Exclusive! Goa's sacked deputy CM hits out at BJP!

'Across the political spectrum, especially from the side of the NDA itself, there is complete disillusionment (with the way the BJP is treating its allies).''This leaves a very bad taste in the......

Congress looks at 'Jangipur model' in UP

Congress hopes to field upper caste candidates to eat into BJP voter base while SP-BSP focuses on consolidating Dalit-OBC votes in their favour.Archis Mohan reports. IMAGE: Congress President......

20 years after Pokhran: PMs and India's nuclear ambitions

20 years ago this day, May 11, 1998, India conducted its second nuclear test at Pokharan in Rajasthan.In a fascinating interview on Rediff.com, K Subrahmanyam revealed how Indian PMs reacted to......

Why Pranab was reluctant to join UPA govt

Manmohan Singh, reveals the former President, was keen that either P Chidambaram or Montek Singh Ahluwalia be the finance minister.Archis Mohan reports. Former President Pranab Mukherjee has said......

Brave new world: Modi's 100 days,10 top moves

Modi government has taken some interesting policy decisions in the 100 days since the time he met President Pranab Mukherjee to present his claim as Prime Minister of the world's largest democracy,......

Norms for backward states' funding to be tweaked

To rope in more allies ahead of the general elections, the United Progressive Alliance government might redefine the criteria for allocation of funds under the Backward Region Grant Fund and......

Decoding the food security legislation

The United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) ambitious National Food Security Bill might soon become reality.  After getting approval from the Lok Sabha, the Bill is headed for the Upper House of......

Lakshmi Mittal hangs up on Odisha

Lakshmi Niwas Mittal has fought many battles. When Mittal Steel, the world’s largest steel maker, launched a hostile bid for Arcelor, the second largest, its boss, Guy Dolle, had said, the......

Benegal on his next film, Bose

Talking to Shyam Benegal is a journalist's delight. As soon as you have posed a question he returns with a crisp, articulate answer and overwhelms you with his erudition. One gets to know of his......