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Lacklustre fight from MVA

India, March 24 -- It seems the three opposition parties have not yet recovered from the defeat they faced in the assembly elections last October-November. Even though there was no dearth of ammunitio... Read More


Leader lording over the masses from hoardings

India, March 24 -- The central theme of the 2014 Tamil-language action-drama, Madras, was the wall of a building on which two rival political parties had staked claim, to paint the portraits of their ... Read More


Dhaka's tortuous pursuit of constitutional reforms

India, March 24 -- There are fresh rumbles in Bangladesh's political sphere - a student-led party that emerged from the revolution that ousted the Sheikh Hasina government has become a bold voice for ... Read More


Silly season in Maharashtra

India, March 24 -- Kunal Kamra is a standup comedian who makes a living mostly by making fun of politicians in power. There can surely be a debate about the quality of his jokes, though people do have... Read More


Wetland protection needs both Centre, states to act

India, March 24 -- Given wetlands include village ponds, major lakes and everything in between, all of India's 231,195 wetlands may not need protection. But just 102 of them being notified so far - th... Read More


Case for investment in science and technology

India, March 24 -- Responding to a journalist's question about the periodic political bombast about Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) "being soon restored to India", Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General ... Read More


Cultures of play: A new book looks at how children play in the city

India, March 24 -- "When I was a child, we would play in the spaces in corridors, foyers and between buildings," said architect Anuj Daga, speaking of his neighbourhood in Goregaon East. "But graduall... Read More


Raj Thackeray reorganises MNS, appoints Mumbai chief for the first time

India, March 24 -- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, at a function held on Sunday, announced the appointment of former corporator Sandeep Deshpande as the Mumbai chief of the party... Read More


'I am 20 years older': Chinese man's 3,300 km journey through wilderness

India, March 24 -- A 31-year-old Chinese man walked 3,300 kilometres from Hubei in central China to Lhasa in Tibet in a year with a two-wheeler cart. After a journey through mountains, valleys, snowst... Read More


Former minister booked for provocative speech in Udupi

Bengaluru, March 24 -- A suo moto case has been registered against former minister and Mogaveera BJP leader Pramod Madhwaraj by the police on Saturday for allegedly making a controversial speech durin... Read More