Walking the talk on mobile mindfulnessHonolulu in Hawaii has banned texting or even looking at mobile phones while crossing roads.
23 May, 2019, 11.27 AM IST
'India's legacy of discrimination apparent in housing sector'The rapporteur listed her observations about India's housing sector at a press conference, noting a detailed report will be submitted to th...
22 Apr, 2016, 10.47 PM IST
Government's attitude towards lack of jobs appalling: Supreme CourtA bench of Justices V Gopal Gowda and Amitava Roy said that "there is absence of employment potentiality in the country on account of non-g...
02 Feb, 2016, 12.03 PM IST
Bombay HC raps Maharashtra government for 'insensitive approach' on night sheltersThe petition has sought directions to the civic and state authorities to identify homeless persons and ensure adequate night shelters for t...
20 Oct, 2015, 03.41 PM IST
Poke me: Salman Khan's verdict threw up two issues that India needs to address: undertrial prisoners & the homelessLast week’s verdict on the Salman Khan hit-and-run case, coming after 13 long years, raised much hysteria across the country
15 May, 2015, 01.59 PM IST
Pvt member's bill in Rajya Sabha to ban use of white asbestosVijay Jawaharlal Darda (Congress), who moved the White Asbestos (Ban on Use and Import) Bill, 2014, sought use of safer and cheaper alterna...
28 Nov, 2014, 04.50 PM IST
Puducherry: Lack of space forces officials to plant trees in the middle of roadsIt is difficult to understand why authorities decided to plant trees in the middle of the famed cobbled roads of the French quarter, citing...
06 Jan, 2014, 05.00 AM IST
SC agrees to examine right to shelter for pavement dwellersThe Supreme Court today decided to examine the issue of "right to shelter" for pavement dwellers across the country.
13 Sep, 2013, 09.13 PM IST
Yasin Bhatkal left a trail of terror from Delhi to KeralaA terrorist who played several roles in IM, the outfit he co-founded, he was bomber, motivator, recruiter and logistics planner rolled into...
30 Aug, 2013, 10.23 AM IST
- Tatas launch Rs 2,000-cr rental housing project near Mumbai
Tata Housing Development Company has joined hands with MMRDA to invest Rs 2,000-crore for a rental housing project.
25 Sep, 2011, 01.21 PM IST
Of peace in the deep heartIn his poem, The Peace of Wild Things, the American man of letters, farmer and poet Wendell Berry writes: “When despair for the world grows...
28 Sep, 2010, 05.49 AM IST
- Cold and homeless
Recent directions of the Delhi High Court to improve conditions for homeless people housed in Delhi’s night shelters need to be widely welc...
27 Jan, 2010, 05.19 AM IST
- Chennai developers told to tap BoP segement
Chennai property builders are reconciling to the fact that they have all along been targeting the top-end of the pyramid.
07 Sep, 2009, 07.47 PM IST
- Salman's guard alone in death
Ravindra Patil, former bodyguard of Salman Khan and an eyewitness in the hit-and-run case involving the actor, died on Wednesday.
04 Oct, 2007, 11.15 AM IST
- Why Slum Rehabilitation Is Good money chasing bad
The number of slum dwellers in India had risen from 28 million in 1981 to almost 70 million at the latest count.
12 Jun, 2007, 04.16 AM IST
- From the gallery charity
When a painted panel in the lobby of a five-star hotel depicts a pavement dweller or a beggar with his begging bowl, it does something more...
15 Oct, 2006, 03.18 AM IST
- Foreigner-frequented shops to benefit
Thanks to the new trade policy, retailers can now import capital goods such as freezers, air-conditioned trucks, fittings, furniture, IT sy...
08 Apr, 2005, 11.27 PM IST