India Politics

The Income Tax Department moved to cancel the tax-exempt status of Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust, raising a Rs 34.68 crore demand.

August 27, 2012 · 1 min read

India raised its panic-era SMS cap from 5 to 20 a day in August 2012 - but with WhatsApp and BBM in vogue, did the restriction matter at all?

August 23, 2012 · 1 min read

During the August 2012 panic exodus, India blocked 250+ web pages accused of spreading morphed images — and pointed a finger at Pakistan.

August 20, 2012 · 1 min read

A 25-year-old mechanic in Bangalore district was arrested after his 20-day-old daughter died of poisoned milk — allegedly because he wanted a son.

August 20, 2012 · 1 min read

What India's leaders said during the August 2012 panic exodus — from the Prime Minister's assurance to the Home Secretary's charge of a foreign hand.

August 19, 2012 · 1 min read

In August 2012, rumor-driven panic sent tens of thousands of Northeasterners fleeing southern cities on packed trains — India's first great social-media scare.

August 19, 2012 · 1 min read

In August 2012, the government widened financial scrutiny of Baba Ramdev's trusts — service tax, foreign funding, and income tax probes he called political

August 19, 2012 · 1 min read

For a third day, Northeasterners fled southern Indian cities over feared reprisals for Assam's ethnic violence — despite leaders' appeals for calm.

August 19, 2012 · 1 min read

After the August 2012 panic exodus, the first special trains from Bangalore reached Guwahati — and many Northeasterners said they would return.

August 19, 2012 · 1 min read

After the Oak Creek massacre, Elk Grove detectives probed whether the 2011 drive-by slayings of two Sikh grandfathers were linked to Wisconsin.

August 15, 2012 · 2 min read

After the Oak Creek gurudwara shooting, a look back: early Punjabi immigrants in California built lives under prejudice — and married across cultures.

August 15, 2012 · 2 min read

Around 60 Hindu families from Pakistan's Balochistan and Sindh arrived in India in August 2012, fleeing violence, kidnappings and forced conversions.

August 10, 2012 · 1 min read

Handwritten posters by Jharkhand Mukti Sangh in Ranchi threatened acid attacks on girls wearing jeans or without a dupatta from Aug 20, 2012.

August 7, 2012 · 1 min read

Anuradha Bali alias Fiza, the estranged second wife of former Haryana deputy CM Chander Mohan, was found dead in Mohali and cremated per Hindu rites.

August 7, 2012 · 2 min read

The Supreme Court refused to enhance Sanjeev Nanda's two-year BMW hit-and-run sentence but convicted him under IPC 304 Part II and ordered two years of

August 3, 2012 · 2 min read

CFSL scientist BK Mahapatra told a Ghaziabad court that blood on Aarushi's clothes and mattress was her own, and fingerprints of both Aarushi and Hemraj

July 31, 2012 · 1 min read

A Mayawati statue near the Ambedkar Memorial in Lucknow was beheaded in July 2012, days after the UP Navnirman Sena threatened to tear down her statues.

July 26, 2012 · 1 min read

Ethnic clashes between Bodos and Bengali Muslims erupted in Assam's Kokrajhar and Chirang in July 2012, killing dozens and displacing 400,000 people.

July 24, 2012 · 1 min read

Critics charge that Sonia Gandhi's Congress rewards loyalty to the Nehru-Gandhi family over merit. In 2012, the UP election rout put that charge to a test.

July 23, 2012 · 2 min read

Pranab Mukherjee was sworn in as India's 13th President on July 25, 2012, in Parliament's Central Hall, succeeding Pratibha Patil.

July 23, 2012 · 1 min read