It won't be easy for Modi to be BJP's nominee for PM

'No BJP leader trusts him. His bid for the position will sharpen inner-party rivalries. The RSS is wary of him because he is too much of an individualistic autocrat and has destroyed the Sangh in......

Bihar polls: How will the Muslims vote?

Dr Mohammad Sajjad, assistant professor at the Aligarh Muslim University, conducts a status check of politics in contemporary Bihar, which will have its third round of polls on Thursday. Even as......

We are determined to help Afghanistan: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the Parliament on Friday that the "cowardly act" on February 26 in Kabul "will not bend our determination to help Afghanistan". "Afghanistan President Hamid......

Wanted: A balanced approach

It is a hallowed principle of jurisprudence that justice should be even-handed, and both sides to a dispute must be given a full hearing before conclusions are drawn. The media coverage of the......