Sibal should resign from Lok Pal panel: Hazare

Controversy dogged the joint committee set up to draft an effective Lok Pal even before it starts its work with Gandhian Anna Hazare on Monday asking Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal......

Lok Pal may cover PM too

After President A P J Abdul Kalam offered to bring himself under the purview of the Lok Pal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said there is a broad agreement that public functionaries,......

FAQ: What is Lok Pal Bill? Why the ruckus over it?

The Lok Pal (anti-corruption body) Bill has generated widespread interest in the past few days. The Bill is an attempt by the government, under massive pressure due to corruption charges, to gain......

Former J-K governor Satyapal Malik dies at 79

Veteran farmer leader Satyapal Malik, whose political career spanned five decades and several parties, and who held multiple high-profile gubernatorial posts, died on Tuesday. IMAGE: Former Jammu......

Here's why corruption will not end in India

Forget 20 years; 49 years should have been a long enough time for change. But former Chief Election Commissioner GVG Krishnamurthy's recent assertion that the idea of a Lok Pal was first conceived......

OTT Expands The Geography Of Storytelling

Writers and creators are telling more authentic stories based in states and cities that we may not have seen much of in mainstream media, such as Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. Or......

Satyameva Jayate 2 review

Satyamev Jayate 2 has a dated circa 1990s script which won't find acceptance with today's generations, observes Syed Firdaus Ashraf. I have always wondered why it is called 'Law & Order', not......

Why Bharat Ratna still eludes Major Dhyan Chand?

'If the country's biggest sports award is named after him, the National Stadium is named after him, then why not he is given a Bharat Ratna.' IMAGE: Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya pays......