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Not just Lalu: Nitish Kumar involved in fodder scam too?

the Jharkhand High Court on 20 September directed the CBI to explain why Nitish and his party colleague Shivanand Tiwari should not be arraigned as accused in the fodder scam.

Exclusive: As PM talked peace, Pak grabbed ghost village on LoC

Intrusion in Shala Bhata is first since 2001-2002 crisis when Pakistani troops have held Indian territory.

What 'dehati aurat' episode tells us about Modi and media

The "dehati aurat" remark allegedly made by Nawaz Sharif was probably much ado about nothing, but it tells a lot about our media and its relationship with Modi.

Manmohan-Sharif were practical to focus on LoC tension

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif used a one-hour meeting on Sunday to defuse border tensions with both sides agreeing to restoring ceasefire along LoC.

Nawaz called Manmohan a 'dehati aurat', says Pak scribe

International community reacts with outrage as Pakistani premier makes awkward remarks about Dr Manmohan Singh during an off-the-record briefing to journalists.

Muzaffarnagar: Why we can't trust the Azam Khan 'sting'

It’s interesting to contrast the rigorous, fact-based reporting of the local television station on the first day’s violence with the hyperbole on national television, to contrast which actually provided more credible information.

When it comes to foreign policy, Modi needs to be cautious

Narendra Modi has, of late, been talking a lot about foreign policy related issues. But so far he has pursued a hackneyed approach, reflecting the done-to-death BJP stand on foreign policy issues.

Live: Judge breaks nib of pen after sentencing Delhi gangrape convicts to death

A fast-track court in Delhi is expected to deliver the verdict in the 16 December gangrape case which caused nation-wide protests and demands for reforms in India's laws.

Jalayagnam scam: Who gained from YSR’s largesse

Andhra's politician-contractors bagged the lion's share of the Rs 90,000 crore Jalayagman project. But they are far from delivering what they promised even as money was spent like water.

Muzaffarnagar riots: Mulayam is playing a dangerous game

Secularism in India is merely an assurance to protect minorities from alleged majoritarian excess. That's why political parties want to keep alive a constant perceived fear among minorities, to emerge as their saviours later

Wilfull blindness: The art of misreading Parrikar on Modi

Manohar Parikkar's alleged anti-Modi statement is more a deliberate misreading of what he really told the New York Times than anything else

Shakti Mills gangrape: No story is worth dying for

Prudence demands that journalists working on risky or dangerous assignments need to be alert, take precaution and pay attention to safety first.

A rerun of Yes Prime Minister: Manmohan Singh on the missing coal files

The PM has been accused of explaining nothing with his assurances about making "all efforts" to locate the missing coal allocation files. But one thing's clear - someone in the PMO must be a fan of the British comedy Yes, Minister.

Encounter killings: Why DG Vanzara's letter may hurt Modi's PM chances

His backers would be aware that this would not be the last such damning letter or disclosure against the Modi government. How long the party and the Sangh Parivar can go on defending him?

Kishtwar: Parliament shouldn't care about religion of dead

An announcement of body count on religious lines from the highest quarters in the government is a new and potentially dangerous phenomenon, that began on Monday.

Don't blame only netas for Durga Shakti Nagpal's plight

Politicians won’t change the ‘system’. It is foolish to expect them to do that. The answer has to come from within the bureaucracy.

Can Andhra Pradesh reinvent itself after losing Telangana?

The issue of forming the new state was as much about identity as about compatibility.

Batla House: Digvijaya's Muslim politics may hurt Cong in UP

Congress General secretary led his party down the wrong path in the UP state assembly elections, and it looks like he is getting ready to do it again with Batla House.

Shakeel Ahmed and the woes of being the voice of a party

In most modern democracies, political parties have clear ideological foundations. However, in India that's not the case.

Quattrocchi's death brings no closure to India's 'open secret'

The man at the centre of the Bofors scandal is dead today, but countless other Quattrocchis still strut their stuff in the power capital of India, wielding enormous leverage over defence acquisitions - and walking away with big-money bribes.

'Puppy' analogy: How Modi's media machine dropped the ball

For someone who has scrupulously avoided public articulation on the 2002 riots, Modi has quite uncharacteristically dropped the ball in his first significant media interview, in which he addressed the riots.

Keeping convicted netas out: SC ruling doesn't do enough

It will take more than Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling to get political parties to clean up their act.

Mahabodhi blasts: Why our netas can't keep politics out

Digvijaya Singh resorts to false equivalence when he pitches his conspiracy-mongering to the Delhi Police's intelligence inputs based on interrogation of Indian Mujahideen suspects.

Bodh Gaya bombings: Why were so many warnings ignored?

Here are some conclusions we can draw from initial investigations in to the Mahabodhi temple bombing.

Antony's visit: Why the Chinese general's warning matters

Chinese officials have dismissed Chinese General Luo Yan's tough talk against India as not representing the official view. But Luo frequently channels a hardline Chinese military view that is increasingly hard to dismiss.

Ishrat Jahan and the ethics of India’s encounter policies

For decades now, the political system has done nothing to fix policing—leaving officers to put bullets through the back of suspects’ heads instead of properly investigating and prosecuting crimes. We need to fix this now.

Uttarakhand tragedy: Why development couldn't save lives

The reasonable risk involved in the growth of tourism and hydel industries is loss of hundreds lives of the local poor who are apparently benefiting from development.

Uttarakhand tragedy: Bahuguna should either lead or go

More than two weeks after the floods tragedy thrust itself into the national consciousness, the Bahuguna government has that deer-caught-in-the-headlamps look about it.

Why the Ishrat Jahan case has no non-toxic ending

The Home Ministry's move to get the CBI to secure sanction for the prosecution of IB officer Rajendra Kumar is the latest twist in the bizarre case.

Advani, Omar, and the cynical politics over Article 370

Cynical politics over the decades has dragged Kashmir into a fine mess today; a war of words that doesn't consider the historical narrative on the subject of Article 370 doesn't help heal Kashmir's wounds.