Mohammed Riaz never bothers to open his vintage fountain pen outlet before 2 pm, but the 90-year-old business still draws loyal customers from across the country
The second rung of the Congress party, where there is much jostling for power, is the origin of some of the most ridiculous political spin in recent times
The JDS shadow over the Congress’ Karnataka win made the party High Command partial to Siddaramaiah, but sources say the new CM was imposed, not elected
An Old Delhi neighbourhood full of highly skilled craftspeople struggles to survive, to keep some fragment of its poetry in a city whose priorities are far more prosaic.
Durga puja pandals have clay figurines of Tagore. As do Saraswati puja ceremonies. Parents buy their kids Tagore dolls. In a state where the Left dismissed him as too elitist, Sumana Roy observes the canonisation of the poet-educationist
A desperate Bengal ousted the Left, seeking ‘poribarton’. Six months on, Mamata Banerjee is as vocal as she was while lavishing poll promises, yet ‘change’ looks elusive as ever. So, what’s holding back poribarton?
The second rung of the Congress party, where there is much jostling for power, is the origin of some of the most ridiculous political spin in recent times
The second rung of the Congress party, where there is much jostling for power, is the origin of some of the most ridiculous political spin in recent times
21It may not entirely be a sense of duty that is motivating CBI Director Ranjit Sinha
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