A portrait of a fearless piece of Indian legislation that assures affordable medication to the world’s poor

The trial of a French Consulate employee, accused of raping his minor daughter, has begun in Bangalore. His wife Suja Jones speaks to Open on her battle for justice and why is it important to listen carefully to your child

As the BJP seeks another term in Karnataka, Hindutva’s foot soldiers raise a battlecry against cross-community romance

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The Maharashtra BJP’s internal caste politics will do nothing to win the party votes in a state where its influence is steadily diminishing

The Maoist plan of revival in an erstwhile bastion now looks bleak

India’s first 24-hour matrimonial channel is set for launch

The FBI says that in early 2011 it accepted a request from Russia to take a closer look at Tamerlan