An interpretation of the role played by the Dravidian movement in liberating devadasis from “sacred slavery” kicks up a controversy in Tamil Nadu.

By giving the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics to only Francois Englert and Peter W. Higgs, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences seems to be downplaying t

With the geopolitical situation dictating the flow of crude oil, import-dependent India has to diversify its sourcing of crude.

The Kasturirangan Committee’s recommendations on protecting the fragile ecology of the Western Ghats has led to protests by settler farmers in Kerala’

Farooq Bajwa scores in analysing Pakistan’s rationale for the 1965 war, providing a lucid account of its course, and in linking it to the diplomatic e

In Rajasthan, the BJP sweeps with a performance that goes far beyond even the party’s wildest imagination.

To an entire generation of youth, Madiba represented the unquenchable human spirit for freedom and liberty.

The promise of a New Nepal seems to be on the retreat, with the Maoists losing people’s goodwill and squandering an opportunity to create a more democ

The nine-decade-long walk, on which he had taken an entire country along with him to freedom, has come to an end. South Africa, and the world, will mi

A crisis looms over the country as the opposition resorts to widespread violence demanding that the elections, now scheduled for January 5, be postpon

Fears that the recent spate of bombings will reopen carefully sutured wounds are overdrawn; the city cannot stomach another conflict.

Another BJP victory, and a message for the Congress to take its local-level leaders seriously and not to take votersfor granted.

An interesting and thought-provoking book on seeing India through its cinema.

Two cases in Delhi University colleges point to the gender insensitivity in handling sexual harassment cases and show that such crimes at the workplac

Magnus Carlsen defeats Viswanathan Anand by winning three and drawing seven games to become the second youngest World Chess Champion after Garry Kaspa

The Tehelka debacle may yet serve a constructive purpose if it catalyses action within the media towards establishing in-house mechanisms as mandated

The 10th national conference of AIDWA deliberates on important issues that confront Indian women today.

The case against Tarun Tejpal will test the effectiveness of the amended law on rape and sexual assault.

This Assembly election will be a watershed in Indian politics because it was driven by issues. People voted across traditional caste and class lines f

Several cases of sexual harassment involving judges and interns in the Supreme Court highlight the need for regulations that can address gender insens

Sexual harassment at the workplace is a universal but unacknowledged phenomenon. The Tarun Tejpal case has brought out into the open a range of issues

The Central government has for decades denied defence personnel their due in pension and rank pay in spite of several court judgments directing it to

The Congress is battered in the latest round of Assembly elections in the north. The results swing the BJP way and announce the arrival of the AAP in

A hat-trick for Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Madhya Pradesh opens up interesting possibilities in the run-up to the 2014 general elections, since he has f

The interim nuclear deal between Iran and the West will partially lift the sanctions on Iran and go a long way in reducing tensions in West Asia.

The UAE sees a turnaround in its fortunes, scripted largely by its economic powerhouse, Dubai, and its richest member-state, Abu Dhabi, but the proble