India is far from perfect in ensuring women's rights, but quotas at the local government level are having a real impact.

In 1993, an amendment to India’s constitution formally established the Panchayati Raj (local democracy), a three-tiered structure of local governance at the village, block, and district levels ...

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The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and ...

the Government of India has invited approximately 400 Elected Women Representatives (EWRs)/Elected Representatives (ERs) of ...

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The Ministry of Panchayati Raj and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) India have signed a Letter of Intent to ...

The 10 states under the PESA Act are Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Telangana.

The Panchayati Raj Ministry has come up with specialized training modules for effective implementation of the Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act and is likely to hold a national ...

India's automobile market has a diverse range of vehicles, from compact hatchbacks to robust SUVs and family-friendly sedans. However, a handful of vehicles consistently outshine the rest ...

On Thursday, the Court cautioned the Foundation and threatened to order the government to block Wikipedia in India if they did not provide details on who was/were responsible for this description.

India is a marketplace booming with smartphones duking it out on various price points. From the killer-budget phones to the ultra-flagships, there is a phone for everyone. Of course, the market ...