The professions that defined middle class aspiration are now sites of a deepening discontent.

India’s first gay matrimonial ad, unfortunately, cannot lead to marriage in this country.

Draft skills policy is a good start. But government will have to ensure initiatives lead to outcomes.

May was to be devoted to propagating the message of “total revolution”, even in the remotest corners of the state.

Poorly designed policies are largely to blame for farm distress.

It does not befit a Union minister to speak too freely on affairs of the state.

Kerala church wants to brew more wine to meet liturgical needs. Sure thing, provided it shares.

The Farakka barrage across the Ganga was dedicated to the nation. The project, primarily meant to preserve the Calcutta port by diverting water through feeder channels to the Hooghly, was made possible by the Indo-Bangladesh agreement. Union Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Jagjivan Ram complimented the “farsightedness” of Bangladesh President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the […]

Reveals the mind of an icon who inspired a generation of Islamists and a tide of violence.

NDA government agrees with its predecessor on the overreaching importance of state surveillance.

For most undertrials, it’s years in jail with no access to quality legal aid.

He is one of a breed of extremists with ties to the US and a conservative upbringing.

The Seventh Schedule is not set in stone. Government must push for greater decentralisation.

India rejected a Pakistani proposal for a multilateral guarantee that it would use nuclear power only for peaceful purposes.

The World Education Forum is a test of our commitment to children.

Will the real Shakespeare please stand up?

New evidence exposes police version of the Tirupati forest killings.

While imaginative, the scheme to monetise private reserves must be backed by assurances.

Opposition parties had blocked the bill, which allowed the government to detain a person without trial for two years, in Parliament earlier that month.

Baffled police plead for more time to ponder criminal angle of sex toys.

While South Korea is a neglected and natural partner, Mongolia signals a fresh diplomatic vision.

Chief minister has the right to pick his babus. Lieutenant governor should not force a showdown.

Her death has raised voices of sanity against marauders in the name of religion.

India and China will be drawn closer by the shared priority of development for their peoples.