Interview with Brinda Karat, CPI(M) leader.

The Asaram controversy has caused acute embarrassment to both the Congress and the BJP as leaders of both the parties have been close to the godman.

On the fate of envoys who speak the truth at the risk of blighting their future.

Interview with G. Vijayam of Atheist Centre, Vijayawada.

The riots in Muzaffarnagar following the killing of two Jats and a Muslim sharpen the communal polarisation in western Uttar Pradesh.

The Maharashtra ordinance against black magic has the potential to curb the evil practice even as it draws attention to the absence of similar legisla

The book is a compendium of laws for corporates and businesses but does not engage with some of the critical debates of the times.

Vladimir Putin ensured that the G20 summit delivered a stinging blow to the U.S. President who pushed for a “punitive” strike against Syria and left h

A guide to wildlife conservation in north-eastern India in the midst of insurgency, increasing immigration, and encroachment.

Fatehpur Sikri, “where Akbar’s spirit still pervades the air”.

Interview with Filippo Grandi, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.

Interview with Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister for Rural Development.

Barack Obama and his Secretary of State are trying to drum up support from allies and a reluctant American public for a war against Syria.

The government pushes through the Land Acquisition Bill, but critics say it will take away more than what it purports to give.

Interview with the rationalist Narendra Nayak.

Fiji’s fourth Constitution offers the country a road map to lasting democracy and raises hopes of erasing the racial divisions that have marred the mu

Angry reactions from Brazil and Mexico to revelations that personal communications of their Presidents were intercepted by U.S. intelligence put the

Mohamed Nasheed leads in the first round in the presidential election but will find it tough to reach the halfway mark in the run-off, given his reluc

Asaram Bapu’s alleged sexual assault on a young girl offers an opportunity to throw light on India’s superstition industry and lift the veil on the st

New facets of irrationalism, in particular a culture of anti-science, are taking root in society, aided by the media and a faulty educational system.

Interview with Fr. Nigel Barrett, spokesperson, Archdiocese of Bombay.

That the godman Asaram Bapu did not practise what he preached was evident from the many cases of assault and land grab against him.

Interview with Sanal Edamaruku, president of the IRA.

The government continues to deny both serving and retired soldiers their rightful pay and perks and has quietly buried a Fifth Pay Commission study wh