Passport weddings
There are an increasing number of cases of dream alliances between Indian brides and NRI grooms turning into nightmares - particularly those kinds of marriages which are conducted in a hurry.
Check before you tie
An Indian woman who marries an NRI can come to the USA on two different visas. The faster one is the fiancee visa.
The Scramble Begins
Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir is one of those rare places where both Hindus and Muslims had worked out their communal differences to live in relative peace and harmony.
Immoral Faith
IRC's an atheist. Not an easy nut to crack and he refuses to let God exit a conversation or enter his heart.
Five Steps To Resurrect The Indian Economy
"Far too many of India's youth do not have access to adequate nutrition, healthcare, education or governance to lead productive lives."
Till Elections, Nothing Will Move Forward...
A policy like encouraging foreign direct investments is a positive step. But it is too late in the day.
The great Congress Vote Trick
Close to its 66th birthday, the country is being prepared to be splintered further into smaller states, more specifically the 29th state in the Indian Union.
'There should have been a states reorganization committee'
In principle, I agree that small states are a necessity. But the way it has been done in this instance, a State Reorganisation Committee should have been appointed.
Small state versus Modi
Post-Telangana, the demand for smaller states in Gorkhaland and Assam has warmed up leading finance minister P Chidambaram to declare that there would be no smaller states after Telangana.
'Nothing political about Telangana'
It is an old demand. Just that it has been taken at such a time when it may appear political. But please do not forget that the opposition is also on board.
Hyderabad blues
While the decks have been cleared for a new Telangana, a 60-year-old dream come true, the questions this division of Andhra Pradesh raises far outstrip the answers that are on display.
Life Beyond Cricket
A day ahead of India’s 67th Independence Day, the sport of badminton will enter an exciting new phase in this country.
Flagship vs the rest
In a party that has ruled India for most part of its post-Independence history, it is common knowledge that governance and winning elections are two clear and separate functions.
'A government has every right to publicise its programmes’
True, but every government wants that its achievements be highlighted.
Heads I win, tails you lose
Of the 12-member central parliamentary board which will select the party’s candidate for prime minister, nine are on the election campaign committee and will report directly to Modi.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
