
December 19, 2005 01:08 IST
Blind faith, official apathy and backwardness have combined with disastrous consequences in this village of 1070 people—one of the offi...
Mon, Dec 19, 2005
December 17, 2005 01:55 IST
Residents in this village of 56 homes in Betul district’s Bhainsdehi block no longer hurry home by 6pm or steer clear of strangers.The ...
Sat, Dec 17, 2005
December 16, 2005 01:02 IST
‘‘Want a male child? No problem. You can even change the sex of a foetus upto two months after conception.’’ That’s...
Fri, Dec 16, 2005
December 15, 2005 02:04 IST
A month before a comprehensive census begins across India, forest authorities in the tiger state are losing their sleep as one more big cat ...
Thu, Dec 15, 2005
December 13, 2005 00:00 IST
It is the battle for the big cats in Madhya Pradesh, called the tiger state of India, and Gujarat, home to the Asiatic lion. Madhya Pradesh ...
Tue, Dec 13, 2005
December 11, 2005 01:31 IST
“They dragged her to the courtyard, Manmod pinned her (down)... and Premnarayan Raghuvanshi axed her hand...” says Mamtabai, point...
Sun, Dec 11, 2005
December 05, 2005 01:13 IST
Choosing to read her reply to the BJP show cause notice at a huge public rally in this MP town, suspended BJP leader Uma Bharati asked Atal ...
Mon, Dec 05, 2005
December 05, 2005 00:08 IST
After asking Hindus to procreate to avoid getting reduced to a minority in the face of growing numbers of Muslims and Christians, RSS chief ...
Mon, Dec 05, 2005
December 02, 2005 01:33 IST
It’s a curious sight — a saffron-clad woman chasing a cow in the field, bananas in hand. The cow runs away, forcing the sadhvi to ...
Fri, Dec 02, 2005
November 29, 2005 02:00 IST
Once again, the BJP’s Uma Bharati problem was on spectacular display. The script was familiar. This time, too, as she has done on previ...
Tue, Nov 29, 2005
November 28, 2005 01:48 IST
If Uma Bharati went into a sulk despite getting the BJP to sack the Madhya Pradesh chief minister, the man at the receiving end, Babulal Gau...
Mon, Nov 28, 2005
November 27, 2005 01:35 IST
For a man who lists “arguing with friends” as one of his hobbies, Shivraj Singh Chauhan indulges in very little arguing in public....
Sun, Nov 27, 2005
November 27, 2005 01:13 IST
One wary group sets store by their leader’s advice on prolific procreation. An equally wary group thinks it is against their religious ...
Sun, Nov 27, 2005
November 21, 2005 01:39 IST
A day after RSS chief K S Sudarshan asked Hindus to produce at least three children, even 17, to keep the demographic profile intact, Madhya...
Mon, Nov 21, 2005
November 18, 2005 01:58 IST
Trust the BJP to be seized with momentous issues like the struggle over its leadership, debate over its ideology—and the effectiveness ...
Fri, Nov 18, 2005
November 16, 2005 00:59 IST
With a few days to go before the BJP takes up the issue of leadership change in Madhya Pradesh, the state capital witnessed high drama on Tu...
Wed, Nov 16, 2005
November 12, 2005 07:45 IST
AS he battles to save his chair, Chief Minister Babulal Gaur seems to have learnt the letter-writing skills of his challenger, Uma Bharati, ...
Sat, Nov 12, 2005
November 11, 2005 00:00 IST
There are men who don’t go to family planning camps. But here, they run away after having reached it. Ask the Bajrang Dal workers stand...
Fri, Nov 11, 2005
November 09, 2005 02:57 IST
A fatwa that sought to nullify the second marriage of a Muslim woman on the ground that ‘‘a non-Muslim magistrate could not decide...
Wed, Nov 09, 2005
October 24, 2005 02:03 IST
‘‘Sunday ho ya Monday, roj khao ande’: The famous campaign by National Egg Coordination Council boosted consumption of eggs a...
Mon, Oct 24, 2005
October 24, 2005 01:13 IST
As migratory birds begin to fly in amidst growing anxiety over avian flu, Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL)—...
Mon, Oct 24, 2005
October 07, 2005 01:31 IST
The Congress’ answer to the Bajrang Dal’s ‘‘trident’’ campaign in the tribal-dominated Jhabua district — ...
Fri, Oct 07, 2005
October 03, 2005 01:42 IST
In the sea of programmes organised to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti, one stood out: the Path Sanchalan in Bhopal by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak San...
Mon, Oct 03, 2005
September 30, 2005 00:00 IST
Male garba participants in Indore better watch out. Their Hindu credentials will be checked before they are allowed to dance. This is the Ba...
Fri, Sep 30, 2005





