-The Times of India For a city notorious for its crimes against women, this would come as a surprise - the number of women killed in Delhi has been declining in the past six years while there has been a steady rise in murders against men. Last year, the number of men killed in the city was more than four times higher than the women murdered. In 2006, male murder victims were...

-The Hindustan Times   The rain gods may have brought some cheer to everyone after a scorching summer, but a sense of gloom about the Indian economy appears to be building. A study by US-based Pew Research Centre has found that while just a year ago, 51% people were satisfied with the way things were in the country (and 47% dissatisfied), today, the proportions have reversed — 59% are dissatisfied and only...

-MoneyLife.in Less than a week ago, the rainfall deficiency was nearly 50% of average. In a span of just six days, the deficiency was cut almost in half. Combine this feat with the fact that monsoon covered the entire country, four days earlier than normal and how does the glass now look? This is one season, so unpredictable that explains the heightened media interest in the monsoon progress. Much has been hyped...

-The Indian Express India topped a list of 17-nation on best sustainable behaviour, with consumers in the US last on the list, according to a new survey. The global analysis by the National Geographic Society found that Indian consumers were the most conscious about their environment footprint and were more guilty about their impact despite having the best sustainable behaviour. Ironically, people in developing countries like India, China and Brazil -- in that...

-Kafila.org Almost a century ago, Katherine Mayo published a book titled ‘Mother India’ that criticized the Indian way of living, and Rudyard Kipling  spoke of the ‘White Man’s Burden’. These writings reflected the colonial perspective that what colonizers did was in the best interest of the colonized people. Consequently, most well-meaning citizens of colonial powers were alienated from the horrible plight of the colonized. Purpose well served – unopposed exploitation. Years later,...