Mayawati wants to reshape Lucknow’s landscape for future generations to marvel at. Or, given her current political ambitions, are her motives far more immediate?
Nitish Kumar is all set to ditch the BJP after the Lok Sabha election
Rock music, English satire, mansions with private guards and big guns. Meanwhile, students work as shoeshine boys. And death threats are issued on FM radio. A journey into a country of contradictions
We are looking for a way to kill Ajmal Kasab. And we will find one soon. But the case for keeping him alive is equally strong
Waiters, drivers and watchmen in Mumbai are all writing Hindi film scripts. And they are waiting for that call that will change their lives forever. The one that never comes
Many Indian women nurse a desire to travel alone, without boyfriends, husbands or fathers ‘guarding’ them. But why is that so hard?
A journey in a ‘bulletproof’ train on one of the most dangerous rail routes
Foreign brews are filling up our cellars, uncorking a new drinking culture and giving the industry a peg up
Cricket crazed they may well be, but Sri Lankans live in a country at war with itself. If President Rajapaksa sees reason, enduring peace and an economic boom await India’s island neighbour