Davinder Kumar

Kofi Annan disappoints the Dalit activists after the setback from the Swiss backout

Since we published excerpts from an interview with the former Indian coach, there have been denials and threats of legal action. Here it is then, the full text of the interview. Unedited and complete. You decide.

Initial investigations suggest the insulation that came off during lift-off may be responsible More Coverage

It is the dedicated medical corps at AIIMS that offers a counterpoint to the "health is wealth" lobby

With no contingency plans and few resources, the northern belt reels under a cold wave. Hundreds of the abject poor succumb.

The simmering cauldron of farmers' discontent is put to boil in west UP

This Christmas eve, Santa brings a metro rail more advanced than Tokyo's or New York's

The curricula's another story. Rote learning that kills the ability to question fosters an elitist model estranged from local reality.

Eye of the storm: a pilgrim centre that has ruefully seen its leanest decade go by

A $100 mn grant goes a long way, but the Microsoft boss' big stakes in Big Pharma also raise a few uneasy questions

The SC orders more state control over aided minority institutions. More Coverage