The unexpected voter turnout during the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls has been followed by an equally unexpected result. The National Conference
has been drubbed, the Bharatiya Janata Party has
been wiped out while the Congress has made a comeback. Clearly, the electorate has rejected the Abdullah dynasty. Though there is no absolute majority,
the vote is clearly for change in a region riven with corruption and terrible violence. The vote is also an affirmation of faith in democracy.
 

After protests, petitions and a padyatra came the rains. That may be just the solution to the tricky inter-state dispute.

Prime Minister Vajpayee's European tour brings out an India aspiring for global
power status.
 

As political parties and Maoists threaten to fight the king's virtual takeover of power, the kingdom may be headed for fresh turmoil.

At 60, Amitabh Bachchan is finally the Grand Old Brand that AB Corp was never able to make him.

Often defensive, sometimes evasive, yet very correct, Amitabh Bachchan is not the easiest subject to talk to.

Indians are becoming insecure about their money. That's not surprising in the times of falling interest rates and financial fraud.

Despite being able to retain its market share, the airline will soon declare one of its worst results. Here's what is killing IA.

Factual mistakes and disputed historical references in school textbooks land the NCERT in trouble yet again.

Classical music is the latest accompaniment to fashion shows and product launches.

A Bangalore-based bonsai
enthusiast donates his collection
to a city park.

Three months before Mother's beatification, rationalists challenge a miracle attributed to her and approved by a Vatican panel.

R.K. Sharma may have surrendered but the Delhi Police are far from clinching the case against the Haryana IPS officer.

A fascinating journey through the visual history of Bollywood.

Authorspeak

Neelam Kothari, Antara Mali, Suresh Oberoi & Vivek Oberoi, Shonali Rosario