A woman officer's battlePARVATHI MENON in BangaloreAnjalli Gupta plans to take her fight to the Karnataka High Court if the Chief of Air Staff confirms the court martial order dismissing the flying off
Bangalore's woesRAVI SHARMA PARVATHI MENON in BangaloreThree decades of a pattern of urban development that has undermined the natural valleys and interconnected lakes leaves the city at the mercy of the r
A demolition and a dividePARVATHI MENON in BangaloreThe Kuruba community in Karnataka is up in arms over the demolition of the Kanaka gopura in the Krishna temple in Udupi, and this has thrown a spanner
In the name of faithPARVATHI MENON in BangaloreThe Festival of Blessings organised by the supporters of millionaire televangelist Benny Hinn in Bangalore provides an opportunity for the Sangh Pariv
A delayed expansionPARVATHI MENON in BangaloreThe expansion of the N. Dharam Singh Ministry in Karnataka has come seven months after it assumed power. The coalition now needs to focus on fulfillin
Challenges in KarnatakaPARVATHI MENON in BangaloreThe HIV/AIDS control initiative in the State, involving the government and non-government sectors, appears to have begun showing results.
Loan as leverPARVATHI MENON in BangaloreFor a relatively small loan the Karnataka government has allowed the World Bank to exercise considerable leverage on economic policy and this has had
Politics of a scamPARVATHI MENON in BangaloreThe Karnataka government comes under strain as the Janata Dal (Secular), a constituent of the ruling coalition, demands a probe into charges of corrup
Censoring freedomPARVATHI MENON in BangaloreThe methods used to prevent a festival of documentary films in Bangalore demonstrate once again the CBFC's determination to keep films with strong pol
Detoxifying textsPARVATHI MENON in BangaloreThe panel constituted by the Human Resource Development Ministry to examine the history textbooks introduced by the NDA government identifies the basi
Distress and politicsT.S. SUBRAMANIAN in Chennai PARVATHI MENON in BangaloreThe dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the sharing of Cauvery waters, which needs to be resolved within the mechanism already in place, con
Behemoth studios in the era of pan-Indian films Yash Raj Films used to set trends, not follow them. Can it turn the tide?
SlideshowStepping into a male bastionWith their entry, it’s curtains for a 90-year-old, male-only tradition at the Kalamandalam.
