-IANS New Delhi: In a shocking revelation that could be seen as an indictment of the past governments in Delhi and at the centre, a report of union home ministry has claimed that more than 33,000 homeless people have perished in the national capital since 2004. According to the data released by the zonal integrated police network under the union ministry, 33,518 homeless people died in Delhi between January 2004 and October...

-Tehelka As change.org starts its Hindi version, Preethi Herman, who heads the largest online social change portal in the country, speaks to Nikita Lamba about how ordinary people are being empowered to bring about the changes they want to see. * What drove you to start this venture in Hindi considering that the netizens of today’s world use English for communication? The lingua franca of about 47 percent of India’s internet population is...

-Hindustan Times Amisha Paswan, an otherwise quiet and shy girl, is pretty articulate when she spells out her career plans. “I want to become a doctor and cure poor people,” she says in fluent English. Amisha loves to read fairy tales but her own life is the tale of a girl trying to succeed despite the many disadvantages that comes with being born into extreme poverty. As we speak to her on...

-PTI BHUBANESWAR: A day after chief minister Naveen Patnaik announced Rs 1,000 crore package for farmers hit by drought conditions in 12 districts, Odisha government today identified four more districts facing water scarcity.&NBSp; "Reports received from field level say that crop loss to the extent of 33 per cent and above have also been been experienced in 16 more blocks spread over four districts like Balangir, Bargargh, Jharsuguda and Nuapada. Therefore, these...

-The Economic Times PUNE: The seemingly inexorable rise in the price of dal was unabated on Thursday with some experts predicting that tur, urad and moong—staples of Indian households—could remain beyond the reach of consumers through Diwali and Christmas.&NBSp; With wholesale prices having risen by about 18% in a week and crossing the Rs 190/kg mark, end consumers may have to pay as much as Rs 200/kg for dal in a few...