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The train from Deoband

The excitement and confusion at the platform in Deoband is usual. People scurry around looking for their coaches, some managing to hop on as the train

‘The Tauqeer I knew couldn’t do this’

Sitting in a tiny clinic under shelves lined with medicines for common colds to kamzori, Hakeem Shahid Badr Falahi listens attentively to people and s

Address in Azamgarh

In the lanes of Sarai Meer in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh district, anger and suspicion meet at crossroads where people gather and disown the town’s rece

The 3 friends: SP leader’s son, magistrate’s nephew, businessman’s son

Ahmed’s son Saif was injured and arrested in the encounter in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar today while Saif’s roommate Atif was killed.

The 3 friends: SP leader’s son, magistrate’s nephew, businessman’s son

Ahmed’s son Saif was injured and arrested in the encounter in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar today while Saif’s roommate Atif was killed.

What the world is reading

The race to the elections in the US is hogging headlines the world over but it’s time to turn the spotlight on the other former superpower, Russia.

And the RNG Excellence in Journalism Awards went to...

In Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, an AIDS orphan tells his story in his own words; in Kashmir, earthquake victims struggle to rebuild their lives and elsewhe

At Sirsa base, Dera chief says ready to talk, end crisis

Saying there was no question of apologising to the Akal Takht since he had “not tried to emulate” Guru Gobind Singh, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ra

Crux of democracy is governance through discussion, says Amartya

In repressed countries people advocating democracy often act against their self-interest, with a sense of real honesty.

16 stories that needed excellence and how they got it

As leaders and policy-makers from various fields watched, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today gave away the first Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence