Parties hope to gain from 'lucky 7' in 7-phase UP polls

Some politicians in Uttar Pradesh are making much of the number 7 in the seven-phase assembly elections, saying the 'auspicious' numeral will help them win. IMAGE: Samajwadi Party workers gather in......

After Lord Ram, leaders turn to Krishna ahead of UP poll

Krishna chants gained more currency when Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav invoked the deity.  IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays obeisance to the idol of Lord......

'Had Modi been sacked in 2002, he would not have become PM'

'Certainly if Advani had agreed to Vajpayee in sacking Modi, then we would never have been talking of Modi today.' IMAGE: Then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, left, then deputy prime minister......

22 crore devotees in 49 days: Kumbh makes history

The one-and-a-half-month-long Kumbh Mela ended on Monday with devotees from different walks of life and parts of the country taking a holy dip on Mahashivratri. IMAGE: Naga Sadhus arrive to take a......

Column: Is India LOSING its way?

Is India losing its way? That was the question that The Economist magazine posed to Shashi Tharoor and me to debate. After two rounds of sparring, this is how I concluded. For every cheery......