April 17, 2013
Chhavi Rajawat, ditched her corporate career to become village sarpanch and has been working ever since to bring better water, solar power, paved roads, toilets and a bank to her ancestral village. Her story reveals the potential of good grassroots leadership in making a difference in a country plagued by corruption and inefficiency.
April 16, 2013
SEOUL: North Korea said Tuesday it would not agree to a "humiliating" dialogue with the United States and that talks were only possible if Washington abandoned its "hostile" policy and nuclear threats.
April 16, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Kings XI Punjab 157 for 9 (Gony 42, Mandeep 41, Kallis 3-24, Narine 3-33, Senanayake 2-28) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 153 for 9 (Gambhir 60, Morgan 47, Mahmood 3-21, Praveen 2-26) by 4 runs
April 16, 2013
By Geeta Goindi
WASHINGTON – Baisakhi celebrations were held at the Indian Embassy on April 10. Conveying greetings on the auspicious occasion of Baisakhi, an influential lawmaker has stressed that India and the US have a lot in common and pledged to continue supporting closer ties between the world’s greatest democracies.
April 16, 2013
MUMBAI - India's boxing pin-up boy Vijender Singh, who had been accused of taking heroin, has been cleared in an out-of-competition drug test, the country's sports ministry said on Tuesday.
Indian boxer Vijender Singh reacts during an interview
April 16, 2013
A breast milk bank has been set up in Rajasthan to provide “safe and pasteurized human milk” to vulnerable children whose mothers cannot feed them. Volunteers are asking lactating women in the area to donate their milk at the bank.
Containers with donated milk at a human milk bank in Lima on January 31, 2013
Apeil 16, 2013
Shiraz Amina Khan of Hyderabad's Women and Child Welfare Society, said there were up to 15 'contract marriages' in the city every month and that the number is rising.
April 16, 2013
The US’s immigration reform Bill is expected soon. But is an influx of skilled workers good when the jobs growth is not good enough to absorb them?
April 15, 2013
India is being accused of “shameful apathy” after video footage was released showing a man being ignored for 40 minutes after a road accident that killed his wife and child. The husband cried out for help as vehicles sped past the family until finally a city worker came to his aid.
April 15, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Pune Warriors 159 for 5 (Finch 67, Smith 39*, Morris 2-25) beat Chennai Super Kings 135 for 8 (Badrinath 34, Bhuvneshwar 2-12) by 24 runs
