“Show sensitivity to recognise disaffection among tribal societies” “Terrorism can become an internal intruding problem also” Violence against women and elderly is growing: Prime Minister Terrorism, Naxalism, communalism, and management of law in Metropolitan cities have thrown up immense challenges to the law and order machinery, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cautioned over the week end . Pointing out that the tribal areas of central India were in the grip of Naxalite menace, Dr. Singh...

The retail prices of onions and tomato largely remained unchanged on Saturday although the price of garlic fell by up to Rs. 40 a kg, thanks to better supplies. It is expected that the availability of these essential items will improve in three weeks when the late kharif crop arrives in the market. According to reports from the four Metros, onion prices remained stable at Rs. 50-60 a kg, while tomato...

Gurudas Dasgupta wrote to Prime Minister in 2008 “Manmohan did not act on Sudhakar Reddy's letter too” The Left parties will join hands with secular parties to turn up the heat on the government on the 2G spectrum controversy, Communist Party of India national secretary Amarjeet Kaur said on Sunday. “The Left parties have decided to further intensify the agitation against the telecom scam by holding major rallies in at least six Metros,”...

No matter how tired we are in the course of a difficult day’s work, there is always the reassuring feeling that at the end of the hard work we’ll go back to sleep in the comfort of our home. But there are millions of people in our cities who simply do not have a home. The homeless of our cities suffer the most; yet they are the most neglected. No...

Retail giants pushing the European Union-India free trade deal promise consumers a "new and dynamic retail experience" but ignore the fate of India’s "mom-and-pop" stores and some 40 million people they employ. Four years in the making, the EU-India Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement made serious headway during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Brussels Dec. 10 and is due to be signed and sealed early 2011. But the negotiations have...