Deeptiman Tiwary

As I did the rounds of government offices for a death certificate, I found that paperwork has a life of its own, a pace that cannot be hurried or resisted.

The gutted S6 coach of Sabarmati Express still stands at the Godhra railway yard, a grim reminder of one of the worst tragedies in India’s recent history.

Ayodhya is a prestige constituency for the BJP. It rose to power on the back of the Ram Mandir movement and, after the demolition, won the assembly seat four times before suffering a shock defeat to the SP in 2012.

This is the first time that Modi has spoken out about the probable cause of the derailment, endorsing the Bihar police’s claim that it was an act of sabotage.

Almost everyone in UP, across caste lines, agrees that Akhilesh Yadav has done a lot of “kaam (work)” in the state in the past couple of years.

The BSP has fielded a Brahmin candidate in the hope of a split in the Lodh Rajput vote and a consolidation of the Brahmin, Muslim and Dalit votes.

Curious consolidation in Bundelkhand as those denied contracts pledge to defeat those in control

To many in Jhansi, Bundelkhand is “democracy’s stepchild”.

Bharti had landed in Raksa village off the Jhansi-Kota highway in her chopper at 4.30 pm and addressed a gathering of about 1000 villagers from nearby areas.

Shivpal aide and MLA Raghuraj Singh Shakya's campaign against the party after he was denied ticket has added to the SP’s problems.

“Forget the poor health of the leather industry - it is notebandi (demonetisation) that has finished us."