The Maharashtra government has now sparked a new controversy by making it mandatory for applicants for taxi permits in the state to know Marathi and be residents of the state for at least 15 years.

The bitter reality of skyrocketing sugar prices has not just caused anxiety in the house of the common man but has hit the political house too.

Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh resigned from all party posts on Wednesday, fueling the speculation about the growing differences between him and party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Expert opinion says the new visa regulations will affect tourism drastically and badly; the Indian government, however, sees this as a problem that can be dealt with.

The recently concluded five-phased Jharkhand by-elections saw an overall turnout of 58 per cent, with electorates braving the Maoists and Naxalites and coming out to vote in hope of a better future.

And so it begins... Soon after the Centre's decision to initiate the process for creating a Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh, an avalanche of demands for separate statehood came pouring in.

Who ever knew that one frail looking man can kick start a movement with so much momentum, without even having to lift a finger?

What began as a mere "non-violent" political rally turned out to be one of the worst outbreaks of communal violence in India. 17 years later, the aftermath seems to be heading in the same direction.