As a country grappling with political and infrastructural problems, there are very few issues that do not evoke extreme, often diametrically opposite, reactions in India. Population control Bills, vaccination policy, farmer income initiatives, river water sharing mechanisms or surrogacy laws—there is no dearth of topics that have triggered controversy, and …
Mumbai Congress president Kripashanker Singh discusses with Dhaval Kulkarni how the party plans to retain the five Lok Sabha seats it won in the last elections Has the delimitation rendered some city seats favourable to the Shiv Sena-BJP? Earlier, there were a few pockets that were favourable to us, but …
DEHRA DUN: Veteran environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna has expressed concern over the fact that none of the political parties has taken up environmental concerns as an issue in the run-up to the coming Lok Sabha elections. Environmental degradation, global warming, recession of glaciers, water scarcity, increase in sea levels and increasing …
Rahi Gaikwad Poor infrastructure; dismal situation on power, irrigation fronts BJP promises to make Maharashtra free of load-shedding Marathwada has sizeable number of Dalits, Muslims Mumbai: The second phase of Lok Sabha elections is going to be a massive one for Maharashtra. Today (Thursday) the State will see 25 constituencies …
K. Venkateswarlu Andhra Pradesh tribals live in pathetic conditions, with little or no access to health care For decades, democracy remained a distant dream for the aboriginal Chenchu tribes in the Nallamala hill ranges of Andhra Pradesh. They hardly had a chance to vote freely, caught in the crossfire between …
Manjushree G Naik,DH News Service,Idu (Karkala taluk): Idu manifested its fame as the foremost area in the State to endure a Naxal encounter in the wee hours of November 17 in 2003. The incident was also an eye opener to the reality that Karnataka, along with some other States in …
Land, livelihood and environment are concerns that will play a role in this coastal region of Maharashtra This beautiful village near the Goa- Maharashtra border has become the flashpoint of a prolonged anti-mining struggle, which locals say will have a major impact on the Lok Sabha election. In the coastal …
Anand Rao, indrakumar, psingh, Sudhir Kuttappan, lakhan, Aseem Chawla,johnsoncheeran, johnsoncheeran, H,tadakara jyothi, tadakara jyothi, tadakara jyothi, Kamble Vinit Vilas, surekha, sabdul azees, ann kurian, hanif,, T S Ravi, Mumbai Of the six assembly segments in the Palghar Lok Sabha constituency, three are dominated by tribal, two are urban while one …
CH Prashanth Reddy / Hyderabad April 14, 2009, 0:47 IST They are displaced farmers and they know that their chance of getting elected is very remote. Yet, they have entered the electoral fray. As many as 15 farmers of Polepally village in the backward Mahabubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh have …
Satish Shile, Bellary, DH News Service: The word campaigning has become synonymous with luring the voters with money. Mining lords with their money bags have redefined the profile of Bellary and that of the election too. The word campaigning has become synonymous with luring the voters with money. The violation …
The Australian government's proposed cap-and-trade scheme to regulate greenhouse gases, released in draft legislation last month, is facing mounting criticism from opposition politicians. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, whose Labor party holds a slim majority in the House of Representatives and none in the Senate, is under pressure to alter the …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as political parties are yet to decide on candidates for a majority of seats in the State, politics over subsidised rice is hotting up in the Balangir parliamentary constituency which will witness a triangular contest this time. Referring to the announcement of Congress to provide rice at Rs …
NEW DELHI: Lashing out at the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government for price rise and spread of hunger and malnutrition in the country during the past five years, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday said data now showed that India was the "hunger capital of the world." "The …
One point repeatedly made at last week's climate change congress in Copenhagen was that formulating an action plan to curb climate change is not the job of scientists. (Editorial)
