Now that Trinamool has trounced the CPM at municipal polls, Mamata Banerjee senses power within her reach in West Bengal. Here’s what this might mean
If the purpose of the Poverty Line is to make India look less miserable on paper, the Government might as well pull random numbers out of a hat and call them statistics
In India, fake encounters are not uncommon and often, the culprits go scot free
A computer programmer decapitates his victims and takes away their thumbs. He is nabbed twice. Escapes twice. He is now on the loose. An extraordinary story pieced together from legal documents and interviews with the police and family members of his victims
These leaders were not fighting for Cabinet minister rank. They wanted particular portfolios
The UPA has been given an opportunity to fulfill a billion hopes. Yet, the Centre has created unnecessary pressure on itself by declaring a 100-day deadline
Nineteen years after Kashmiri Pandits were pushed out, they yearn to return. But the young have moved on, refusing to give up the allure of life beyond the Valley
If Kapil Sibal expects wide applause for his proposals to modify schooling in India, he is in for some disappointment
Water is a resource Gujarat would have been flooded with had the Narmada project gone by plan. Instead, the state remains parched and farmers watch helplessly as reserves flow out to sea. It’s a story of alarming apathy