The state got the biggest sop in the budget. Given that earlier packages have either remained on paper or have not been utilised, will the latest largesse also turn out to be an empty promise?

With the Medical Council of India threatening to derecognise three government medical colleges for want of facilities and faculty, hundreds of students could pass out without a degree

A new law passed by the Punjab Assembly annulling all water-sharing pacts with neighbouring states has sparked off a debate on its legality

An intriguing legal battle is on the cards after all the assets of the late M.P. Birla's group were willed to an outsider by his wife

No new deal for the common man-the aam aadmi of the Congress. No stimulant for new investments. Nothing to set the job market on fire. The BITE finds the UPA Government's first budget high on ambition and low on action.

Controversy blows around a 76-year-old castle at the famous Kovalam beach. Is it a heritage building or is it the annexe of a hotel?

Memory merges with history in a peripatetic reporter's cathartic passage from Kashmir to Kabul

A former election commissioner explains how the 2002 Kashmir polls atoned for the many democratic transgressions in the state

A psychological thriller unravels amid a hostage saga in the Valley

Bollywood is making the first moves in showing explicit scenes. But before it inflicts them on its viewers, can the filmmakers and actors at least brush up on the act?

A house in Kerala turns into a pachyderm spa with 14 elephants enjoying the seasonal ayurvedic therapy

A cabinet expansion could be in the offing now that the Rajya Sabha elections are over. Pressing for berths are Mohsina Kidwai, Satish Sharma and youth representative Jyotiraditya Scindia.

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