Mumbai’s Air India Colony isn’t ready to let go. 350 families fighting eviction, bulldozers
Most of the 3,000 flats in Mumbai’s Air India Colony have been emptied since the airline was privatised, but some residents are clinging to their homes, stopping bulldozers. Read Manasi Phadke’s report.
What’s behind PM Modi’s sudden announcement of Bharat Ratna for LK Advani
Announcement being seen as BJP’s way to reach out to Advani sympathisers as well as section of Sangh-VHP cadre. It also cashes in on sentiment of Ram temple movement in run up to polls, reports Shanker Arnimesh.
The self-pitying Hindu has a litany of woes—evolution to Taj Mahal. Yogi’s UP is their balm
One visitor to Ayodhya has moved from his native Tamil Nadu to Uttar Pradesh. Not because of the lifestyle, weather, or job opportunities; he says it’s a better place for Hindus, reports Vandana Menon.
India-Myanmar share an imperfect, complex history. Insurgency, drug trade led to permit system
The situation is extremely complicated, and any decision taken by the MHA is bound to be criticised by the party that considers itself ignored, writes Sanjeev Chopra.
Bihar’s Chirand has a 4000-year history. It’s the ‘rising sun’ of India’s Neolithic culture
Today, Chirand is rapidly being consumed by the Ganga. But fresh excavations have opened up a glorious chapter of the history of eastern India, leaving us waiting for more data, writes Disha Ahluwalia.
Seven things Rahul Gandhi can do for Congress’ revival but he won’t
INDIA coalition breaking up is good for Congress, it must stop looking for survival by tying up with regional parties. They ate into the Congress vote bank to become what they have, writes D K Singh.
3 blunders by Indira, Rajiv, Vajpayee, Advani that changed Indian politics & here’s the worst
Indira Gandhi targeting RSS during Emergency & legitimising it, Rajiv giving up mandate in 1989, and Vajpayee, Advani advancing general elections – these errors changed the course of India’s politics, writes Shekhar Gupta in this week’s ‘National Interest’.