India

Of the BJP, by the BJP

Anil Budur Lulla

The politics of pelf returns to haunt Karnataka’s ruling party

Sena’s Literary Pursuit

Haima Deshpande

Aditya Thackeray, Shiv Sena’s new cub, engineers another shameful act of censorship

The Tigress Who Stalks

Ninad D. Sheth

The story of Machli, the world’s most famous tigress, is nearing an end. A tribute

Television channel NewsX was a high-profile venture with Vir Sanghvi at the helm. But all of a sudden the promoters turned against the journos. Its executive editor was called to the office basement, intimidated, presented with a resignation letter to sign and threatened with a string of charges that belatedly included surfing porn on the office laptop. Then came redemption

Ayodhya Gives Lalu His Comeback Chance

Dhirendra K. Jha

The court verdict tilts the odds of Bihar’s electoral outcome as Muslim disquiet becomes a factor in favour of the ‘clown prince of Indian politics’

The NAC’s Pipedream

Jatin Gandhi

There simply isn’t enough foodgrain for the State to feed everyone

“Put Autonomy on the Table”

Open

The government’s eight-point initiative on Kashmir is not enough. The idea of autonomy is finding resonance even at the extremes of the Indian political spectrum.

Go Forth and Sting

Aniruddha Bahal

In 2005, two journalists caught 11 MPs on camera taking money to ask questions in Indian Parliament. It became one of the greatest TV exposés. But the journalists were soon hounded by the system and they suddenly found themselves described as the accused. In a landmark judgment last week, the Delhi High Court vindicated them by firmly defending sting journalism. Here, one of the journalists, explains what happens after you get a great story.