Why does the Sri Lankan government spew vitriol on the UN now? Just because a report has confirmed the charges of war crimes committed by its army in its war against the LTTE, says V Suresh

The wheels of justice have finally begun moving and they are after Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who’s facing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, says P C Vinoj Kumar

Hitting several targets in one strike, Sanyay Srinivas involves children to collect old paper that will be recycled to produce notebooks for free distribution to poor students. Kavita Kanan Chandra meets the nature lover who started ‘ilmme’

While welcoming the government’s decision to appoint a joint committee for drafting the proposed anti-corruption bill, activists feel the battle is not yet over, reports Kavita Kanan Chandra

Hailing from a family that owned Nutrine, Anita Reddy need not have bothered about helping the poor and needy. But she did, says Marianne de Nazareth who spoke to the Padma Shri award winner

The Election Commission waking up to rampant unfair practices during polls in Tamil Nadu and cracking the whip happened after a civil society coalition raised an alarm, says M G Devasahayam

Arundhati Roy, Sharmila Tagore, and Prashant Bhushan are some of the well-known names who are taking part in an event organised by ‘Free Binayak Sen Campaign’ in New Delhi, says Akash Bisht

A Rajasthan government scheme to improve the health of adolescent girls remained in paper until a young woman did a video exposing the lethargy of the officials. Well, it was a quick response

The India Against Corruption campaign is gaining momentum with more activists rallying around Anna Hazare who is planning to go on a fast-unto-death agitation, says Kavita Kanan Chandra

Students of an obscure school in Jharkhand wrote their examination without paying any bribes. Yes, they had been paying money to teachers till it was caught on camera in a sting operation

What Mother Teresa did to abandoned people in Kolkata, Sister Britto is doing to HIV positive children in Jharkhand. Santosh H K Narayan finds out what’s happening in the remote districts

The Bihar government wants to set up a school in the confiscated property of a corrupt official. If this nice decision is implemented, it may set a healthy precedent, says Santosh H K Narayan

Having grown up amidst bloodshed, it was natural for Binalakshmi Nepram to dedicate her life for peace and disarmament. But, as Lesley D Biswas finds out, she also helps widows restart their lives through Manipuri Women Gun Survivor Network

A group of students in Kolkata are working to spread the message of peace after they lost four of their friends in a terror blast in Pune last year. Lesley D Biswas finds out their plans

Travelling through rural India, as a Grassroutes fellow, Anurag Gumber meets some young people with aspirations to pursue education but caught in a cul de sac due to lack of social security