Delhi's Right to Information Act (RTI) is increasingly being used by citizens to pressure offiicials into delivering on projects and services says Arvind Kejriwal.

This Delhi non-profit's initial success in effective enforcement of Delhi’s Right to Information Act has woken up the establishment just as much as it has informed citizens, reports Varupi Jain.

Varupi Jain reports on the steady progress in transparency in Delhi's public distribution system.

Ration shopkeepers won't divulge their records, Food Department officials wont file complaints, and the police wont act on their own or accept complaints from the public. But the cycle of corruption can still be broken.

A one-on-one with India’s most well-known historian, Romila Thapar, who shares her thoughts on intellectuals protesting the growing communal discord, the ever-shrinking “liberal space” and the need for a dialogue that defines pluralism in the Indian context with Rashme Sehgal.

The outpouring of feeling between the countries in recent weeks only underlines the need for more meetings between ordinary Pakistanis and Indians, asserts Dilip D'Souza.

Jalyatra is a welcome addition to the literature on water systems in India, and one hopes that it once again brings attention to the traditional systems and the key principles behind them, writes Shripad Dharmadhikary.

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.

Incorporating a financial structure that allows stakeholders to hold each other accountable in their balance of interests can make municipal water supply a win-win for everyone, says Jacob John.

A hurriedly passed amendment to the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act last week gives MLAs unwarranted powers over panchayats, which are themselves a separate tier of local goverment. Nandana Reddy and Damodar Acharya say the amendment is contrary to the spirit of decentralisation and the Constitution.

In Karnataka, job-training programmes are on offer at a number of institutes, and yet, students unable to make it into college are not lining up in large numbers. Ironically, a manpower crunch exists across industries at the entry level, placing employers in a bind. Padmalatha Ravi digs deeper.

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Daniel Radcliffe, who portrayed the bespectacled wizard in all eight movies, is one of several celebrities who are reading "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" to keep us entertained.

The video has left a lot of Twitter users amazed, while some others expressed their perceptions about attitude in this situation.

The 'MSME Bank of Ideas, Innovation and Research' portal was launched via video-conference. Registered users on the portal can share ideas, innovation and research, which will be reviewed by the officer concerned.

Arjun is also raising funds for animals that have been affected by the Covid-19 lockdown.

Bhumi Pednekar says she wants people to realize how equality is yet to be achieved in society through cinema. The actress was glad to have landed representing roles for women in movies like Dum Laga Ke Haisha, and Saand Ki Aankh.

Iulia is currently quarantining with Salman and his family at his Panvel farmhouse. Actress Jacqueline Fernandez and model Waluscha De Sousa are also present there.

While mobile phones remained the most searched item, searches for the mid-premium segment witnessed the biggest surge within the category.

The Delhi government launched an online portal offering e-tokens for customers to avoid long queues.

Hackers are taking advantage of the current situation when people are locked down in their homes and are heavily reliant on digital resources.

On the other hand, Australia had lost to South Africa as well as to India in the same period.

Delhi Capitals Harshal Patel believes that head coach Ricky Pontings leadership and man-management skills have played an important role in the teams turnaround in the past two years.

There are moments in Anubhav Sinha’s Article 15 that are so disturbing they feel like a punch to the gut.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a clever and well-crafted adaptation of Alvin Schwrtz's ubiquitous horror series of three books of short stories.

Mission Mangal is enjoyable and entertaining. With Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan, director Jagan Shakti delivers a space movie that lifts off and frequently soars.

In Dream Girl, Ayushmann plays Karam, an unemployed young man in Gokul, Mathura, who takes a job at a call centre. Read our review of the film here.

Overall, the film, while speaking about "girl power", is wildly entertaining despite not letting you get emotionally invested. Read our full review of the latest Hollywood film below.

An urbane comedy with the fresh subject of a pregnancy switcheroo, 'Good Newwz' may well be the family entertainer that city slickers opt for this weekend. Read our full review of the latest Bollywood film below.

The film is both moving and important. And its leading lady is in very fine form. Read our full review of 'Chhapaak' below.

Author Amish Tripathi launched Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta, which is the third installment of his wildly popular Ram Chandra series.

Gertjan Verbeek said his future as the head coach at Adelaide United was 'insecure' given the situation around the coronavirus pandemic.

A total of 15 staff members of the Minerva Academy donated blood while exercising social distancing and other essential hygiene practices.

With Covid-19 cases in India still rising, Indian footballers remain unsure about safety and say there can be no social distancing in a contact sport.

Social stigma and low testing are the key reasons for the high mortality rate among COVID-19 patients in West Bengal, where the disease, like elsewhere in the country, is still an urban phenomenon, experts say.

Overall, the national mortality rate was 3.34 as on Friday morning and the recovery rate stood at 29.35 per cent. India has confirmed 56,342 confirmed Covid-19 cases so far.

Under the initiative, eligible beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) would be able to avail their entitled foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop in the country using the same ration card.

To further decrease the infant mortality rate in the Union Territory to single digit by 2022, an action plan has been developed which is being implemented at various levels, a spokesman said.

In case the petitioners move a representation to the DMRC, it is supposed to dispose of the plea within four weeks by a reasoned order after taking inputs from authorities concerned.

Darbar is terrific entertainer that has its shortcomings and dull moments, but Rajinikanth fans won't be disappointed.

Shylock is a bi-lingual drama laced with whatever a diehard Mammukka fan could expect him of. The film hit the theatres in Tamil Nadu as Kuberan.

Nadia Whittome, the youngest Member of Parliament in the House of Commons representing her birthplace of Nottingham in central England since her win in the December 2019 General Election, is now running a drive to encourage care workers to speak out if they have safety concerns.

The tests the lab sends out use the nuclear-derived RT-PCR technology, which is now common for new coronavirus detection and can give results within hours.

Love brings two people closer together. But according to the latest study a researcher from the Laboratory of Evolutionary Anthropology and Health at Binghamton University, Justin Garcia stated that most couples today prefer to cuddle and kiss their mate rather than