-The Hindu Finding a home to rent in India's national capital is an arduous task for anyone - but, an investigation by The Hindu has found, almost impossible for citizens who happen to be Muslim. Homeowners and property dealers contacted by reporters often firmed up deals, only to be disqualified as soon as they revealed their religion. Housing apartheid was at its worst in New Delhi’s most affluent and educated neighbourhoods: New...

-ANI The monsoon is expected to advance further in northern parts of the country in two to three days, director of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) S. C. Bhan, assured here on Thursday. Bhan predicted that the monsoon would reach Punjab, Haryana and Delhi within two to three days. “It is expected that incoming two to three days it (monsoon) will cover some parts of southern Rajasthan, some parts of Uttar Pradesh and rest...

-The Indian Express Amid conflicting reports about the identity of the 19 alleged Maoists who were killed by security forces in Chhattisgarh last Friday, the Congress on Monday sought to tread cautiously saying tribals should not become “victims in the cross-fire” between Naxals and security forces.   “Tribals should not become victims of the cross fire between security forces and Naxals. They should be protected at all costs. As many as 900 tribal...

-PTI Monsoons 31% below average up to July 2 The deficient rainfall during last month has affected the sowing of coarse cereals but there is no cause for worry for the paddy crop, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said. The monsoon rains have been 31% below average up to July 2, Pawar told reporters here. He said the rainfall deficiency has affected sowing of coarse cereals, but situation in paddy is "not worrisome". Till June...

-PTI Union Minister Jairam Ramesh has said 'Aadhaar' numbers, the unique 12-digit identification numbers given to residents of India, would be used to provide different social pensions, MGNREGA wages to workers and scholarships to students. "The Aadhaar-enabled applications would be utilised immediately in some selected 50 districts of the country, where the enrolment covered over 70%," the Rural Development Minister told reporters here last night. Over 20 crore people in the country were...