Politics

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

In the Aurora theater massacre, James Holmes' 100-round drum magazine jammed mid-attack — a malfunction officials said likely prevented an even worse toll.

Amar Jyoti Kalita, the main accused in the Guwahati molestation case, surrendered to police in Varanasi after his photos went viral across social media.

Nouriel Roubini argued in July 2012 that the US recovery was a 'fairy tale', giving five reasons growth would slow to stall speed — and drag the world down

On July 20, 2012, a gunman opened fire during a midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 and wounding dozens.

In July 2012, John McCain insisted his 2008 choice of Sarah Palin over Mitt Romney had nothing to do with Romney's tax returns — which McCain had seen 23

RTI activist Akhil Gogoi claimed the July 2012 Guwahati molestation may have been a conspiracy targeting Assam's CM — an allegation, not an established finding.

A 2012 analysis of OMB data found federal spending grew slowest under Obama since Eisenhower — but the finding turned on which president 'owned' the 2009

In July 2012, the DoPT dismissed Maharashtra-cadre IAS officer L.V. Nilesh after a decade of unauthorized leave — spent working at Microsoft in the US.

NCRB data for 2011 put Delhi at the top of the list for crimes against children — 33,098 cases nationally, up 24 percent in a year.

After Jane Pitt's anti-Obama letter went national in July 2012, the vicious online backlash reportedly left Brad Pitt's mother shaken and fearful.

A July 2012 controversy in Andhra Pradesh: reports that some candidates secured engineering seats via EAMCET counseling despite scoring near zero on the exam.

The July 2012 heat wave pushed Chicago-area heat-related deaths in Cook County to 18 — surpassing the previous year's total in a matter of days.

Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign promised to run government like a business. What would McKinsey-style management consulting actually mean for the federal

Interrogators reported that Abu Jundal said 12 terrorists — not 10 — were trained at LeT camps for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, with two dropping out before

Why US road-accident victims can win life-changing damages while India's Motor Accident Claims Tribunals award far less — and what the road toll costs families.

Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari, alias Abu Jundal — an alleged 26/11 handler — was arrested in June 2012 after Indian and Saudi intelligence cooperation.

When nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2012, Sachin Tendulkar declined his entitled government bungalow — a quiet statement on public privilege.

North Dakota's 2012 Measure 2 would have abolished all property taxes — voters rejected it 76% to 24%, but the sentiment behind it refuses to die.

President Obama's June 2012 claim that 'the private sector is doing fine' became instant campaign fodder — and a case study in how one line defines a season.