Five odd ways flyers tried to smuggle gold into India

With import duty high, smugglers have been trying to sneak in yellow metal in all forms, from staple pins to microwave oven transformers.

Shibaji Roychoudhury

· Dec 30, 2014 · 11:30 am

BJP’s expansion drive hits resistance in south and east India

Party's membership drive gets lukewarm response in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Shibaji Roychoudhury

· Dec 19, 2014 · 12:30 pm

What the Delhi and Mumbai Police are doing to prevent a Sydney-like siege

Security beefed up around café chains, eateries and shopping malls.

Shibaji Roychoudhury

· Dec 16, 2014 · 09:34 pm

Obama is coming. Get ready for Delhi to become a fortress

American and Indian agencies have already begun making security arrangements.

Shibaji Roychoudhury

· Dec 14, 2014 · 04:30 am

Five promises that the Delhi government failed to keep after the 2012 rape-murder

Neither has it been able to install GPS devices on passenger-carrying vehicles nor has it posted guards on government buses.

Shibaji Roychoudhury

· Dec 11, 2014 · 06:30 am

How flawed background checks allowed Uber rape accused to slip through the gaps

The Delhi Police issue character certificates after checking an applicant's records in only one geographical area, not across the whole city.

Shibaji Roychoudhury

· Dec 10, 2014 · 05:30 am

Ahead of Delhi polls, AAP and Congress accuse BJP of neglecting women’s safety

All parties put women’s safety on top of their manifestos.

Shibaji Roychoudhury

· Dec 09, 2014 · 07:00 am

Unlike in the West, Uber does not conduct background checks on drivers in India

After the sexual assault on a young woman in Delhi, police say they will hold Uber liable for gross negligence.

Shibaji Roychoudhury

· Dec 07, 2014 · 04:31 pm

Why the BJP is anxious about the Delhi assembly elections

Spooked by Arvind Kejriwal's resurgence, the party is leaving no stone unturned to make sure that it does not fall short of a clear majority this time.

Shibaji Roychoudhury

· Dec 07, 2014 · 06:30 am

Thirteen of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are Indian

These charts show how eye-wateringly polluted India cities are.

Shibaji Roychoudhury

· Dec 05, 2014 · 03:30 am

Why domestic flyers spent unduly long time at airports in October

Flight delays increased by 150%, says the aviation regulator, and most of those affected were Air India passengers.

Shibaji Roychoudhury

· Nov 29, 2014 · 12:30 pm

12 former government servants are contesting Kashmir elections

Nearly every party has fallen back on the services of former government servants.

Shibaji Roychoudhury

· Nov 24, 2014 · 06:30 am