The Hindu

1,500 is not enough to run a household, and there is no study to show that it is helping women create long-term financial opportunities, said Sudha Dubey

The antagonism towards Urdu is rooted in the perception that it is exclusively a language for Muslims

Never seen such severe dry spell: Cooperation Minister Babasaheb Patil; he adds govt. has initiated measures such as fee waiver for students, electricity bill waiver, and deployment of water tankers

The councillors were returning from Himachal Pradesh, where the party had moved them in a bid to prevent defections ahead of the election

Both parties demand extension of September 30 deadline; Cong. leaders meet CEO, flag delays in issuing notices, long queues at election offices

In order to make it easy for laboratories, doctors, and pharmaceutical firms to differentiate between fake and original drugs, the department has written to the headquarters of Pfizer to release their reference standards, says Health Minister U.T. Khader

Police coordinate with Food Safety Department for joint raids; officials flag use of detergents, chemicals and other adulterants in food products

They demand that the panel contain subject matter experts who have experience in assessment and pedagogy to re-evaluate the answer papers, in addition to a statistician

It says the demand is based on the principle of pro-rata sharein the flows realised. TheCauverytribunal and the SC had referred to the concept of pro-rata for adoption in times of distress

The police had earlier arrested the victims wife in connection with the case

A resolution was adopted thanking the voters of the Union Territory for giving a second term for the NDA government in Puducherry

The draft of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) had stated that the project was at the public hearing stage

Residents were advised to remove unwanted objects in which rainwater could collect, prevent water stagnation in household articles, and clean overhead water tanks at least once a week

The GCC has imposed a fine of 5.91 lakh to penalise building owners responsible for mosquito breeding on their premises

Today, billionaires have yet again bribed, censored, and bullied their way to the top, Alvaro Bedoya, senior adviser at the American Economic Liberties Project and former FTC commissioner, said in a statement

Launching the programme, G. Lakshmisha says officials of the Medical and Health, Police, Women Development and Child Welfare and other departments will take measures to check crimes under Operation Trishul

According to GCC data, 92.965 tonnes of waste, including 9,413 idols, were collected from the immersion sites between Sept. 19 and 20. Palavakkam accounts for the highest quantity of waste at 77 tonnes. The materials used in the idols can take days to dissolve, says scientist R. Ramasubramanian

While intense heat prevailed throughout the day, an overcast sky and intermittent rain was witnessed from around 4.30 p.m

Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari had earlier said that the government was planning a negative points system to make drivers more accountable and improve road safety across the country.

A Bench headed by Justice K.V. Viswanathan sought a response from Elsa 3 Maritime Inc., the company that owned the vessel

Recently, KPCL managing director Rajendra Cholan met officials from the Ministry of Coal in New Delhi to discuss the coal requirement to ramp up thermal power.

Timely resolution of MSME concerns will strengthen investor confidence and improve the ease of doing business in the State, says trade body president, Ninganna Biradar

One of them, Zhang Youxia, held the position of the more senior of two vice chairmen on the Central Military Commission (CMC), making him China's highest-ranked general

Pitti, on behalf of the promoters of NzVs Easy Trip Planners Ltd., entered into a pre-arranged stock price manipulation deal with Amardeep Sharma to artificially inflate the share price and market capitalisation of IWs Easy Trip Planners Ltd., the chargesheet filed in a special PMLA court says