Will the 'lotus' finally bloom in Haryana's Mewat?

The party hopes that the multiple road projects, schools, canals, and water projects which have come up in the Meo-Muslim-dominated area will be able to sway the votes in its favour. Thirumoy......

How water wars in Karnataka affect BJP's prospects

If the Cauvery water-sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu -- dating back to 1892 between the erstwhile Madras Presidency under the British Raj and the princely Mysore state -- has......

In which direction is India headed?

'The Dancing Girl is only one of the many symbols they threaten today.''Our country is changing.''Elements that ought to have remained on the fringes have been handed power and control of a state......

President Mukherjee confers Padma awards

Political stalwarts Sharad Pawar, Murli Manohar Joshi and former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma (posthumous), cricketer Virat Kohli and Bollywood singer Anuradha Paudwal were among the 39 people who......

Amida, answer to PDA?

Some say it is India's answer to a PDA, while some call it the poor man's Tablet PC. Whatever the comparison be, this is India's maiden venture in the world of mobile computing. Bharat Electronics......

An interview students must read!

From space to education is quite a leap. But Dr U R Rao, the high profile former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, has made the transition without any trouble.His report on......

IITs, IIMs? Joshi has more worries

For over two years now, though the attack is a lot sharper nowadays, Human Resources Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi has been waging a battle against what he feels is rampant elitism on......

In Memoriam

On Saturday, April 19, Dr M J Manohar Rao, one of our respected contributors, passed away.Dr Rao was a professor at the department of economics, Bombay University and a director, Bank of Baroda.The......