Why UP's new CM must improve life in the east

There is nothing the young Purvanchali wants more desperately than to escape to a place with less hopelessness, and some opportunity, discovers Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: A filthy toilet next to the......

Faces of courage: Acid attack victims stand tall in photoshoot

This photoshoot is bound to catch your attention, as it is unlike any other you have seen. Five courageous survivors of acid attacks have come together to pose for these photographs taken by......

Do the poor need psychiatric help? Or does Rahul Gandhi?

Do the poor need psychiatric help? Or does Rahul Gandhi? Even in this season of political-peeing-on-lampposts, Rahul Gandhi’s statement takes the cake (with due apologies to another astute......

All is far from being hunky-dory in Bihar

While a mandate for development is a good augury for democracy, a lot remains to be done in Bihar, says Ramesh Thakur. After a visit to my mother that coincided with a general election in Bihar in......

India's job market is ailing, do we have a remedy?

Growth in the future must come from increasing physical capital per worker and ensuring workers are better educated and better trained, says Rahul Jacob. It is a sight typical of departure gates at......

How risky is India?

Until Nov. 26 the strongest force pushing India forward was a mix of good fundamentals and that intangible something that industry calls "sentiment." Forged in the years of 9% growth, this......

'Their maturity bodes well for Indian cricket'

IMAGE: Left-arm pacer Naman Tiwari celebrates a wicket with captain Uday Saharan. Tiwari finished with 12 wickets in the Under-19 World Cup. Photograph: ICC/X India U-19 head coach Hrishikesh......

U-19 Final: India's young turks aim for World Cup glory

  IMAGE: India captain Uday Saharan's batting style resembles the 1980s and 90s' top-order accumulators. Photograph: ICC/X Few careers will get wings to soar while some will fade into oblivion......