled to make a political statementContinue Reading
The massive geopolitical power shift to Russia threatens the political dominance of the United States Continue Reading
A multipronged approach in education needed to change negative social attitudes towards womenContinue Reading
Carelessness, unprofessionalism kill 18 in VaranasiContinue Reading
In the last few years this ‘soul’ has been ravaged, raped, corrupted, communalized, manipulated in every possible wayContinue Reading