Modi's Politics And India's Future

With the BJP continuing to be the constant combatant, centrifugal pressures will rise.Fractured relations between the Centre and the states as between BJP and non-BJP ruled states is a sizeable......

Pinarayi cabinet: K K Shailaja out, son-in-law in

Days after leading the ruling Left Democratic Front to a stupendous electoral victory, Communist Party of India-Marxist veteran Pinarayi Vijayan was on Tuesday elected its Parliamentary Party......

Has Didi begun her campaign to be PM?

With her various overtures and right noises at the right time, Mamata is once again trying to reshape her image from being a regional leader to one with national appeal and acceptability.After all,......

Imran Khan, anyone?

'The generals couldn't care less about political corruption, being complicit themselves.''Coup d'etats are out of fashion.''Their only desire is backroom control,' says Sunil Sethi. Past edicts by......

High & mighty of India Inc faced the music in 2014

The year gone by saw the high and mighty of the corporate world face the music in the Delhi High Court which held that the telecom majors are amenable to CAG audit and Mukesh Ambani's RIL......

A word of caution on EU's trade agreement

Tough intellectual property rights sought by the EU in its free trade agreement with India have set off global protests. For long, Europe was viewed as the "nice" guy of the global trading system.......

Indian American gets top post in Commerce Dept

Ro Khanna, 32, has been appointed by President Barack Obama as the new deputy assistant secretary of commerce for domestic operations of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service,......

Sakshi Malik in TIME's 100 Most Influential People list

IMAGE: Sakshi Malik has been honoured by TIME Magazine for her relentless fight against alleged sexual harassment of female wrestlers by former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan......

Rules broken! Why Vinesh competed in two categories?

The ad-hoc committee decided to allow Vinesh to compete in two categories: Bhupender Singh Bajwa Photograph: Kind Courtesy Vinesh Phogat/Instagram The ad-hoc committee chairman for wresting,......

Scandals, Suspensions: Twists and Turns of the WFI elections

IMAGE: Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia protesting. Photograph: ANI Photo The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has been embroiled in a protracted saga marked by......

Date for WFI's elections likely to be announced on Nov. 29

A fresh date for Wresting Federation of India's (WFI) long-pending elections is likely to be announced on Wednesday after the Supreme Court set aside the stay imposed by Punjab and Haryana High......

Chain of events: What led to WFI's suspension?

IMAGE: UWW suspended Wrestling Federation of India. Photographs: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The following is the timeline of the chain of events that led to the suspension of the Wrestling......