The Kite Fest

The Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan have spoken on the phone and have mutually agreed to reschedule their talks - which had been loosely set for tomorrow.
Seat Sharing

The 25-year-old alliance between the BJP and the Shiv Sena was on the verge of collapse on Friday with both parties adopting a tough stance on the issue of seat-sharing for the October 15 state assembly elections, party officials said.
Netaji Bose Murder Mystery

Ending years of wait on classified information on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and his family members, the West Bengal government on Friday declassified 64 such files which were in the possession of the Kolkata police and West Bengal police.
'Shame' Chaudhary

Shoma Chaudhury finds herself in the unenviable position of having to explain the shameful conduct of her boss Tarun Tejpal, founder-editor of Tehelka. And she chooses to defend him by saying that he has done more than `atone`. The atonement she speaks of is of course, Tejpal's `offer` to recuse himself for six months. To the media she says that it is an internal matter of Tehelka and that they don't have any business asking questions about it.
Before polls, govt sets up pay commission

Ahead of elections, the government on Wednesday announced constitution of the Seventh Pay Commission, which will go into the salaries, allowances and pensions of about 80 lakh (8 million) of its employees and pensioners.
Nawaz's Kashmir love in UN

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday raked up the Kashmir issue in his UN general assembly speech.Meanwhile People in large numbers in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are protesting against the Pakistani establishment and demanding freedom.
30 days of NDA

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes one month in office on Thursday, there are clear signals of a marked shift from the previous UPA regime in terms of style of governance. Except the case of rail fare hike, which was partially rolled back on suburban journey due to pressures from poll-bound Maharashtra, the NDA government has been firm and decisive.
The Vegetarian

As BJP and PDP grapple over a common minimum programme (CMP) for government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, the RSS on Monday raised questions over Article 370 that grants special status for the state causing unease in the Kashmir-based party.