Kavita Chowdhury

India's next sports champions are being handpicked from tribal communities

Poverty, societal restrictions, family pressure - many of these athletes have overcome great odds to do what they love

Ayushmann Khurrana, a rare film personality who stands up for scriptwriters

Actor, singer, lyricist and composer, Ayushmann Khurrana is a rare film personality who stands up for scriptwriters

It's a battle between secularism, Hindutva in West Bengal's Krishnanagar

In urban Krishnanagar, which is the Municipality area, the BJP appears to hold sway. Even in the last Lok Sabha polls, the BJP performed exceptionally well in the civic area

Mahua Moitra's long journey from JPMorgan to Trinamool Congress

Moitra, who graduated in economics and maths from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, US, turned heads when she quit her job as vice president at JPMorgan and took a plunge into active politics

Sonia Gandhi defends son-in-law Vadra against charges of benami deal

Calls allegations a 'conspiracy for Congress-free country', describes PM as "Shahenshah"

Govt sanguine about GST passage minus Cong leg-up

The government is banking on help from regional parties and rejigged numbers in the Rajya Sabha

Congress' season of discontent

An inchoate anger is brewing within the party against the central leadership after the poor show in Assembly polls

Congress questions the 'achievements' of two years of Modi govt

The political party asks, 'kiska saath, kiska vikaas?'

Congress raps Bachchan's presence in celebration

Cong hits out, citing actor's alleged involvement in Panama papers; BJP defends choice

Congress to fight BJP with media offensive

The party will be holding press conferences across the country to highlight the failures of the BJP-led govt

Singhvi calls for shunting out old Cong faces to advisory role

This would imply sidelining the old guard and bringing in younger faces

Vijayan meets V S to cool tempers

Pinarayi Vijayan meets VS in a bid for peace, swearing-in ceremony would be held at the Central stadium on May 25 at 5 pm

Cong to summon CWC for analysis, next steps

Sonia Gandhi has reportedly been talking to senior leaders to fix a date for the meeting

How V S Achuthanandan was made to make way for party choice Vijayan

Achutanandan was the face of CPI(M) during recent campaigning but Vijayan was chosen over him for CM post

Kerala polls: Left is still right in this old bastion

The BJP has clocked in second in seven seats, making it clear Kerala could now witness three-cornered contests

Congress emerges biggest loser in state assembly polls

The dire predictions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, of the "Congress-mukt Bharat" seem to be eerily materializing

Kejriwal proposes statehood for Delhi

The government has placed the bill on its website, inviting suggestions from the public till June 30

AAP debuts in MCD bypolls with five seats

Polls a setback for BJP, which has been ruling the MCD for close to a decade, as the party gets only three seats; Congress tally at five

Congress set to be biggest loser in polls

This spells bad news for the Congress which is in power in Meghalaya, Mizoram and Manipur

Cong, BJP rap Kejriwal government for ad blitz

An RTI query showed the AAP government spent Rs 14.5 cr on advertisements in newspapers between February 10 and May 10