Mayawati woos Brahmins in Uttar Pradesh

In a desperate bid to repeat her "social engineering" formula of 2007, which helped her to grab power in Uttar Pradesh with a massive mandate, BSP supremo Mayawati is back with a strategy to woo the upper caste and Brahmins. While…

Musharraf faces Arrest, flees Court

In a major blow to former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's political ambitions, the Islamabad High Court cancelled his bail and ordered his arrest, following which he fled the court with the help of army commandos. There was high drama…

Gram Sabha gets Power in Niyamgiri Hills

There is no respite for the Vedanta Group, as the Supreme Court rejected its claims over the Niyamgiri Hills, ruling that only Gram Sabha will hold the power to decide whether to allow mining in that area or not. The apex court asked the…