
When Rahul Gandhi first appeared on India's political scene, he was projected as the new-age neta, the politician that we never had. There was and ...

09:22 PM, Mar 06, 2012

Two month long exciting phase of elections in India's five states has finally come to an end. These elections have been a nightmare for the ...

10:14 AM, Mar 03, 2012

A teary-eyed Congress as election fever heats up in Uttar Pradesh. Two rounds of votes have been polled. Congress continues to cling on to its ...

05:39 PM, Feb 13, 2012

In 1999, we experienced a 'television moment'. We were covering Sonia Gandhi's Amethi campaign when we happened to meet her daughter Priyanka. For the next ...

12:08 AM, Feb 10, 2012

He was a school teacher, with a love for wrestling. He entered politics and became the Chief Minister of UP. That is a brief introduction ...

06:17 PM, Jan 30, 2012

It was nice to see a confident and animated Uma Bharti on TV, again. There was a time when Uma ruled the roost, but soon ...

03:50 PM, Jan 25, 2012

It's election time in Uttar Pradesh. Mayawati is trying hard to get back to power. However, whenever I think of Maya, my thoughts go to ...

12:53 PM, Jan 23, 2012

The first recorded dynasty in India is the Nair Dynasty which ruled the South Indian state of Kerala from the pre-Vedic age to the 18th ...

12:43 PM, Jan 09, 2012
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History is replete with stories of kings conquering new territories to expand their kingdom. However, seldom would one have heard of a king vivisecting his ...

10:38 AM, Dec 07, 2011
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A couple of years ago, an aged gentleman during a stray conversation on a train, said with great conviction that the States of India in ...

07:23 PM, Nov 28, 2011