As the Odisha Chief Minister is all set for a fourth term, Ullekh NP, travelling across the state, finds out why one of India’s suavest politicians is the smartest as well

A new government means a new set of favourite bureaucrats. Who will stay on and who won’t?

Hard-edged nationalism and xenophobia of the 1930s are back in fashion in Europe, says British historian Frederick Taylor

The BJP’s prime ministerial candidate acquires a great communicator

Hinduism’s holiest destination has become Indian politics’ hottest dateline which will test the faith and tenacity of the man around whom the arguments about our national destiny swirl. A report on the political symbolism of Varanasi

Let’s dress up the shirtless too

Is it payback time in the Hindi heartland?

Deal makers, king makers and wannabe kings are at play

In her new book, Russian-American writer Masha Gessen puts the spotlight on the spirit of defiance that marks Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot

The raging multi-million brand war is the biggest ever in Indian politics