PayPal apologises for hurting the sentiments of certain sections of IT professionals, who were offended by the organisation’s alleged promotion of ‘caste pride’ in its Chennai campus

PayPal’s annual day event in their Chennai office has kicked up a controversy with a section of IT professionals charging the company with promoting casteism. S Elangovan tells you why

The Jain Commission report made damning references to Chandraswami and Subramanian Swamy, says Thirumurgan Gandhi in the final part of his article on Rajiv’s assassination

Several Bangalore groups working on Solid Waste Management have joined hands to organise a ‘Bengaluru Recycling Habba’ (or Festival), which will in a fun way raise awareness on recycling waste

As the Indian government is flummoxed by the sudden upsurge against Koodankulam nuclear plant and as many wonder how it happened, G Babu Jayakumar traces the 25-year history of the dissent

Is it fair to hang Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan, when the MDMA formed to probe the larger conspiracy in Rajiv’s assassination is yet to submit its report? asks Thirumurugan Gandhi

Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal makes a shocking admission that Anna Hazare’s movement has no bank account further denting the credibility of the fledgling ‘anti-corruption’ movement

In the second part of his discourse on Sri Lanka, Sinhala academic Jude Lal Fernando traces the political history of the island nation and dispels the theory that British favoured the Tamils

For children of Bapu Dham, a slum in south Delhi, this Diwali is special as the decorative diyas they had made – after training by RhythmOfLife volunteers - is selling like hot cakes in Delhi

Who’s to be blamed for the fall in standard of IITs? Students or teachers? Former IITian and scientist Anil K Rajvanshi analyses the issue returning from a visit to his alma mater, IIT, Kanpur

A report of a fact finding team headed by a former judge of the Mumbai High Court that included a couple of retired IPS officers blasts Tamil Nadu police for Paramakudi massacre of dalits

Team Anna members continue to court controversies as close on the heels of charges of impropriety against Kiran Bedi, another key member Arvind Kejriwal is accused of siphoning funds

In an exhaustive two-part discourse, Jude Lal Fernando, a Sinhala academic based in Dublin, calls for Sri Lankan Tamils to reassert their right for nationhood and carry forward the struggle

Decrying the Delhi High Court letting off IPS officer Ravi Kant in the journalist Shivani Bhatnagar murder case, Sam Rajappa questions the judgement’s merits even as the media is silent 

Key ‘Team Anna’ member Kiran Bedi accused of claiming ‘actual’ air fares from NGOs and institutions that invite her for seminars and meetings, while travelling on highly discounted fares