Goans living in London have picked up the cudgels on behalf of their people back home to fight the powerful mining mafia that is plundering the state’s resources, says Mayabhushan Nagvenkar

An IIM graduate selling vegetables on the streets not only gives dignity to the profession of agriculture but lures educated youth to the trade. Kavita Kanan Chandra meets Kaushlendra Kumar

Tamil Nadu could set the agenda for India’s Sri Lankan policy, going by the resolutions passed by Jayalalithaa government, says Ramu Manivannan, stressing the need for accountability in MEA

Sri Lanka is an island nation. But its presidential palace is no island cut off from the world’s judicial hawks’ reach. How long can Rajapaksa escape the long arm of law, wonders V Suresh

A group of IIT students reach out to Burmese refugees in Delhi to give them dignity and livelihood. They tell Akash Bisht about the spirit of the people who create a little Burma wherever they go. It is a story the world should listen to

Not many know that Tihar Jail inmates produce a range of products sold under the TJ brand. That candles are also produced came to light with the news about Kanimozhi learning candle-making

Why was the Sri Lankan army so brutal, as latest footage with Channel 4 reveals, against Tamils?  P C Vinoj Kumar helps you understand the issue better, besides seeking justice for war crimes

Television images of jailed Chhattisgarh activist Ramesh Agrawal chained to a hospital bed has shocked civil society. Amnesty International and other activists are demanding his release now

Along the coast of Gujarat, farmers and fishermen are adopting the Gandhian way to prevent their land and water bodies from being taken over for industrialisation. Nachiketa Desai checks out

Hailing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for raising the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, Sam Rajappa analyses the ethnic conflict and feels that a separate Eelam alone can solve the problem

The international community is turning a blind eye to Sri Lankan soldiers sexually exploiting Tamil women, alleges Paul Newman, drawing a parallel to the situation that prevailed in Bosnia

The Weekend Leader’s Person of the Year, Tanishk Shyamya, continues in her efforts to improve the lives of street food vendors. She now works with about 50 of them, finds Kavita Kanan Chandra

Is Vijay Nambiar, Chief of staff of UN Secretary General, behind the delay in the release of the UN panel report on Sri Lanka? So asks Paul Newman, exposing Ban Ki Moon’s double standards

Women designers are turning socially conscious. Sureka Kadapa-Bose takes us to the other side of the fashionistas, who are dedicating their time to show their concern for the underprivileged

Goodwill International in Bangalore has some good Samaritans who were not content with success in their lives, but wanted to mentor the youth from low-income groups, says Sudha Narasimhachar