Politics

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

Five things known about James Holmes after his first court appearance: his past, his dating profiles, and how he spent months preparing the attack.

July 24, 2012 · 3 min read

Syria publicly admitted for the first time to possessing chemical and biological weapons in July 2012, warning they could be used against foreign attack.

July 24, 2012 · 1 min read

Genevieve Cook, Barack Obama's New York girlfriend, kept a diary. David Maraniss's biography reveals what she wrote about the young future president.

July 24, 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

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

July 23, 2012 · 1 min read

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

July 23, 2012 · 1 min read

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

July 23, 2012 · 1 min read

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.

July 20, 2012 · 1 min read

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

July 17, 2012 · 1 min read

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.

July 17, 2012 · 2 min read

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

July 16, 2012 · 1 min read

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.

July 16, 2012 · 1 min read

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.

July 16, 2012 · 1 min read

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.

July 9, 2012 · 1 min read

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

July 8, 2012 · 1 min read

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.

July 8, 2012 · 1 min read

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

July 6, 2012 · 1 min read