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Rupam Jain Nair

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While party workers praise Amit Shah as a tough and effective administrator, many want him to promote new faces instead of, as he has done, focusing his campaign strategy exclusively on PM Modi. Photo: AP

Narendra Modi may bet on old faces and new to regain winning ways

4 min read . 22 Jan 2016

he attack on the Pathankot air force base started before dawn Saturday and is seen as an attempt to undo recent improvements in the relationship between archrivals India and Pakistan. Photo: Reuters

Pathankot air base attack: Fifth terrorist killed

3 min read . 04 Jan 2016

Pressure is mounting on Narendra Modi to revive his party’s fortunes. Nearly two years after he swept to power on a promise of jobs and growth, the shine is coming off—reforms to revive investment have withered and the economy is stuttering. Photo: HT

Narendra Modi wants to revamp his cabinet, but can’t find the people

3 min read . 30 Dec 2015

The PIB released this photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducting an aerial survey of rain-hit areas of Chennai, which was later withdrawn. Photo: PTI via PIB

PIB deletes doctored photo of Narendra Modi at flood scene, aides promise action

1 min read . 04 Dec 2015

The BJP has launched an all-out offensive against the Congress party, in a potentially dangerous game of brinkmanship that risks turning the next parliamentary session into a prolonged slanging match. Photo: HT

BJP confronts Gandhis to get GST back on track

3 min read . 25 Nov 2015

RSS pens down state-by-state approach to win India

9 min read . 13 Oct 2015

A team of scientists and govt officials had visited Punjab and Haryana to help contain the pest attack and there had been no reports of outbreaks in other parts of the country. Photo: Bloomberg

Pest blights India’s GM cotton crop, fuelling debate over risks

3 min read . 10 Oct 2015

Greenpeace activists were ‘unnecessarily inciting innocent people against crucial projects without any valid reason’, Rijiju said. Photo: Reuters

Indian government warns global charities not to work against it

2 min read . 01 Oct 2015

Zakia Jafri’s late husband was hacked to death by a Hindu mob in riots that killed at least 1,000 people, most from India’s sizeable Muslim minority. Photo: Reuters

Zakia Jafri to fight Narendra Modi in ‘final’ court battle over Gujarat riots

4 min read . 22 Sep 2015

Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to the UAE coincides with international calls to improve workers’ conditions in Gulf countries, which rely on Asian labour for mega projects. Photo: Reuters

Modi visits UAE labour camp, underscores concern over worker welfare

2 min read . 17 Aug 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, agreed to a new round of peace talks when they met in Russia last month. Photo: Hindustan Times

India, Pakistan talks face new hurdles as expectations diverge

2 min read . 07 Aug 2015

About 2 million head of cattle are smuggled into Bangladesh annually from India. The $600 million-a-year trade has flourished over the past four decades and is considered legal by Dhaka. Photo: Reuters

India’s push to save its cows starves Bangladesh of beef

3 min read . 03 Jul 2015

Narendra Modi says he performs Yoga exercises every day and credits them with giving him energy so he only needs a few hours sleep each night. Photo: Sanjoy Narayan/Hindustan Times

Narendra Modi to perform yoga at public event on 21 June

1 min read . 28 May 2015

Nestle India, a subsidiary of Swiss-based Nestle SA, said it had strict safety and quality controls in place for all raw materials used to make Maggi noodles. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

Food inspectors order recall of Maggi noodles

1 min read . 20 May 2015

Many Nepalis have been sleeping in the open since Saturday’s quake. According to the United Nations, 600,000 houses have been destroyed or damaged. Photo: AP

Nepal says it needs at least $2 billion for reconstruction after quake

3 min read . 01 May 2015

Nepalese people rest in their makeshift shelter next to a road in Kathmandu on Monday, two days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal. Photo: AFP

Nepal earthquake: Death toll crosses 4,000, officials scramble to organize relief

5 min read . 27 Apr 2015

Cmmunications engineer A.P. Srivastava, who oversees the expansion of the fibre-optic network in Varanasi, said his team had to replace the riverside cables when the monkeys chewed them up less than two months after they were installed. Photo: HT

India’s IT plans suffer from power cuts, congestion and monkeys

4 min read . 20 Apr 2015

Arun Jaitley’s comments come after Christian leaders accused the BJP government of not doing enough to protect their religion. Photo: Amit Dave/Reuters

Church attacks not political, says government

1 min read . 15 Apr 2015

The security aspect of the leaks, not previously reported, could inject fresh urgency into the investigation which has led to more than a dozen arrests. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint (Ramesh Pathania/Mint)

Document leaks probe widens to defence ministry

2 min read . 03 Mar 2015

Bhagwat’s comments came days after Modi made a long-awaited speech on religious tolerance, vowing to protect all minorities. Photo: Mint (Mint)

Parliament disrupted over Mother Teresa remarks

2 min read . 26 Feb 2015

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