The UPA government is in a hurry to push through the Communal Violence Bill, but the lack of confidence expressed by the opposition and several State

Given its interests in the Gulf, India has opted not to get embroiled in GCC-Iran differences. With the thawing of U.S.-Iran relations, it is time

Good policy marred by poor implementation—this sums up India’s oil and gas exploration history. Will the new uniform licensing policy change the count

In view of the violation of the norms for the health and safety of workers in thermal plants, the Supreme Court directs the High Courts to examine whe

India’s armed forces personnel, who put their lives on the line for the country, are denied what is their due in terms of pay, perks and pension in s

The Delhi government gets tough with agents at vegetable wholesale markets who charge farmers a 6 per cent commission for selling their produce.

Defence personnel are at a great disadvantage in respect of pay, pension and medical benefits compared with civilian government servants.

The Penguin case raises doubts about the state’s ability to protect writers’ freedom of expression from those seeking to impose unreasonable restricti

A non-Congress, non-BJP grouping of 11 parties takes shape and positions itself as a viable, secular alternative to the two mainstream parties in the

Penguin withdraws Wendy Doniger’s book on an alternative history of Hinduism bowing to pressure from right-wing forces.

Yaadhum, a documentary tracing the roots of Tamil Muslims, evocatively portrays a syncretic tradition that allowed inclusiveness and peaceful coexiste

The Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme is meant to provide cashless health-care services to veterans and their families, but inadequate funding,

Thailand stands on the edge of an abyss as the early elections called by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra turns out to be a futile attempt to end th

The number of refugees in West Asia riddle the imagination: there are millions of them. Conditions in Syria are deteriorating rapidly now, pushing mor

Legal practitioners and academics engage with the history, politics and shifting scales of justice in India.

Japan steps up its diplomatic cooperation with India as part of its “contain China” policy, being pursued since Shinzo Abe became the Prime Minister.

The challenge of photographing the paintings at Ajanta.

Interview with General (retd) V.K. Singh.