Nearly two years ago I forecast that the UPA is likely to return to power in Elections 2009. It is time to update that forecast. Barring a major upset, I expect the congress to head a new coalition in Elections 2009. My final forecast is as...

The TV set was tucked in a corner of this blue-painted room. And there was a crowd in front of it. Channels were being flipped and even the security staff were watching the results with keen interest. Former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad wore a broad...

Tensions are rising between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan after Indian politicians accused Pakistan of supporting or tolerating the armed groups responsible for the massacre in Mumbai, India’s largest city.The sensational attacks killed...

The only gunman captured after a 60-hour terrorist siege of Mumbai said he belonged to a Pakistani militant group with links to the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, a senior police officer said Sunday.

The co-ordinated bloody assaults by a handful of armed men on Mumbai’s Taj Palace hotel, the Trident-Oberoi hotel, a busy railway station and a Jewish religious centre have received extensive coverage not just from the international mainstream...

The corporate world today faces rising ethical dilemmas in every day operations. Ethical issues, often confused with corporate scandals, are not necessarily as dramatic as that. Every department asp web hosting every organization face moral and ethical...

The family of Solomon Digal was summoned by neighbors to what serves as a public square in front of the village tea shop.

Shame on Raj Thackeray, responds Citizens for Peace. writing to denounce in no uncertain terms the ill-conceived name-calling by Raj Thackeray against Julio Ribeiro, a man who has more courage in his little finger than Raj Thackeray has in his entire...

It’s the worship of a virgin, who should be between one and 16 years old, not married, of “good temperament” and who has not begun to menstruate.

I am not a sociologist but observant. And, I don’t feel embarrassed if *others* find my views provocative, lecherous, or unsuitable. Damn with them. Two raging issues keep constantly plopping throughout the day as I manage with the usual chores and...