The man who refuses to go away
With LK Advani facing marginalization, former BJP president, portly Nitin Gadkari, has emerged as the new rallying point for anti-Narendra Modi leaders within the party.
Supreme Irony
Sometimes, Supreme Court verdicts have the power to change the destiny of a nation.
'Constitutionality of Section 8(4) has been upheld by a larger bench'
Decriminalisation of politics is required and that has been the intent of the court.
'Judicial activism is good for the country'
At present hardcore criminals who are sitting in the jails are able to contest the elections.
Where Eagles Dare
The unsaid truth about all natural disasters runs a familiar course. In absolute distress when the chips are down; when systems have broken down, when no civic worker or state police force is within hundreds of miles, when the already minimal and overstretched infrastructure has collapsed and millions need to be rescued from certain death, it is India's defence forces that save the day for everyone – a grateful nation, its tunnel vision politicians and inept civilian administrations.
Never say no
For those hacks keeping track of the tumultuous times that the BJP has been going through, she is fondly known as the mistress of lost causes. In 1998
Sonia vs Modi
When minister of state for food processing Charan Das Mahant recently said he would be willing to sweep the party office in Chhattisgarh if instructed by Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi,
Gestation period
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) boss and former Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh Mayawati is pretty much her own woman. Undaunted, feisty and someone who keeps her cards close to her chest
Honest broker
In her quest for greater glories and setting up an alternative front post-2014 elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee has taken to the social media with a vengeance
Amma's gambit
There are clear indications that Jayalitha Jairaman, feisty chief minister of Tamil Nadu and AIADMK supremo, is ready to form a third front-like alliance,
Of Cabbages and Queens
In the first week of March, 2010, the UPA regime looked unassailable and it looked as if women politicians were on the ascendant
A matter of honour
Lanky Peer Mohammed Ummer from Anantnag has succeeded in fulfilling his father’s ultimate dream.
From Quaid to Bana
It was at the icy heights of Siachen in 1987 that a young JAK LI soldier, Bana Singh,achieved what till then was considered unimaginable.
Commandant's note
The Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry is a unique Regiment of Indian Army.
The ace up BJP's sleeve
Amidst the beating of drums, blowing of conch shells and a generous spread of the feel good factor, it appeared that Modi had finally arrived to do what was expected of him – sweep the next General Elections and knock the stuffing out of all who come in the way.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
