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Times face-off: Do we need population control measures?The UP Population Bill will only disproportionately impact the most deprived and vulnerable, as they are the ones most dependent on governm...
Crowdfunding platforms to the rescue for vulnerable populace during Covid-19To be sure, online funding campaigns have been helping stranded migrants and daily wage labourers get access to essentials and community ki...
View: Courts cannot see Sabarimala and triple talaq in the same wayShould the state – government, legislature, or court – never intervene in religious practices? What about the banning of sati, caste discri...
Sex ratio dips in Gujarat; ranks 22nd in IndiaThe Review stated that migration from within and outside the state to urban areas was the key reason for the decline in sex ration there.
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
- Sex ratio in Haryana worst among all states
According to the 2011 Census, the number of females per 1000 males in Haryana in 2011 stands at 879 followed by J&K 889 female.
- Karnataka: Laxman Savadi, CC Patil & Krishna Palemar resign for watching pornographic clip
The state that gives you all the drama about as much sleaze as you can take. Just who’d have thought that Karnataka politicians will manage...
- There can't be single solution for Corruption: President Pratibha Patil
Addressing the nation on the eve of the 65th Independence Day, President Pratibha Patil on Sunday said there cannot be just one panacea to ...
- Census of India 2011: Gujarat puts brakes on declining child sex ratio
Gujarat has managed to halt the speedy decline in child sex ratio, but it still has a long way to go.
- Bihar's decadal population growth rate dips
Bihar's population growth rate has dipped by 3.45% to 25.07% in the past one decade till 2011 compared to 28.62% in a decade earlier.
- Census of India 2011: Figures of child-sex ratio unfortunate but not surprising: NCW
NCW urged the government to quickly provide "more teeth" to the PNDT Act, while asking religious leaders to play a role in weaning the soci...
- Universal ID: Going beyond smart cards & databases
Appointment of Nandan Nilekani, cofounder of Infosys, as the head of Universal ID Authority of India has created a lot of excitement. Uniqu...
- Sizzling Shanghai
Glimpses of the city through the eyes of our correspondent Malini Goyal who went on a busy four-day trip to the Dragon country
- Social Sectors
As per the Human Development Reports (HDRs) published annually by the UNDP since 1991, India has consistently improved on the human develop...