Poll insights in unlikely places
When political journalists travel to different parts of the country during elections, we ask people some obvious and occasionally boring questions.
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…Masterly tribute to Masterda
Big Daddies and Lolitas
That many men and women like lots more sex than others is fair enough. What is more difficult to stomach is the greed of dirty old men for sex with girls much younger
Breakout year
India will hold one of its most significant general elections, but 2014 will also be momentous for Afghanistan and its neighbours
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi
A murder in Dallas
There was a magic about Kennedy which was very rare for a politician. He never had to worry about who he was
Mohan Guruswamy Delhi
Nepal: Another shot at getting it right
With pundits predicting a hung Parliament, the Himalayan nation may go back to the same state of uncertainty witnessed after the 2008 polls
Kamal Dev Bhattarai Kathmandu
The view in Riyadh is that Iranians are principal beneficiaries of the US intervention in Iraq
Talmiz Ahmad, spoke to Hardnews, on the sidelines of the release of his new book. Excerpts…Sadiq Naqvi Delhi
European Nostalgia and Other Fears
A few days ago I met an old friend from Vienna. We spent a few hours talking about the good times spent together in the past.
Radicalism and nightlife in East Asia
In the 1990s, Brunei was not just famous in India for its oil riches, but also for its Sultan’s proximity to the extremely politically influential godman, Chandraswami.
Death of a fisherman
On Friday, October 11, a fisherman died out in the Arabian Sea, killed by bullets fired by maritime security personnel.