Bihar Poll Lesson: Regional Parties Are Better off on Home Turf
Why do regional and fringe parties waste their time, energy and scarce resources to contest elections outside their home turf, only to suffer humiliation in each poll?
Kay Benedict says while some are genuinely interested in expanding, others grab the electoral opportunity to foil the victory of opponents out of pique or personal rivalry.
Sarbat Khalsa’s Outcome Points to Worrying Signs for Punjab
While the Sarbat Khalsa called on Diwali eve by a conglomerate of Sikh organisations, including the radicals, aimed at directing its ire to the ruling Badals and the jathedars backed by them, the hard-liners were able to have their way in some of the resolutions passed at the convention, writes Vipin Pubby.
Watch | Ganguly’s Comeback Sixer, Sanga’s 70 and Sachin’s Big Hit
Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne transported their comeback party to Houston this week for the second outing of the Cricket All Stars.
While Sourav Ganguly joined in on the fun in the tour’s Texan stop-over, he couldn’t affect much change in his team’s fortunes – Sachin’s Blasters getting beaten by Warne’s Warriors by 57 runs, writes Mendra Dorjey.
Heart Disease at 8? Alarming Effects of Childhood Obesity!
A third of all children entering middle school are obese in urban Indian cities. As a result, new research shows signs of heart damage in kids as young as 8,
Till five years back, that number was less than half, writes Nikita Mishra.
Choti Nirbhaya Needs Your Help: Donate, Take Care of Her Education
On October 9, 2015 Choti Nirbhaya, a four-year-old child was raped by a man who was known to her family. Her family now needs financial support to take care of her education and ensure that her future is stable.
Join The Quint’s initiative and do your bit to support Chhoti Nirbhaya’s education through crowd-funding platform, BitGiving.
Smoke and Litter: The Aftermath of Diwali
With air toxicity levels shooting up to an alarming rate this Diwali, one is left wondering if we are celebrating the festival of lights or a massively hazardous festival of polluting pyrotechnics. Here is The Quint’s take.
Bigg Boss Day 32: Diwali or No Diwali – the Fight Must Go On
Clearly 30 days Bigg Boss ke contestants par bahut bhari para hai, and they are now literally loosing their mind.
Even the simplest and the most fun tasks in the house are triggering these people off, writes Abira Dhar.
Review: OnePlus X Has All The X-Factor You Need
OnePlus has launched the OnePlus X, a phone that is placed between the OnePlus One and the OnePlus 2. Like their previous phones, the OnePlus X will also be sold by the company through an invite-only system, which they have perfected over the years. Is it your money’s worth? Here’s The Quint’s take.
Ishant’s Ban Over, Philander Out of Series & Steyn Still In Doubt
Having served a one-Test suspension, India’s pace spearhead Ishant Sharma is all set to get his first look-in in the Test series against South Africa when the teams take the field on Saturday for the second fixture.
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