Historical perspectives on the aesthetic expressions and visual culture of the Jainas.

The Kumbh Mela at Prayag, hosting the largest gathering of human beings on the planet, is as fabulous a spectacle as can be.

India is caught unawares as former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed takes refuge in the Indian High Commission in Male.

An in-depth examination of the effect of devaluation of currency on exports, trade and economic growth.

That the lawmakers of the country have found themselves in a haze of incomprehension about the UID project, which is being promoted as a “game changer

Namdeo Dhasal, whose poetry is open to the beauty as well as the brutality of life, is a pioneer not only of Dalit poetry but also of contemporary Ind

What emerges from TRAI’s “Consultation Paper on Issues relating to Media Ownership” is that the media need to be mapped so that there is a clear pictu

Interview with Vijaya Kanth, Financial Commissioner, Indian Railways.

A new finding provides the theoretical basis for the existence of progenitor white dwarfs that can breach the Chandrasekhar limit.

Pawan Kumar Bansal’s Railway Budget hopes to make long-term gains through short-term pains. But to meet the Railways’ growth projections, the economy

Two years after the “Arab Spring” revolutions, political turmoil and uncertainty prevail in Tunisia and Libya.

The CPI(M)-led Left Front wins power in Tripura for the fifth consecutive time by an overwhelming majority.

Many of the policies implicit or explicit in this fiscal statement have implications that are unfavourable to most women.

The blocking of a large number of URLs containing allegedly defamatory content against the IIPM raises concerns about the frequent use of interim inju

A mass uprising in Dhaka sees the young generation swearing by a democratic society where religion is a private pursuit.

The 30-year-long dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the sharing of the Cauvery waters comes to a formal closure with the Centre gazetting

The UPA government's last full Budget before the next general election reflects its unthinking adherence to a kind of ideology that makes no economic

The Economic Survey’s response to the problems of the Indian economy is “structural reforms”, which translate into reducing the fiscal deficit by sh

A new study focusses on the explosive growth of domestic migrant labour in Kerala and says the situation is bound to throw up serious social problems

Rafael Correa gets a sweeping mandate for a third consecutive term in the presidential and parliamentary elections in Ecuador.

The probe into the AgustaWestland helicopter scam by a Joint Parliamentary Committee seems all set to follow the path of the other defence deal probes

The murderous campaign against Shias gains momentum, with outlawed Sunni outfits demanding that they be declared non-Muslims.

The defence lawyer is as integral to the judicial process as the judge and the prosecuting lawyer; to prevent legal representation for a person accus

A look at how wrestling has fared in the Olympics in the light of the IOC’s decision to drop the sport from the Games from 2020.