Fromtheground

Babri Masjid in the making? Muslims in Ballabhgarh under siege over mosque

For Muslims of Atali, the riot-ravaged village, 12 km from Ballabhgarh Tehsil of Faridabad district in Haryana, survival comes at a cost. There are not too many options. The majority community demands that Muslims “cannot ask for justice” if they want to stay in the village.

Out of charge: In North Kashmir, terrorists wage a mysterious war against telecom operators

The failure of the police to nab the attackers in these places, where they have the best intelligence networks, only deepens the mystery.

Sabka saath, sabka vikas? Certainly not in PM Modi's adopted village, Jayapur

Modi zeroed in on Jayapur village of Varanasi under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana – a scheme for MPs to adopt a village in their constituency and develop it with all the resources at their command.

An Englishman from Varanasi has a message for PM Modi: Leave my city alone

An Englishman who has been living in Varanasi since 1970 has a simple message for the city's MP: leave it alone.

Saffron isn’t green: When religion is the pollutant, can Modi clean up Ganga?

PM Narendra Modi's alluring ideological synthesis runs quickly into trouble when faced with reality, and nowhere are its contradictions more glaringly obvious than in Varanasi.

In Gajendra Singh's village there are more questions than answers: Suicide or accident?

Gajendra’s family says he was not thrown out of home by his father, a claim that contradicts the note he left behind.

Homemade sandbags to evacuation: Srinagar takes no chances as flood threat looms

There is great fear of another flood in the valley, where the memories of September's large-scale devastation are still fresh in the minds of the people.

Kashmir govt finally declares flood in Srinagar, 17 feared dead

The state government finally declared a flood in Srinagar when the Jhelum's water level reached 18.00 ft at around 3 am on Monday.

Maharashtra's ambitious sea world plan in jeopardy as locals refuse to give up land

Locals have refused to give up land for the ambitious sea world project in Maharashtra, putting the entire plan in jeopardy.

Paanch saal, Kejriwal: Okhla rally shows how AAP tsunami beat Modi wave

The crowd loves Kejriwal's rhetoric and shows its approval by raising the slogan that you are seeing everywhere in Delhi: Paanch Saal, Kejriwal.