Modi factor or voter anger? What tilts the scales in U.P.?

BJP MPs and the State government come under fire for their performance, but PM’s vote-catching ability saves party the blushes.

Oil import from Iran may be reduced as U.S. mulls waiver

Far from the din of elections, Indian officials are working closely with U.S. officials to ensure that two upcoming deadlines in early May, for the extension of the Iran oil sanctions waiver, as well as the final decision on withdrawing India’s preferential Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) status, end positively for the government, multiple sources in Delhi and Washington confirmed.

A boost to true investigative journalism: Former CJI R.M. Lodha

The Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss claims of privilege made by the government and rely on Rafale documents published by The Hindu while considering review petitions is a rare acknowledgment of quality investigative journalism by the highest court of the country, former Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha said on Saturday.

IPL 2019: Kohli-de Villiers show shuts out Kings XI, opens RCB’s tally

It was just the kind of script that was expected to end Royal Challengers Bangalore’s sequence of defeats this season.

The mantra for RCB was simple — win the toss, elect to field and chase down the target. Skipper Virat Kohli did everything right on these counts. His 67 and the 85-run second-wicket stand with Man-of-the-Match AB de Villiers shut out Kings XI Punjab, thereby opening the team’s tally with an emphatic eight-wicket win.

Narendra Modi government wrote off ₹5.5 lakh crore loans of cronies: Congress

The Congress on Saturday reiterated its accusation that the Narendra Modi government had written off ₹5.5 lakh crore in loans of its “blue-eyed boys” and said it was the worst example of crony capitalism.

Meet the forgotten dhow men of Malabar

A vivid piece of maritime history is hidden in the memories of the cooks and deckhands who once sailed off the Malabar coast.

Pallavi Barnwal, the sexuality expressionist who unravels the secrets of the Kamasutra

On a cool late-February afternoon, in a roomy hall at an OYO Townhouse in South Delhi, a dozen men and women between 20 and 60 sit comfortably around candle-lit tables, sipping iced tea, as soft music plays in the background. After a round of introductions and some meditation, they are asked to write down ‘a naked truth’, or a secret confession, anonymously on a piece of paper. The notes are exchanged and read aloud. What follows is a freewheeling, no-holds-barred discussion on sexual desire and freedom.

What drives tiger dispersal

Tigers in India traverse long distances to find mates and new territories. But the movement depends on roughness of the terrain and human disturbance in the area. The terrain affects tiger dispersal differently in the Western Ghats and central India, two strongholds of wild tiger populations in the country, finds a new study.