The Karnataka assembly election outcome for the Bharatiya Janata Party would not have been so dismal had its leadership drawn a leaf from Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s political acumen and persisted with its old war horses. Read more

Nine days after she turned 94 years old, the original nightingale with a crystal clear voice, Shamshad Begum passed away in Mumbai leaving behind some of the most memorable songs of Bollywood films. This Amritsar born legend was perhaps one of the most talented and also the most underutilized female playback singer. Read more

Political developments are taking place at an extremely fast pace within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). While on one hand Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi continues to address gatherings in different cities fueling speculation of his Prime ministerial ambitions, on the other supporters of veteran politician LK Advani are making feeble attempts at pushing his case one last time. Read more

The mysterious death of Ram Singh, the main accused in the Delhi Gangrape case on Monday continues to raise questions, which do not seem to have satisfactory answers. The initial autopsy report has apparently ruled out foul play but till the investigations are completed the authorities should make no conclusive inference regarding the death. Ram Singh’s family continues to allege that his body had several injury marks and if true this is in variance with the initial post mortem findings which state that there were no ante mortem injuries. Read more

There is a lot of speculation on whether this year’s union budget to be presented by the finance minister in Parliament on Thursday would be an exercise which factors in an early Lok Sabha election. Read more

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday made a valiant attempt to placate the families of the Jallianwalan Bagh massacre victims by describing the incident as “deeply shameful”. Read more

The latest scandal featuring the purchase of Agusta Westland helicopters for Indian VVIPs has put the government on the backfoot just ahead of the crucial budget session of Parliament. Read more

Three times Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi continues to be a controversial figure and for the right or wrong reasons he has been consistently hitting the headlines. His visit to the Delhi University’s Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) is being seen as his first attempt at launching himself on the National stage from the capital. Read more

The ghastly gang rape incident, which has led to the death of a 23-year-old paramedic student in the capital, has evoked an unprecedented public outcry all over the country. Though the alleged rapists are all behind bars and could end up on the gallows if the prosecution has enough evidence and argues its case convincingly in the court, the government could actively consider naming a National bravery award in the memory of the victim. Read more

Like every election there have to be winners and losers. The US presidential poll was no different and in what was expected to be a close fight, Barack Obama was re-elected for his second term defeating Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee in a convincing manner. Read more