India: âCow Protectionâ Spurs Vigilante Violence
New Delhi : Indian authorities should promptly investigate and prosecute self-appointed âcow protectorsâ who have committed brutal attacks against Muslims and Dalits over rumors that […]
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Transgenders seek welfare board for third gender
AHMEDABAD: Even though the Supreme Court officially recognized the third gender in a landmark ruling in 2014, little seems to have changed in the plight […]
India’s economic growth unevenly distributed: Ansari
Vice President Hamid Ansari said today that despite the benefits of India’s economic growth being unevenly distributed the “losers” from the market-led reforms have not […]
India needs ecosystem to make new IPR Policy successful, says Suresh Prabhu
New Delhi :Â Though the government has come out with a National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy to promote a robust intellectual property (IP) environment across […]
Religious tolerance deteriorated in India in 2016: USCIRF
New Delhi :Â Religious tolerance and religious freedom conditions “continued to deteriorate” in India in 2016, an independent bipartisan American body has claimed as it placed […]
Indiaâs first ever UNESCO chair on gender equality and womenâs empowerment
Coimbatore : India â In the fall of 2016, Amrita University was awarded Indiaâs first ever UNESCO Chair on gender equality and womenâs empowerment. Amrita […]
Indian companies in UK reach annual growth rate of 31%
By Prasun Sonwalkar New Delhi : Nearly 800 Indian companies based in the UK have a combined revenue of ÂŁ47.5 billion, are the second-largest employers, and 55 […]
Income Tax: Only 0.39% farmers in India eligible to pay income tax even if asked
By Shubhashish New Delhi : Niti Aayog member Bibek Debroy cooked up a storm earlier this week when he said that agriculture in India should […]
India, neighbours push for leprosy, kala-azar elimination by 2020
New Delhi :Â Countries in the WHO South-East Asian Region including India today resolved to fast-track efforts to eradicate and eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTD) such […]
Supreme Court of India Recommend registration of 159 FIRs against NGOs, government tells SC
New Delhi :Â Government agency CAPART has recommended registration of 159 FIRs against various NGOs for alleged misappropriation or misuse of funds disbursed to them, it […]