Special Report: After 'Cashgate And Tapgate', A Full-Blown War Unveil 'Andhra Vs Telangana' Over 'Hyderabad'

By Likha Veer 
Group Executive Editor

Naidu has upped the ante by demanding that Hyderabad’s law and order be taken over by the Governor, pushing Telanagana back into a familiar agitational mode. And KCR is firm on his intentions to make the war for state with independent rights.

Things have not been the same for the Telugu Desam Party ever since its legislator from Telangana, Revant Reddy, was caught "red-handed", allegedly trying to give a bribe of Rs 50 lakh to Elvis Stephenson, an Anglo-Indian nominated MLA, to influence his vote in the Legislative Council elections.

Subsequently, an audio tape in which a voice, allegedly of Naidu, assured Stephenson of backing all promises made by Reddy, was aired on vernacular news channel.

Return Of The Scandals: How PM Modi Escape From Here?

By Newscop
Group Managing Editor

ANALYSIS: Reinforcing the standard narrative of the Modi campaign, he used a phrase that has stayed in memory – how BJP would provide ‘probity in public life’, as opposed to the UPA which was marked by scams after scams.

A few days before the final phase of Lok Sabha elections in 2014, the entire BJP top brass had shifted to Varanasi to muster up support for Narendra Modi’s election bid. In a private hotel, Amit Shah could be seen with two mobile phones, micro-managing the constituencies; sympathetic columnists made themselves home in the war-room tracking social media; and BJP senior leader Arun Jaitley agreed to hold an impromptu press conference.

Special Report: MHA - A 'Ministry for Hounding Activists'?

By Kajol Singh in Delhi

The recent government crackdown on Greenpeace in particular, and the activism sector in general, reeks of arbitrariness and illegitimacy in a scathing critique, INNLIVE quotes. The question is will the people give in to the state’s tactics?

Civil society organisations are gearing up for possibly one of the most important struggles of resistance since the Emergency in the mid-1970s. 

At stake are the democratic freedoms of speech, dissent and association, all guaranteed to us in one way or the other by the Constitution of India, and all threatened by a government that wants to brook no challenge to its agenda.

Special Report: Oil & Gas Companies Disposal Of Wastewater Causes Sharp Rise In Quakes Across World

By Sheila Jones in Washington DC

Two new studies provide the strongest evidence yet that oil and gas companies have caused a rash of earthquakes in the central United States by injecting waste water into underground wells. As nearly 90 percent of temblors in the central U.S. are now caused by water injected into underground wells.

One study, in Science, finds that the extraordinary increase in quakes took place almost exclusively within 15 kilometres of such wells. The second, in Science Advances, confirms that most seismic activity in one state, Oklahoma, is linked to wells that are used to dispose of huge volumes of saltwater.

What Wrong About Modi Becoming First Among Unequals?

By Sudheer Jha
Special Correspondent in Delhi

Our politics are now at their adversarial worst. We seem to be in constant electioneering mode, which means that political rivals focus on trying to define the adversary’s image. Which is what the Congress party is trying to do to prime minister Narendra Modi.

With his mother not taking as active a role as before, and with a figurehead as the leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party, Rahul Gandhi has now emerged as the de facto leader of the opposition, which is quite a transformation from being the crown prince.

Analysis: Will KCR Will Declare War On His 'Guru' Naidu?

By Newscop
Group Managing Editor

In politics, as in business, friends can also be rivals.This can be seen in the case of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana counterpart K Chandrashekara Rao. TDP leaders always claim that Chandrababu is a 'guru' to KCR. 

But now it seems that the Shishya has dealt a major blow to his Guru. KCR and Chandrababu were once close friends enjoying a guru-shishya relationship. Although KCR is the Chief Minister of the newly formed state, the Andhra Pradesh CM is much senior when it comes to political career. 

Rejoinder: Air India Refutes Flyer's Claims Of Baby Reptile In Food, Says 'Mischievous Propaganda' By Media

INNLIVE IMPACT: Minutes after the INNLIVE expose the story of Lizard found in AirIndia meal, the airline authorities released a rejoinder as an impact of the news. 

A picture of a lizard in the meal tray of a flyer purportedly on one of Air India's flights was doing the rounds on social media and also left the Civil Aviation Minister fuming but the airline termed it "baseless" and a "mischievous propaganda" against it.

How An Indian Wildlife Reserve Lost 20 Tigers In 3-Years?

When a report recently declared that there were no tigers left at the Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal, it sent alarm bells ringing. On May 18 and 19, officials from the reserve got together with representatives of the Wildlife Institute of India, the National Tiger Conservation Authority and the West Bengal Forest Department to chart a plan to reintroduce the national animal there.

The reported count was particularly vexing because just three years earlier, the same reserve had announced the presence of 20 tigers. How did the tiger population of a reserve go down from 20 to none in under four years?

Analysis: Can Andhra Pradesh CM 'Chandrababu Naidu' Restore His 'Mr.Clean' Image On Cash-For-Vote Scam?

Just hours before grand celebrations to mark his first anniversary in office, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu finds himself in a political quagmire after the emergence of recordings that embroil the Telugu Desam Party in a cash-for-vote case in which saw a TDP legislator being arrested, recently.

The leakage of audio tapes consisting of a purported conversation between Naidu and nominated Anglo-Indian MLA in Telangana Assembly Elvis Stephenson came as a bombshell to the TDP and added a new twist to the cash-for-vote controversy in which a TDP MLA in Telangana A Revanth Reddy was arrested and is being questioned by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).

Analysis: Has Nestle Product Maggi's 'Taste Bhi, Health Bhi' Betrayal Broken Our Good Indian Hearts?

It won’t even take two minutes to figure out that lead in your Maggi is the least of India’s food safety problems. This is a country where two dozen children died in one fell swoop after their free lunch at school – rice, beans, potato curry and soy balls. 

The delicious street chaat Delhi is famous for could be contaminated with fecal matter, the E. Coli bacteria in particular. Where the Most Probably Number (MPN) of coliform bacteria should be 50 or less, it was as high as 2,400 in some of those delicious snacks. 

Our Plight - ‘Denial Of One Rank, One Pension Is Not Breach Of Trust Also A Betrayal’: Ex-Servicemen

In the wake of growing displeasure among ex-servicemen over the delay in implementation of ‘One Rank, One Pension’ (OROP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reiterated his pre-poll promise and said his government is in “constant” talks with armed forces and trying to arrive at a decision agreeable to all stakeholders concerned.

“No one should have any doubts about OROP's implementation. But there are varied versions about what the definition of OROP should be. Would it be proper for me to take a decision without keeping the armed forces personnel in the loop?

Analysis: `Swachh Hyderabad' Merely A 'Photo Stunt'?

Has the chief minister's much publicised `Swachh Hyderabad' campaign, managed to reduce the`filth quotient' of the city? Sadly no, true residents of the areas that Telangana Chief minister KCR and his army of officials pompously marched through during the week-long drive, promising squeaky clean surroundings to one and all.

Only days later post these visits the garbage is back in most of these residential pockets.

Focus: Not in '9 To 5' Job? You Are Likely To Be Overweight!

Employees who work shifts outside of a nine-to-five schedule are more likely to be overweight, experience sleep problems, and are also at higher risk of developing metabolic disorders, such as diabetes, scientists have found.

"Shiftwork employees are particularly vulnerable to experiencing sleep problems as their jobs require them to work night, flex, extended, or rotating shifts," said lead investigator Marjory Givens, an Associate Scientist with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Is Indian Packaged 'Fruit Juice' Just Another Sugary Drink?

Has the sugar debate damaged fruit juice's wholesome image? Some say sugar — including natural sugar found in 100-percent fruit juice — is behind the obesity epidemic, responsible for heart disease and causes cancer. Are concerns about sugar overshadowing fruit juice's positive contributions to a healthful diet? Or is 100-percent fruit juice just another sugary drink?

One Year Of Modi Govt: Expectations Are Flying Very High

One year of Narendra Modi government: Jokes sometimes have a way of capturing truth more effectively than analysis.

Jokes sometimes have a way of capturing truth more effectively than analysis. The measure of the present government is captured by this one going around: What is the difference between the UPA and the NDA? In the UPA we had a government and no prime minister; in the NDA we have a prime minister and no government. This has an element of cruel exaggeration. But it highlights the central tension of one year of Narendra Modi’s government.

Salman Khan, Kawasi Hidme And The Cobwebs Of Justice

Have you heard about Kawasi Hidme? Chances are high that you have not. How about Salman Khan? Have you heard about him? Of course you have, especially nowadays when everyone has an opinion on the recent verdict against him and the subsequent bail.

This post is not about whether it is right to jail or bail Salman Khan, whether he is guilty or not, but about the bigger picture.

Exposed: The 'Big Lie' On The 'Killing of Osama Bin Laden'

Osama bin Laden’s death at the hands of US Navy SEALs was nothing at all like the official accounts given by the United States government and military, according to a controversial article in the London Review of Books by veteran investigative journalist Seymour M. Hersh.

Rather than hiding in Pakistan, bin Laden was a prisoner of the Pakistani military, who not only knew of his location, but were keeping him under house arrest and accepting funds from Saudi Arabia for his upkeep. 

Focus: How 'Modi Sarkar' Let Down India In Just One Year?

Politics is more about perception than performance. As Narendra Modi completes his first year in office this month, the scrutiny of his performance by both critics and admirers has breached the thermal limit. Since he conquered the harried heart of the scam-stung voter, expectations were frighteningly vertiginous. 

Need Of The Hour: A New Spin To The ‘Ma-Beti’ Bonding

Message to Indian ad makers on Mother’s Day: break gender stereotypes, explore the emergent mother-daughter relationship.

With Mother’s Day round the corner, it seemed the right time to do a quick review of contemporary advertising that celebrates motherhood. For fun, a comparison with some recent ads that were hits in social media in the UK and the US, also on motherhood, revealed some interesting differences from India.

The Vicious Consequences Of Child Marriage Are Beyond!

For some of us, the whole concept of child marriage exists only in TV shows, or in some faraway land. For us, ‘Balika Vadhu’ is just that – a television show. The reality of this seldom strikes.

Honestly, caught in the rigors of everyday life, I sometimes forget how privileged I am. It is in these moments that I then sit down and crib about my privileges. I cry about having to travel for two hours to reach college, having to manage my own monthly budget.