The Bishop of Mannar, Rayappu Joseph, who made a daring submission at the UNHRC session in Geneva against the Lankan govt, was questioned by Colombo’s Criminal Investigation Department

Setting up a restaurant for vultures was one of the ideas that Dilsher Khan came up with to save the winged predator from becoming extinct. Even if his ideas were shot down, he continues his campaign in his own ways, says Deepthi Raghunath

Senior IPS officer from Tamil Nadu catches the attention of global management experts with his theory of 'Excenomics', which he claims is an alternative to Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism

Man’s transportation is coming a full cycle. Yes, the humble bicycle is staging a comeback in various places in India as people prefer to pedal or take rickshaws. A report from 6 centres

The prevalence of manual scavenging, despite efforts to ban it, is an indicator of racism, slavery and exploitation, says Vidya Bhushan Rawat, bringing images of the practice in a UP village

With magnificent glaciers, lofty mountains and gurgling streams, the Great Himalayan National Park in Kullu district is seeing an increase in the population of the endangered western tragopan

The traditional village midwife is sought after even now when women deliver at hospitals or primary health centres in Rajasthan. Ranjana Narayan checks out their new role during child births

Reshma Saujani, the first Indian-American woman to run for the US Congress, now as a change agent wants to create opportunities for immigrants settled in New York City

Hollywood actress and model Pamela Anderson, who is also an animal rights activist, has adopted ‘Pyari’, an Indian homeless puppy (in pic) that was rescued from a construction site in Mumbai

Bakharwal dogs are a rare breed from Kashmir, known for their loyalty and fierce guardian spirit. But they will all be gone in another four years if nothing is done to conserve them

A new book by journalist Blaine Harden narrates the story of a prisoner who escaped from an electric-fenced concentration camp in N Korea using his dead friend Park’s body as a human shield

Former Lok Sabha Speaker and NCP leader P.A. Sangma pitches for a tribal candidate as the next President of India and plans to seek support of political parties for his cause