The assembly elections results are evidence that the national mood is against Congress. So what's wrong with the grand old party?
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi
APRIL 2012

APRIL 2012
Cover Story and Featured Stories
When media is used as a tool to meet foreign policy objectives, truth is often the first casualty
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi
The death of a brilliant tribal student at the presitigious AIIMS uncorks an ugly epic of organized caste discrimination which starts from the top
Aakshi Magazine Delhi
Why did the much hyped Priyanka Gandhi road show flop so terribly?
Pradeep Kapoor Lucknow
Like 'history from above' has a counter in histories written from below, mainstream television and radio have a counter in the idea of community radio
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
The Special Cell's charges against veteran journalist Mohammad Ahmed Kazmi are trapped in a deceptive zone of dark realism
Sadiq Naqvi Delhi
When the business of entertainment meets the game of cricket, fixing matches becomes temptingly easier and super-lucrative
Sandeep Kumar Delhi
Three tigers sighted in one day! A journey through the heart of the forest: Panna Tiger Reserve
Amit Sengupta and Akash Bisht
The story of Salinger’s reclusive life resonates with the theme of his most famous story: you can enter the ‘phony adult world’ and yet not be phony Satyadeep Delhi
Genre-bending fiction, like a purana on modern politics narrated by a cynical, urban dilettante
Sailen Routray Bangalore
Lives of accomplished dancers and singers like Balasaraswati force us to rethink the notion that a woman’s life, unlike a man’s, must be built around love
Ratna Raman Delhi
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The forest wind builds appetite, enlightens your light eyes, sensitizes your numbed senses, sharpens your ears, your sound and hearing systems deadened by the constant buzz of traf
In Vienna some artists and architects are resisting private builders who replace public space with private architectures. There is resistance to allowing private developers to decide how the public should live.
I always fall about laughing when dead serious talk of a 'Third Front' emerges. This time I did my hyena imitation to perfection as well, despite the dismal failure of our two national parties in the Uttar Pradesh and Punjab elections. The grim future outlined by our perennially hysterical TV anchors did not stop my smirks. And, unlike Congress, I didn't even flinch when UPA allies were invited to the swearing-in of the two chief ministers.