The minister for road transport and highways brings passion and an intuitive feel for policy and finance to his job. India is on the cusp of achieving rapid connectivity across major regions and is also promoting new approaches to green fuel, he tells Amita Shah and Siddharth Singh

It is now Hemant Soren’s turn to be accused of corruption as an old mining lease comes back to haunt him

Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya is a rich trove of the country’s political history as seen through its 14 past prime ministers

Pushkar Singh Dhami’s decision to formulate uniform personal laws in Uttarakhand conveys an unambiguous message but comes with its own challenges

Modi’s personal touch and women voters played a crucial role in BJP’s victory

Has the Samajwadi Party’s dependence on Muslim-Yadav support distanced other sections of the electorate?

Four characters in a play scripted by an unseen hand

BJP hopes to ride Narendra Modi’s popularity and Pushkar Singh Dhami’s last-minute decisions back to power while Congress thinks it has more than a chance

Why some men struggle so hard to prove their emotional credentials

Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in conversation with Amita Shah

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