India Has Taken Steps To Empower the Marginalised: President

India has taken a number of measures to empower marginalised people, especially those with disabilities, President Pranab Mukherjee said.

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Indian Origin Author's Novel in Booker Prize Shortlist

Kolkata-born British author Neel Mukherjee's latest novel The Lives of Others, set in troubled Bengal of the 1960s and centres around a...

Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30:00 AM IST

India, Bhutan To Hold 3rd Round Of Development Talks Tomorrow

Bhutan and India will hold the third round of Development Cooperation Talks here tomorrow for Bhutan's 11th Five Year Plan during which Indian aid...

Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30:00 AM IST

India Voices Concern Over Children's Involvement In Conflict

India has expressed deep concern over children increasingly getting involved in the "vicious grip" of armed conflict.

Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30:00 AM IST

Heading Commissions: The Usual Post For Retired Babus

MUMBAI: With the ongoing trend in India, most of the bureaucrats, irrespective of their aptness for the posts, have secured a plum post right after retirement. The latest among the 20-and-odd retired bureaucrats is G S Saharia, an IAS officer...

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Scarcity Of Potable Water In Indian Villages To End?

WASHINGTON: Researchers have found that a desalination technology called electrodialysis - powered by solar panels - could provide enough clean and palatable drinking water to meet the needs of water-deficient Indian villages. There is...