U.S.-Russia relations are put in “cold storage” after Barack Obama cancels his summit with Vladimir Putin over the granting of asylum to whistle-blowe

A recent judicial conclusion setting live-in relationships on a par with marriage stirs up a controversy.

Riding roughshod over farmers’ concerns, the Gujarat government notifies a project to develop the Mandal-Becharaji Special Investment Region, an indus

The Technical Expert Committee wants field trials of GM crops put on hold until gaps in the regulatory system are addressed.

In Tamil Nadu, there are Muslim women activists fighting on all fronts for gender justice.

Communal polarisation is once again becoming the major political theme in Uttar Pradesh, and the suspension of the young IAS officer Durga Shakti Nag

An uneasy calm prevails in Jammu after a communal flare-up in Kishtwar, and vested interests are bent on taking political mileage out of the incident.

Set in the 1970s and 1980s, Pablo Bartholomew’s pictures of Delhi, Bombay and Calcutta trigger an unsettling experience of simultaneous joy and sorrow

Women’s groups feel that there need not be any dichotomy between personal laws and uniform laws as long as the underlying principle is equality and no

The recent killing of Indian soldiers on the LoC and the strong reaction to this from India’s government and media, which see the hand of the Pakistan

Two books help us understand the consequences of India’s mindless pursuit of globalisation and the neo-liberal agenda.

The destruction of menhirs in Vembur in the Varusha Nadu region is typical of the fate of megalithic burial sites in other parts of Tamil Nadu.

He observed a war crime being covered up, saw evidence of it and, living up to the values of international laws, released it to the general public thr

An Uncertain Glory is an indictment of the Indian state for failing the poor by not addressing the disparities between the privileged class and the re

He wins a decisive victory as his promise of radical economic reforms in a country struck by Western sanctions renews hope among the unemployed youth

This book is a faithful record of Jinnah’s rise to unquestioned leadership, his tactical skills, his remarkable qualities as the Organisation Man, and

The American involvement in Tibet and the British role in achieving it.

Interview with Justice C.S. Karnan.

The government’s latest campaign against illegal immigrants leads to charges of racism and exposes the country’s hidden racial fault lines.

The Palestinian Authority is entering another round of U.S.-orchestrated peace talks with Israel with little hope of real change on the ground.

INS Arihant’s reactor, which has gone into operation, propels India into the exclusive club of countries that are able to build nuclear-powered submar

According to the World Health Organisation, 91 per cent of the world’s fatalities on the roads occur in low-income and middle-income countries.

Fragmentation of religious authority, greater debate and dissent within communities, and increasing literacy and awareness among women have transforme

Kirti Singh’s book shines the spotlight on the lot of women who are divorced or separated.