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Consider the evidence: The curious case of Agusta accused Christian Michel

PM Narendra Modi has already said Michel will reveal the names of many top politicians in the VVIP chopper scam. No prizes for guessing who

IMF loan may come with a political cost for Pakistan PM Imran Khan

We already know about the austerity measures, the auctioning of government vehicles and buffaloes, in order to save government spending

No poor should be excluded from subsidies due to Aadhaar: R Chandrasekhar

Rajeev Chandrasekhar tells about representing Bengaluru, his views on Aadhaar, and issues that could dominate the assembly elections in Karnataka

Newsmaker: Meet CM Manohar Parrikar, BJP's lynchpin of power in Goa

Parrikar became chief minister of Goa for the first time in October 2000

With Vajpayee, curtains for an era that was gentler, but more democratic

Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, one of India's most beloved leaders and most brilliant orators, died today; and with him ended an age of politics that had Hindu majority assertion as its core

How Vajpayee met foreign policy challenges, made India a nuclear power

There is a stark contrast between the styles of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi, the two Prime Ministers the BJP has given to India

If my party wants, I'll fight polls: Former footballer Bhaichung Bhutia

I am passionate about India and about making it a better place, said Bhutia

Newsmaker: N Gopalaswami justifies his stance on Jio University

The former home secretary is known to be a stickler for rules and justifies his unexpected recommendation on Jio University on those grounds

How Maharashtra-based Jio University fit the 'Institute of Eminence' tag

Reliance set up a new company to apply for it

We will see a lot more of Oommen Chandy

So far, Chandy has maintained a distance from the Congress High Command. But as party general secretary, he will be pushed into the hurly-burly of Delhi politics

Karnataka Assembly polls: Every region is different, holds a key to power

Ahead of the Karnataka polls 2018, Aditi Phadnis looks at where the major political parties stand in different regions of the state. Catch latest updates on Karnataka assembly elections 2018.

Kamal Nath's rise in MP: Congress has a lot riding on its safe choice

Recently named MP Congress chief, Nath is not considered a threat by the other two top party leaders of the state, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Digvijaya Singh

Challenge for BJP, Congress in battleground Karnataka: Fighting their own

In both BJP and Congress camps, aspirant MLAs are miffed that their claims for party nomination in the Karnataka Assembly election 2018 is being ignored, perhaps in the interest of 'winnability'

Why Karnataka polls 2018 will be no repeat of 2013 success for Siddaramaiah

Once called 'Sleepy Ramaiah' by many in his own party, Siddaramaiah transformed Congress with a combination of social justice and distributive justice tools and ideas he begged, borrowed or stole

Meet HRD minister Prakash Javadekar, Parivar's practical 'shishya'

In granting 62 universities autonomy, the minister has demonstrated his ability to achieve policy objectives against the odds

Renuka Chowdhury, 'Rajini of Rajya Sabha' unlikely to make a return

It will be tough for her to return to the Upper House from either Telangana or Andhra Pradesh, where the Congress' presence has dwindled

Maldives dilemma: Will going to war with China serve India's interests?

India has frozen Maldives out after reminding it of its India First commitment

Budget 2018: Of too many 'poors', pakodas and yellow lawmakers

If a Budget has a colour, this one was yellow

Terms like 'womb on rent' censor commercial surrogacy: Anindita Majumdar

Anindita Majumdar, explores the world of commercial surrogacy and discusses her latest book on the subject in this interview with Aditi Phadnis

Ball in NCP court?

Shiv Sena's early warning to the BJP is a beacon for the NCP in Maharashtra's choppy political waters