Rajeev Deshpande

On the eve of a high-stakes finale, BJP hopes to retain its only Southern bastion by pitching development against the opposition’s caste calculus

Tendulkar turns fifty on April 24. In his long career, he allowed his cricket to do the talking and by believing in himself, he helped india believe in itself

Changes proposed to the Forest Act are a much-needed overhaul of an outdated law, balancing conservation and livelihoods while boosting defence infrastructure

The Easter visit is also a determined bid to transcend divisions and distrust

The strategies being devised for the elections are geared to cut of the driftwood and provide a new impetus to BJP's bid to return  to office with a clear majority

In conversation with Ghulam Nabi Azad

The stakes are high in the Karnataka assembly polls with BJP seeking a majority to strengthen its 2024 frontrunner status and Congress fighting to remain relevant in national politics

A joint committee of Parliament has submitted a report on an omnibus Bill that seeks to decriminalise provisions in forty-two laws by replacing jail terms with penalties

The shooting of a key police witness in Uttar Pradesh follows an old script, turning the spotlight on a jailed don, while Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath promises to wipe out the politically affiliated mafia

The session is set to conclude several days before schedule in view of an implacable logjam between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress