'Am I wrong in presuming that UP is being seen as a new laboratory of communal politics like one has seen in Gujarat,' asks Ashutosh.
Family members of the martyred personnel and survivors of the daring strike recalled the harrowing moments and pledged support to efforts to root out terrorism.
It was never the quality of the CV that defined an incumbent's performance or legacy.
The disagreement over liability further complicates any early conclusion of the Rafale contract.
With the Rafale fighter deal stuck over price negotiations, can the prime minister step in and find a way out for both countries?
The nullifying of the NJAC Act has put the spotlight on the Judiciary. Concepts like transparency, being open to change, leading from front, management of perceptions that were reserved for the Executive earlier are now relevant for the Judiciary as well, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
The CBI has till December 13 to submit a report to the court.
'Laxman will be remembered for years to come as the person whom everybody turned to the first thing in the morning and drew a smile, however depressing the situation. It will be impossible to replace him...'
It seems like the Twitter-selfie craze compels the PM to put on a mega show every few months
Photographer S Paul, who died this month, was furiously protective about his independence and intensely sure about his work. So much so that he once walked away from a shoot with a prime minister.
Lawyer and scholar Vinay Sitapati says the 'Get Modi' strategy largely misses the efforts to prosecute people evidently guilty of violence and murders in the Gujarat riots in favour of "a narrow quest to stop one man from becoming prime minister."
Apart from cotton, copper, petroleum and industrial machinery, India does not export much to China. This means that India buys six times the merchandise it sells to China, points out Abhishek Waghmare.
The tennis ace said the close defeat in the men's doubles bronze medal match will haunt him for a long time to come.
The Indian pair was drawn in a relatively easy bottom half in the men's doubles tennis at the Athens Games.
'We must begin dialogue with openness and goodwill, but we will not proceed very far without trust and good faith. The alternative is the violence of 'might is right,' which settles very little and destroys so much of real value,' says Dr Rudolf C Heredia, author of Religious Disarmament -- Rethinking Conversion in India.
The notices were issues on a PIL seeking an independent probe into allegations of corruption in the Golden Quadrilateral Project by Satyendra Dubey.
Moraes, son of late Frank Moraes - former Indian Express editor, died in his sleep at his residence in suburban Mumbai, they said.
Indian ace Leander Paes says the tennis legend rekindled his passion for the game.
'Like all right-thinking Indians, I am shocked and saddened by the murder of Satyendra Dubey, an upright and dedicated officer working with NHAI,' he said.
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