Patnaik breaks 53-day silence on teacher's murder, says case 'politicised'

With proceedings of the Odisha assembly remaining paralysed for the third consecutive day on Friday over the kidnapping and murder of a woman teacher in Kalahandi, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik......

How best to remember George Fernandes?

'A fierce crusader against communalism, George joined hands with majoritarian forces, never to revisit or re-assess his saffron association.''He was a Union minister in 1998-2004, a time when......

How the 'secularists' defeated Nitish Kumar

The 'secularists'are more adept at the politics of intense and alarmingly exaggerated fear-mongering, as this kind of politics provides easy votes of Muslims without making them answerable for the......

369 MPs, MLAs face charges of crimes against women

There has been a national outcry seeking harsher laws for rapists in India. As the outrage grows against theheinousincident of gangrape in Delhi and Parliamentdiscusses the issue, Vicky Nanjappa......

Govts vying to keep land losers happy

Can any government keep villagers happy even after taking over their land? To be fair, the governments of Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhattisgrah and West Bengal are trying, and so are the companies. The......