Has Sanatana Dharma Met Its Electoral Match In Caste Census?

It is not much of an issue just now, but it could become one if the idea of a caste census captures the socio-political imagination, going beyond electoral tags and identities, predicts N Sathiya......

1 month of Bharat Jodo: Will Congress gain electorally?

One month into the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress is looking at some visible gains, with the party donning a revived, aggressive look. IMAGE: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi with Rahul......

Shudder! Olympics with Chinese Characteristics

'The Olympic Spirit has been thrown to the wind in Xi Jinping's China.''The International Olympic Committee is ready to kowtow to totalitarian China,' notes Claude Arpi. IMAGE: The Olympic Park......

Major lapse in PM's security in Punjab; Centre faults state govt

In a "major security lapse", Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convoy was stranded on a flyover due to a blockade by protesters in Ferozepur on Wednesday after which he returned from poll-bound Punjab......

For Pranab, Puja back home more important than LA

Like his boss Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the government's chief trouble-shooter, is deprived of the luxury of holidays. But for the four days of Durga Puja,......

Al Gore's amazing $100 million makeover!

Al Gore is a funny guy. And, for his $175,000 speaking fee, he tells this story: after leaving the White House and heading back to Tennessee sans motorcade -- "in a rented Ford Taurus," he sniffs......

Coronavirus concerns overshadow Olympic flame arrival in Japan

IMAGE: Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori receives the Olympic Flame from three-time Olympic gold medalists Tadahiro Nomura and Saori Yoshidabe who transported it from Greece to Japan, at......

Soccer Extras: Sturridge banned, fined for breaching betting rules

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge looks on. Photograph: Scott Heppell/Reuters Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has been fined......

Day 6: What's hot at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

White triumph caps golden century for United States IMAGE: Silver medalist Ayumu Hirano of Japan, gold medalist Shaun White of the United States and bronze medalist Scotty James of Australia pose......