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...
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...