The claim that Indian officials let her down and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chairperson PT Usha visited her for just a photo-op does not stand up to scrutiny
The turn in Abdullah’s election rhetoric might have something to do with his recent loss in the Lok Sabha polls to Sheikh Abdul Rashid (Engineer Rashid), a Kashmiri separatist
The party is again faced with the unending tussles in Haryana between former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and party leaders Randeep Surjewala and Selja Kumari
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle