NEW DELHI: It was a chance encounter with a leprosy patient, in the last stages of the disease, lying huddled in a bundle of rags and exposed to the rain, that became a turning point in the life of Baba Amte and initiated him into the service of leprosy patients.

RANCHI: Hitting out at the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and Shiv Sena for making provocative statements against north Indians, RJD chief Lalu Prasad said the supporters of the Sangh parivar were posing a "challenge" to national unity.

NEW DELHI: India Development Coalition of America (IDCA) organized its Fourth International Conference on the theme 'Transforming Development to Alleviate Poverty and Climate Change' at Indian Medical Association Conference Center, New Delhi on January 10.

NEW DELHI: The CBI will approach Nepalese authorities for deportation of Dr Amit Kumar, the alleged kingpin of the kidney transplantation racket.

GURGAON: Four persons who were allegedly confined at a house by a member of the kidney transplant racket, reportedly master mined by Amit Kumar and whose kidneys were removed, were tonight rescued by the police.

NEW DELHI: Caught between conflicting demands, Culture Minister Ambika Soni today said government will take a decision that fits "international norms and the sentiments" of all those involved while working out a solution for the controversial Sethusamudram project.

I am a 32 year old, female Scottish tourist and business woman, and have been travelling and working in India for 5 months. Given the recent news highlighting the behavior of Indian men towards foreign female tourists, I have decided to write to you with the experiences I have encountered during my travels.

NEW DELHI: The agreement for four additional reactors to be built by Russia in Tamil Nadu was not signed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Moscow in November last because India did not want to antagonize France, a senior Russian official suggested.