Will Odisha Show Faith In Naveen Patnaik Again?

The 78-year-old Naveen is on the cusp of creating history. He must win the forthcoming assembly polls to become India's longest-serving chief minister, a record held by Sikkim's Pawan Kumar......

Has BJP's Operation Nitish Begun?

Nitish Kumar has to make an existential choice: Between governance and politics, argues Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Home Minister Amit Anilchandra Shah, centre, with Bharatiya Janata Party President......

Naveen Patnaik: Calm visage masks nerves of steel

An author, a connoisseur of art, a canny politician whose calm visage masks the ruthlessness he is capable of while dealing with rivals and mutinous partymen -- traits hard to find in one man.......