Frequently asked questions and a backgrounder to understand the century-old dispute from its genesis to now. Why is Tamil Nadu happy? Why is Karnataka upset?

BY Sandeep Singh 5 February 2007

It was in December 2005 when the Delhi High Court directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to remove over 18,000 illegal constructions spread across spread across 12 zones of the city. The government's actions have only angered the courts an

BY Sandeep Singh 19 September 2006

The activists are understandably angry and raging against the government move to exempt file notings from the Right to Information Act. Backgrounder.

BY Sandeep Singh 26 July 2006

Updates 22 Feb: Competitive madness spreads as self-styled Hindu Personal Law Board and Madhya Pradesh Congress Minority Cell functionary offer cash rewards for M.F. Hussain's head and hands.

BY Sandeep Singh 14 February 2006

Update March 14: Two protesters are shot dead by a private security guard as they tried to set fire to a bank amid angry demonstrations by thousands of Muslims in Lahore.

BY Sandeep Singh 7 February 2006

What began with a Danish newspaper reporting that it was difficult to find an illustrator for a book about the life of Prophet Mohammad becomes a world-wide protest with the publication of 12 cartoons way back last September.

BY Sandeep Singh 5 February 2006

Some of the prominent contestants in Lok Sabha constituencies that went to polls on 26th April

BY Sandeep Singh 25 April 2004

As SARS comes home, Indian health authorities are caught ill equipped as the virus travels on from metropolitans like Mumbai and Kolkata to interiors like Thrissur and Gurdaspur. A chronology of the virus in India.

BY Sandeep Singh 30 April 2003

It is a landmark judgement, questioning the 'chalta hai' attitude of statutory authorities required to ensure and guarantee public safety, penalising them and granting the largest compensation awarded in India for a civil wrong since Bhopal gas trage

BY Sandeep Singh 23 April 2003