Karnataka
The Victor and the Spoils
Anil Budur Lulla
The JDS shadow over the Congress’ Karnataka win made the party High Command partial to Siddaramaiah, but sources say the new CM was imposed, not elected
Change of Guard
The Congress wins a simple majority and the JDS rivals the BJP for second place, bringing an end to the saffron party’s vigilantism and its love of gods and godmen
No Surprise, Money Still Counts in Karnataka
Assembly poll candidates seem to be either freshly minted millionaires or those who have reported a massive increase in assets over the past five years
Love Jihad
As the BJP seeks another term in Karnataka, Hindutva’s foot soldiers raise a battlecry against cross-community romance
The Nuisance of Bird Photographers
A study of Karnataka’s Hesaraghatta Lake shows how bird photographers are messing up the ecology of the region
Scramble to Meet the Deadline
Looking for greener pastures, MLAs move to rival parties as Karnataka gets set for Assembly polls
Karnataka’s Quantum Qaidi
Accused No 24 of the 2008 Bangalore Blasts case exists in two places at the same time. Lodged in prison, he is ‘absconding’ as well
Prisoner of an Image
Why no one speaks for Abdul Nasser Madani, the ailing politician who has been kept behind bars for years on evidence that is suspect, and how reporting on him made me a target of the Karnataka police
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