Ishadrita Lahiri

Around a dozen human skulls are on display at Jantar Mantar -- the protest zone in Connaught Place, the heart of New Delhi. The 150-odd men who have been camping with the bizarre relics since March 14, say they are the remains of Tamil farmers who have committed suicide. If the Centre only gave them a loan waiver and a drought relief package, these...

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was the first to arrive this morning at the state assembly, where he will seek a vote of confidence to prove that he has majority support. Mr Parrikar is confident he has done everything to ensure that at least 21 of the state's 40 legislators will back him today - the BJP has won 13 seats and has built a coaliti...

The BJP's Manohar Parrikar took oath as Goa's next chief minister today. Eight legislators were sworn in as ministers along with Mr Parrikar at the Raj Bhawan in capital Panaji. The BJP is expected to use the occasion to further consolidate the support that smaller parties and Independents have pledged by liberally allotting ministries to them.

One day after Goa Governor Mridula Sinha invited the BJP to form the government, senior Congress leaders are coming under attack from some of its prominent lawmakers who are angry that their leaders weren't as quick as the BJP to negotiate support from smaller parties and stake claim despite its higher numbers. The Congress had emerged as the singl...

With the BJP in need of seven seats to form the government in Goa, its top leaders Nitin Gadkari and Manohar Parrikar are meeting now at a five-star in the picturesque coastal state with people who could help close that gap. Mr Parrikar, who is Defence Minister, was selected this morning by the party's legislators in Goa as their choice for Chief ...

A meeting is in progress at a 5-Star hotel in Goa to scout possible allies for the BJP, which is trying to form the government despite being well short of majority. The participants include Union minister Manohar Parrikar - whom the party leaders in Goa want back to lead the state - his cabinet colleague Nitin Gadkari and the leaders of regional pa...

A day before he was to begin Class 12 in school, a 17-year-old boy in Delhi was killed by a speeding Mercedes that dragged his scooter for about 100 metres on Sunday night.

A Facebook post by a soldier's daughter, Gurmehar Kaur, against BJP-linked student outfit ABVP over campus violence is at the centre of a huge political row. The Delhi University student has two women constables for protection after she complained about death and rape threats.

Over 20 students were reportedly injured as two groups clashed at the Delhi University today over the Ramjas College cancelling its invite to JNU's Umar Khalid for a seminar. Some journalists were also caught in the clashes and beaten. A large number of policemen were seen trying to control the aggressive crowd.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was an early voter in Goa capital Panaji today. He had queued up before polling booths opened and was done by 7:10 am. He then told reporters, who have had just one question for him for weeks, "I have lost 4 kg in Delhi because of the food. I like Goan food. You can interpret this the way you want."

An incentive for first-time women voters in Goa has drawn mixed reactions - some are offended by what they believe is a sexist message, others appreciate the novelty.

It was a joint press conference, but Goa's Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said not a word. By his side, Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar did all the talking, declaring that the BJP will come back to power with a two-thirds majority in Goa, which votes tomorrow. For about 10 seconds as the presser started, no one spoke and Mr Parrikar joke...

Of all the states going to polls in the next few days, the contrast couldn't perhaps be more stark than between Uttar Pradesh and Goa. One is the country's largest and most populous state, the other among the country's smallest.

Michael Lobo, BJP legislator from Goa's Calangute, is the envy of voters in neighbouring constituencies.

At 7.30 pm in Canaguinim village, about 30 km from Goa's big Margao city, the roads are dark, the streets dead and the only activity is at the local church which prepares for its weekly Tiatr show. The villagers start trooping in by 8 and the show begins on a makeshift stage, under a colourful tarpaulin. Tiatr is a form of musical theatre, many tim...

Around a dozen human skulls are on display at Jantar Mantar -- the protest zone in Connaught Place, the heart of New Delhi. The 150-odd men who have been camping with the bizarre relics since March 14, say they are the remains of Tamil farmers who have committed suicide. If the Centre only gave them a loan waiver and a drought relief package, these...

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was the first to arrive this morning at the state assembly, where he will seek a vote of confidence to prove that he has majority support. Mr Parrikar is confident he has done everything to ensure that at least 21 of the state's 40 legislators will back him today - the BJP has won 13 seats and has built a coaliti...

The BJP's Manohar Parrikar took oath as Goa's next chief minister today. Eight legislators were sworn in as ministers along with Mr Parrikar at the Raj Bhawan in capital Panaji. The BJP is expected to use the occasion to further consolidate the support that smaller parties and Independents have pledged by liberally allotting ministries to them.

One day after Goa Governor Mridula Sinha invited the BJP to form the government, senior Congress leaders are coming under attack from some of its prominent lawmakers who are angry that their leaders weren't as quick as the BJP to negotiate support from smaller parties and stake claim despite its higher numbers. The Congress had emerged as the singl...

With the BJP in need of seven seats to form the government in Goa, its top leaders Nitin Gadkari and Manohar Parrikar are meeting now at a five-star in the picturesque coastal state with people who could help close that gap. Mr Parrikar, who is Defence Minister, was selected this morning by the party's legislators in Goa as their choice for Chief ...

A meeting is in progress at a 5-Star hotel in Goa to scout possible allies for the BJP, which is trying to form the government despite being well short of majority. The participants include Union minister Manohar Parrikar - whom the party leaders in Goa want back to lead the state - his cabinet colleague Nitin Gadkari and the leaders of regional pa...

A day before he was to begin Class 12 in school, a 17-year-old boy in Delhi was killed by a speeding Mercedes that dragged his scooter for about 100 metres on Sunday night.

A Facebook post by a soldier's daughter, Gurmehar Kaur, against BJP-linked student outfit ABVP over campus violence is at the centre of a huge political row. The Delhi University student has two women constables for protection after she complained about death and rape threats.

Over 20 students were reportedly injured as two groups clashed at the Delhi University today over the Ramjas College cancelling its invite to JNU's Umar Khalid for a seminar. Some journalists were also caught in the clashes and beaten. A large number of policemen were seen trying to control the aggressive crowd.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was an early voter in Goa capital Panaji today. He had queued up before polling booths opened and was done by 7:10 am. He then told reporters, who have had just one question for him for weeks, "I have lost 4 kg in Delhi because of the food. I like Goan food. You can interpret this the way you want."

An incentive for first-time women voters in Goa has drawn mixed reactions - some are offended by what they believe is a sexist message, others appreciate the novelty.

It was a joint press conference, but Goa's Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said not a word. By his side, Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar did all the talking, declaring that the BJP will come back to power with a two-thirds majority in Goa, which votes tomorrow. For about 10 seconds as the presser started, no one spoke and Mr Parrikar joke...

Of all the states going to polls in the next few days, the contrast couldn't perhaps be more stark than between Uttar Pradesh and Goa. One is the country's largest and most populous state, the other among the country's smallest.

Michael Lobo, BJP legislator from Goa's Calangute, is the envy of voters in neighbouring constituencies.

At 7.30 pm in Canaguinim village, about 30 km from Goa's big Margao city, the roads are dark, the streets dead and the only activity is at the local church which prepares for its weekly Tiatr show. The villagers start trooping in by 8 and the show begins on a makeshift stage, under a colourful tarpaulin. Tiatr is a form of musical theatre, many tim...