Anti-dam activist Akhil Gogoi accuses the Congress government in Assam of taking away "space" for democratic protests and says it would help the Maoists take over the whole State

Kerala is stirring up fresh trouble in Mullaiperiyar, as Kerala police prevent Tamil Nadu engineers from carrying out urgent maintenance work

Activists working for the Ganga river conservation threaten to launch a massive campaign from Varanasi if the government failed to concede their long pending demands

Sam Rajappa reveals little known facts about the likely environmental damages due to the Kudankulam Nuclear Plant and points out the blatant violation of rules in commissioning the plant

The life of Mannar Tamil Bishop, Rayappu Joseph, is in danger, says Australia-based Sinhalese doctor, Brian Senewiratne, recalling the past incidents in which priests have just gone missing

The Bishop of Mannar, Rayappu Joseph, who made a daring submission at the UNHRC session in Geneva against the Lankan govt, was questioned by Colombo’s Criminal Investigation Department

Former Lok Sabha Speaker and NCP leader P.A. Sangma pitches for a tribal candidate as the next President of India and plans to seek support of political parties for his cause

Hollywood actress and model Pamela Anderson, who is also an animal rights activist, has adopted ‘Pyari’, an Indian homeless puppy (in pic) that was rescued from a construction site in Mumbai

Man’s transportation is coming a full cycle. Yes, the humble bicycle is staging a comeback in various places in India as people prefer to pedal or take rickshaws. A report from 6 centres

The prevalence of manual scavenging, despite efforts to ban it, is an indicator of racism, slavery and exploitation, says Vidya Bhushan Rawat, bringing images of the practice in a UP village

In an incident that has deepened suspicions about the espionage activities of members of the Sri Lankan consulate in Chennai, an embassy vehicle allegedly went to Kanchipuram on a recce

Had he not become a bureaucrat, Chhattisgarh's Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, held captive by Maoists, would’ve been a journalist, says an old friend, speaking to V Jagannathan

The Delhi High Court said Congress leader N D Tiwari must give his blood sample for a DNA test to decide a paternity suit filed by Rohit Shekhar and he can even be forced to do so if he refuses

The craze for fair skin is just that: A crazy idea. Lydia Durairaj busts the myths that blinds society from the beauty and worth in dark-skinned people and facilitates a ‘fairness industry’

Sri Lankan Minister Douglas Devananda’s threat to enter Indian waters with 5000 Lankan fishermen has revived the demand for arrest of the minister in TN, where he is wanted in a murder case