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Opportunist? Or plain ingenious?

Sonia Gandhi will pass on the baton of presidentship of the Congress to her son Rahul today. How will history judge her term as president of the party?

Newsmaker: The rise and fall of former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda

Corruption in the mining scam is said to amount to upwards of Rs 4,000 crore

Madhu Koda convicted in coal scam: Decoding his life and circle of friends

The first five years of Koda's life as a BJP legislator were uneventful: he used this time to consolidate relationships. But elections came around in 2005 and the BJP turned down Koda's claim of a nom

E-waste: The new, more dangerous plastic

Bengaluru is the largest e-waste producer in India after Mumbai and Delhi. Manvel Alur has a solution for safe disposal

How to solve a problem like Congress

One of the most important political forces in the world's most populous democracy will always be run by one family. And only that family has the power to divest itself of that responsibility

T T V Dinakaran: Tamil Nadu's palace politics

Dinakaran put up a brave front when income tax (I-T) authorities searched Jaya TV offices and 21 other locations in Tamil Nadu

Akshay Ruparelia: A real estate millionaire in the UK at 19

Akshay Ruparelia charges a fraction of the commission fee commanded by peers and employs stay-at-home mums as agents

Both Congress & BJP racked by dissensions in Himachal Pradesh

Both parties have been racked by internal squabbles

Alpesh Thakor: Caste movement joins mainstream politics in Gujarat

Congress is seeking to unite, segueing into the Assembly elections in Gujarat in November

When scrap is not actually scrap

Some of the old, disused coaches auctioned by Indian Railways have heritage value; others provide shelter for the homeless

Wildlife tourism can act as an effective conservation tool: Expert

While successful, most Tiger Reserves in India are small and the tigers protected within their boundaries are not viable

The promises of peace in Kashmir

While the appointment of an interlocutor has generated hope, a serious effort at peace is not possible unless there is some evidence of retreat by the Indian Army

Newsmaker: Narayan Rane on the winding path of self-respect

Rane has all the skills garnered during a career as a Shiv Sainik, the network of Konkan followers in Mumbai

Story in numbers: Fight against terrorism

The surgical strikes, or foray into Pakistan by special forces, were touted as revenge for the Uri attack

Modi's diaspora nationalism is not anti-globalisation: Aseema Sinha

Aseema Sinha speaks to Aditi Phadnis about changes in the global trade outlook and India's political stance in multilateral trade bodies

Evaluating the recent setback to Sharif, PML-N

If the parliamentary representation of radical Islamic parties goes up as dramatically in 2018 as it has done in the 2017 by-election, what will this do to the Pakistan Army?

Newsmaker: Ritabrata Banerjee, breaking red ranks from within

Ritabrata Banerjee was expelled from CPI(M) for 'anti-party activities'

The grit and gumption of Jabna Chauhan, India's youngest 'sarpanch'

At 22 and a half years, she became the country's youngest sarpanch. She has since carried out campaigns to reform her village

'On Rohingyas, UNHCR's critical statement about India is not correct'

Former Indian envoy to Bangladesh and Malaysia Veena Sikri explains the problem of the Rohingyas

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar's quantum of solace

He appears to be reprieved by party high command after the latest violence. How long will it last?