A six-month research study to understand violence against HIV affected women revealed key contours of pre-contractual and post-contractual threats and risks that women face. Shoma Chatterji reports on a workshop where the findings were discussed.

Water and the Laws in India is not always consistent or complete, but this does not detract from its usefulness and importance in examining important issues. Shripad Dharmadhikary reviews the book.

Reading former CAG Vinod Rai’s autobiography Not Just an Accountant, Himanshu Upadhyaya feels that it is less about the individual and more about a constitutionally-mandated authority’s sustained efforts to uphold transparency in the face of concerted attempts by the powerful to thwart the same.

The rape of a schizophrenic girl at NIMHANS reveals a wide gap between the rhetoric and reality of mental health care in India.

Dr.Judith Jaeger, an expert on psychiatric disorders was recently in Chennai. She spoke to Lalitha Sridhar on schizophrenia and the current state of knowledge in the world about the illness.

Newspaper and television reports leave us thinking that India is poised to become a superpower, but a more wholesome measure of where the country is will paint a different picture. The problems are still immense, and India lags far behind the world in many ways; it is important to note this and begin tackling them, says Abhijit Das.

In July, 18 Nobel laureates met with over 500 young scientists from around the world in Germany. India sent 22 researchers. The meeting threw up many questions pertaining to the practice of scientific research in India. Varupi Jain has more.

While those with mental disorders are at increased danger for being infected with HIV, the onset of the virus itself gives rise to a number of mental illnesses. Puja Awasthi reports.

The National Food Security Bill is an important step towards ensuring the country's founding principles of health, education and nutrition services for all, but can achieve that end only when it addresses children's entitlements more effectively, argues economist Amartya Sen in a speech given in New Delhi on 15 February 2013.

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It's 'ready to serve' and like a soft drink bottle or tetra pack, you can take it inside any office, drink and then dispose. Sold with the brand name Tender Fresh, 1500 – 2000 tender coconuts every day are reaching a clientele that reads like the who's who of Bangalore's software companies. Shree Padre reports.

The Karnataka state legislature's amendment to the Panchayati Raj law has already attracted severe criticism from civil society. The governor had also expressed his objections. There is now an outpouring of wrath from women panchayat members around the state as protests intensify. Kathyayini Chamaraj reports.

A study of women's lives in the L R Nagar slum of Bangalore shows how women's economic and social independence in the slum may be linked to age, as well the socio-economic constraints of individual families. Sarayu Pani summarises her study.

It has been known informally for long. But recently, animal nutrition scientists announced that areca leaf sheath fodder can replace paddy straw. This is timely, since paddy straw supply has been declining, notes Shrikrishna D.

A Standard & Poor-controlled firm is appointed to draft Pune's city development plan (CDP) in secrecy. An iron curtain of "don't ask us questions" appears when information about the contract is asked for. And then, the plan itself is botched up, violating the 74th Constitutional Amendment. Sheela Barse investigates.

When the Maharashtra state government started punishing moneylenders in response to rising farmer suicides in Vidarbha, hundreds of cotton farmers complained. "Who will give us credit now?" they asked. Third in his series, Jaideep Hardikar records the deep-rooted factors for the dominance of the moneylender in Vidarbha.

Pune-based firm Neeti Solutions has designed a unique version of the popular game Snakes and Ladders, aimed at teaching children about fires and earthquakes and how to cope best in such situations. Rasika Dhavse has more.

Consent for relocation given by Jamni village in the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra was obtained under duress. Villagers protest against the manner in which the gram sabha had proceeded. Aparna Pallavi investigates.

Elections in Bihar move into the final phase today. Polling began on 18 October with the first of four phases. For a total of 243 seats in the State Assembly, 1607 candidates have been in the running. Of these, 446 candidates (nearly 2 competitors per seat) have criminal records. Varupi Jain reports.

People from several villages in Bihar are opposing the construction of a pair of embankments on the Bagmati river and have stopped work on one of them. Less visible behind their cries is a state administration that seems to be set on continuing a history of trapping villages in flood waters, reports Dinesh Mishra.

सेलेना गोमेज ने एक इंटरव्यू के दौरान खुलासा किया था कि उन्हें बाइपोलर डिसऑर्डर हो गया था. सेलेना के मुताबिक, जब उन्हें बाइपोलर डिसऑर्डर होने की जानकारी मिली थी तो वो डर गई थीं.

Harley-Davidson India ने Low Rider S बाइक को 14.69 लाख रुपये (दिल्ली में शोरूम कीमत) में लॉन्च किया गया है. यह कीमत Vivid Black कलर ऑप्शन के लिए है. इसके अलावा Barracuda Silver कलर ऑप्शन भी है लेकिन इसकी कीमत सामने नहीं आई है.

अंडर-17 इंटरनेशनल फुटबॉल टूर्नामेंट (Under 17 International Football Tournament) के खिताबी मुकाबले में भारतीय महिला टीम (Indian Womens Team) पूरे समय पिछड़ती ही नजर आई.

You read and saw and probably debated furiously over our fantasy Test XI. We thought of needling you more and switching colours. How about selecting a fantasy ODI XI? Time again to pick and choose.

India's senior hockey players, who are unable to train because of the coronavirus-forced lockdown, will undergo a basic coaching course online starting Monday, continuing the national federation's efforts to ensure that their time is put to productive use.

कॉमेडी फिल्म के तौर पर देखें तो ये फिल्म कुछ ज्यादा ही सेंटीमेंटल लगती है।

Sports education important to make healthy India: Leander Paes

Covid-19: I'm a football manager, don't understand coronavirus, says Jürgen Norbert Klopp

Even though the baby's peculiar name has been widely talked about on the internet, ever since the birth announcement happened, there's another thing which stoked interest- which is the parenting style.

Consider home delivery of liquor to maintain social distancing norms: SC to states

Moderate exercise in middle, older age cuts time spent in hospital

Watch: Durg Collector shows his generous side, buys all vegetables from elderly

IMD includes PoK under weather forecast

US President Donald Trump on Monday nominated an Indian-American attorney to a federal court in New York.

Banks yet to act on RBI's EMI relief order, spark confusion

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Mira Rajput tries her hands at embroidery, takes daughter Misha Kapoor's help

An estimated 190,000 people in Africa could die of Covid-19 in the first year of the pandemic and the disease could “smolder” across the continent for years, the World Health Organisation has warned.