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Letter from New Delhi — You cannot quarrel with success! ‘Facts are sacred, comment is free.’ This saying is ignored by critics of Narendra Modi government while assessing

A glaring example of the big gap between media opinion polls and the public is the recent Uttar Pradesh regional election result in India and a sweeping victory

There is cause for Indians to celebrate on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of their independence, especially in the present optimistic mood as its economic buoyancy sharply

A few weeks ago, during the JNU anti-India street demonstrations, prominent BJP member Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of State for the Environment, Forests and Climate Change in the

Recently, the suicide of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad sparked outrage among Dalit teachers and students, and shocked academics in foreign universities. The latter published a

These days a quick look around the world where new governments have been brought to power, shows that there is growing impatience not only of the electorate, investors

The Indian Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, will be the chief guest for our Independence Day celebrations. We have frequently reiterated our close affinities with India on all

Tit-Bits The Internet and digital social networks have revolutionised old-style handling of political perception and some autocratic countries even see Internet-accelerated public perception as a powerful viral threat.

It is a matter of great pride for many Indians and people of Indian origin overseas that at long last an Indian language is used as a medium

In line with the stand we have taken so far, we are not concerned about the histrionics of any of the leaders involved in the negotiations regarding electoral

Election results have a knack for surprising the most attentive observers. Given the complexity of the socio-economic structures and the size of the country, the risks are certainly

Happy birthday, Narendraji, a former cinema star – and now a TV talk show star — sang on the occasion of the 49th birthday of Gujarat Chief Minister

– or how social elites maintain power by avoiding publicity

By Nita Chicooree-Mercier