The epic riddle of dating Ramayana, Mahabharata

O Rajagopal: Kerala’s permanent BJP candidate

In Kerala, BJP has just one face: O Rajagopal, an 84-year-old who is contesting yet another election despite eight earlier defeats

Manohar Parrikar: Top Gun

How Manohar Parrikar has transformed a moribund Defence Ministry

Why Bihar matters so much for India – And Modi

An election that is as crucial for the convenient partnership of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad as it is for Narendra Modi

How Kejriwal killed the case for Delhi’s full statehood

The truth about heat wave deaths

Scorched earth, death by sun and more horror stories about the heat wave. Our correspondent travels through the worst hit areas in Andhra Pradesh and finds out that the reported death toll is an exaggeration

One Year Of Modi Special

S Prasannarajan • PR Ramesh, Ullekh NP • Lance Price • Brahma Chellaney • Shiv Visvanathan • Tunku Varadarajan • Kumar Anshuman

Why Islam needs a reformation now

When 14,000 Bangladeshis will become Indians and 37,000 Indians, Bangladeshis

In June, a land swap will finally merge border enclaves of India and Bangladesh into each other’s territories. A ground report

Prime movers for Narendra Modi

Nripendra Misra • AK Sharma • Ajit Doval • S Jaishankar • PK Mishra • Jagdish Bhai Thakkar • Anil Swarup • PK Sinha • Rajeev Kher • Amitabh Kant