US-based Indian pens anti-corruption anthem's Hindi lyrics

Pankaj Sinha from Phoenix, Arizona, has been selected to pen the lyrics for the new anti-corruption anthem in Hindi. Sinha bagged the honour on winning the ‘Mujhse Hogi Shuruat’ contest......

'India is where the heart is'

'Does India have the potential to realise its potential? I think absolutely...' 'But the most troubling part of India is that it doesn't provide equal opportunities for everybody to get a leg up.........

Vision 2014: BJP picks up tips from Georgia, Colombia

The party is studying the governance of different countries to present an alternative model of development for India ahead of the 2014 general election, says Akshat Kaushal Viewing the 2014 general......

Is Karnataka India's most corrupt state?

'When a newspaper says that Karnataka leads in corruption, one must also know it means Karnataka leads in patronising corruption.''You can't be corrupt without me succumbing to your......

Top 5 Indian cities where you can live life to the fullest

Among Indian cities, Kolkata is the best place for quality of life. It was followed by Thiruvananthapuram, Bhopal and Patna.   Delhi and Mumbai were ranked fifth and ninth, respectively.......

Know your city to set it right

The ratio of municipal employees to population is better, but Indian cities are still at around a sixth of New York, notes Subir Roy India's cities are in poor shape and it is axiomatic that......

Metros fail in urban governance, small cities fare better

Finding is part of a survey conducted by Janaagraha Centre for citizenship and democracy Image: Wheel of the chariot at Sun Temple, Konark, Bhubaneswar. Photograph: PTI Photo Bhubaneswar,......

What ails our cities?

  There is a common set of root causes for the poor quality of urban life, says Subir Roy An urban crisis is upon us -- Delhi’s air pollution, Chennai’s floods, Bengaluru’s......