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As Indians prepare to ring in the New Year on December 31, some may find their last-minute party essentials delayed or unavailable.

During a live AMA (ask me anything) with viewers on Republic TV last night, the channel's editor-in-chief, Arnab Goswami, addressed a question that has been weighing on their minds: Why has he recently taken positions opposing the government on various issues?

I’ve been reporting from the ground for five years. I’ve covered elections, protests, accidents, communal violence and the environment. I’ve waited outside police stations and hospitals, slept on station floors, travelled overnight to places that stop making headlines within a day. Still, this year felt heavier. Some assignments ended when…

When a waste-to-energy plant was first set up in Okhla, residents were told this is the solution to the capital’s waste woes. But for those living in the area, it is more of a problem than a solution. Residents describe black smoke, respiratory issues, asthma attacks, and multiple other everyday…

“I had invited my entire class. That included Hindus, Muslims and even Christians,” said Shivangi Patel. “If a classmate of mine is Muslim, am I not allowed to interact with him?”

Weeks before I hit the ground, my editor Raman Kirpal's brief was clean and cold: check the books of India's top recyclers, and then corroborate their numbers with legwork. 

The Tiruttani Town police on Sunday, December 28, apprehended four juveniles for attacking a youth from Odisha with sickles and filming the assault near the Old Railway Quarters in Tiruttani.

It’s a bit counterintuitive. In an environment where urban air pollution is a major talking point and internal combustion engines are as villainous as a thug in a Bollywood action masala, launching a petrol engine is nothing short of a bold move. Yet, for one reason or another, the good…