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There has occurred a perceptible shift in Chinese investment patterns in South Asia: China’s focus is now more on Bangladesh, following recent signs...

Natural gas as fuel has environmental benefits, particularly when compared to burning coal for power generation or using diesel for vehicles. So when...

‘India’s next prime minister should be from the backward classes’, said Sushil Kumar Modi, the former deputy chief minister of Bihar, in one of his...

Until three months ago, Thakur would cycle 17 kilometres from his home on the southern tip of the city to reach Maa Ranisati Valet Service where he...

The protests in early June over a seven percent increase in the minimum bus fare of three Brazilian real ($1.5) spread like wildfire. A popular...

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a chargesheet after investigating the 2004 ‘encounter’ killing of teenager-student Ishrat Jahan and...

For many centuries Africans struggled to retain their unique traditions, languages and cultures. This was achieved despite wave after wave of outside...

The Chidambaram magic is no longer working. When P Chidambaram took over as the finance minister last year, with Pranab Mukherjee heading for...

One of the major challenges facing the Uttarakhand government even a month after the disaster is to start the daily rituals at Kedarnath shrine, which...

Which major achievement of the Congress would you want to highlight and focus on while going for the elections in 2014?The first thing that needs to...

Our ancient society as mentioned in historical and mythological books was based on a typical caste based order and beliefs. Moreover the society was...

The state of Uttarakhand stands ravaged by nature’s fury but human greed seems still not satisfied as the reconstruction debate gets under way. There...