Good politics is the panacea for economic infirmities. That much has been revealed by India Today's second annual ranking of states.

India's top-ranked states display
amazing variety. Some of India's richest people live in Punjab, one of the most bankrupt states.

A district-level study of social progress provides a new development map of India and fresh performance benchmarks.

Kerala is India's most advanced state in social indicators. But it is not associated with economic dynamism.

If recent trends in basic economic and social indicators continue, what will life in future be like? Here are some projections on how major Indian states are likely to perform.

Demographic projections for India paint a picture of stretched resources and deprivation. But they also provide the political leadership the opportunity to fine-tune its policies.

The message that came from the BJP's introspection session in Goa is that it has not learnt from its recent mistakes

With the constitution of a new coordination panel, the Left takes the art of political arm twisting to new heights

In an exclusive interview, Pakistan Prime Minister Shujaat Hussain refutes Nawaz Sharif's contention that he didn't know about Kargil.

India's strongest-ever Olympic shooting team has enjoyed regular success and acclaim. What they look for now is nailing bull's eye on the big day.

As a dhoti-clad Spiderman migrates to Mumbai, the Indian comic-book market is witnessing signs of revival after a long lull.

A new generation of ready-to-bare women is stripping to succeed. Call it what you will-sheer power or naked exploitation-but the saucy squad is rewriting the rules of the glam game.

Niall Ferguson, one of the trendiest historians at work today, argues why a liberal empire can change the world for the better and America doesn't have the will to play out the imperial script.

On the birth centenary of J.R.D. Tata, one of India's pioneering industrialists, the Tata Group chairman who nurtured the empire reminisces about the colossus.

A retired government official who turned to numismatics as a hobby rewrites the history of Sikh coinage.

The prime minister's Punjabi humour surfaces on occasion. When asked if he wanted to freshen up for a press meet, the PM replied: "Kya sher bhi daant saaf karta hain (Does a lion clean his teeth)?"

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