'Uddhav is not reluctant, but a consummate politician'

'He is as consummate a politician as anyone else which is evident considering the way in which he has placed his party and weeded out his rivals from within the party.' IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief......

How Congress support for Sena will affect BJP and national politics

By ending the Shiv Sena's political untouchability, the Congress is creating a level playing ground for itself in the political battle of Hindu identity, explains Sheela Bhatt. IMAGE: Congress,......

Be warned: Industrial gas leaks pose a major threat in India

By the end of 2020, India will lay 32,737 km across the length and breadth of the country. It needs to lay down and comply with strict safety standards especially since some of these pipes will go......

Photo: Toxic ash engulfs south Delhi's Okhla neighbourhood

Residents of south Delhi's Okhla area were delighted to see what they thought was the season's first snowfall. But they were enraged after realising that it was toxic ash from a large......

Law ministry shows thumbs down to Dow

Dow Chemicals, which has been insisting that it was not liable to clean up the toxic dirt left by its Indian subsidiary Union Carbide, does not seem to have any support for its position from the......