They repay their loan to the labour contractor by working in Gujarat sugarcane fields

Delhi/Mumbai: The urban agglomeration of Delhi has for the first time overtaken that of Mumbai, whose UA’s population in 2011 stood at 18.4 million according to the latest census data, but if Vasai

Delhi/ Mumbai: The urban agglomeration of Delhi has for the first time overtaken that of Mumbai, a TOI analysis of census data just released shows. Close to 22 million people now live in

BHUBANESWAR: Just nine urban centres of the State can boast of a population of one lakh and more. None has touched the one million mark.

Just months after the 1984 gas leak at Union Carbide's plant here, the Centre had agreed to the "terms" set by the company on compensation to be paid to victims, a Right to Information (RTI) activi

Apart from destroying over 38,000 trees and affecting 1.26 lakh trees, as many as 50 families in Talain village will be displaced permanently by the controversial Lafarge cement plant being set up

Jairam Ramesh finalises action plan for Saranda forest area in Jharkhand
The Central action plan entails an expenditure of about Rs.325 crore, besides the budgetary allocation under various heads covering the 56 villages of six panchayats of Saranda to benefit a population of about 36,000 tribals.

It includes free distribution of solar lantern, bicycles, and transistors to 7,000 families at an estimated cost of Rs.5.2 crore and 200 hand pumps at a cost of Rs.1.2 crore.

With 14 more people testing positive for the virus, the number of dengue cases in the city this year rose to 450.

At a time when the rehabilitation of villages out of tiger landscapes has become more difficult than ever, with the Forest Rights Act having made it subject to vilagers’ consent, here is one tiger

Uttar Pradesh has started gearing up to celebrate the arrival of the seven billionth baby in the world.