'Party strongly united under Modi'
Advaniji is our tallest leader and his blessings are very important for the party to do well.
Jelling with the allies
Notwithstanding the Narendra Modi sparkle, Gujarat is not India.
Congress waits for vote polarization
Even as Narendra Modi's coronation was in progress at Goa, at Rahul Gandhi's Tughlaq Road residence in New Delhi, the Congress war room presented a scene not much different from the Marriott hotel.
'Modi is good news for us'
We are happy that it is turning out to be a Rahul Gandhi vs Narendra Modi contest, as predicted.
India's most disruptive Trimurti
At first glance, the headline and the photographs might make you think of an irresponsible fantasy.
Digital dharma
Social Media is poised become the most potent weapon for political parties girdling their loins for the 2014 general elections. Apart from party propaganda work which appears to have already started in right earnest, there is the added promise of lampooning rivals, highlighting personal achievements and scoring brownie points in the fond hope that the voter will catch on.
Writing on the wall
My first encounter with a political rally was post-Emergency when Atal Bihari Vajpayee, then senior Jan Sangh leader, was to address an election rally in support of the newly-set up Janta party at Delhi’s historic Ramlila maidan.
"Clean Chit" regime
Once upon a time, there lived a rapacious Emperor who specialized in plundering his subjects even while taking the moral high ground. Even his critics (also known as the silent majority) refrained from exposing him because they were quite scared of the Emperor's Cruel and Brazen Intentions (better known as CBI). He reveled and flowered in the presence of sycophants who described his plunder as "inclusive politicsâ€.
Return of The King
Mohsin's cynicism notwithstanding, the general elections in Pakistan was something to remember.
Small towns, Big Games
On January 19, the hometown of India's cricket captain became the country’s 42nd international venue when it hosted England in the 3rd one-day international in the newly built Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) Stadium.
A tale of rotting structures
On January 10, 2012, Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was packed to the rafters with football fans. They were there to watch former India captain Baichung Bhutia’s farewell match – an Indian XI was taking on Bayern Munich.
Crimes of endearment
The nondescript houses in coalfields and the roofless, dilapidated collieries dotting the dusty landscape of Jharia-Dhanbad in Jharkhand, the country’s mineral rich belt, give you no clue that this could be the breeding ground of 24x7 scams involving hundreds of crores of rupees made right under the nose of the administration, often with its connivance.
The original Don
Late Surajdeo Singh, the original coal mafia `don’, belonged to Gonia-Ranigunj village in Uttar Pradesh’s Balia district. His story is no less exciting than Haji Mastan’s.
The Enduring Shame of Khaki
Most of us have our favourite cop stories, ranging from the gruesome to the bizarre. Here goes my favourite cop story: back in the 1990s, my parents were staying in a town in one of the BIMARU states. They went back home after a few weeks of holidaying in Delhi and found the house ransacked by thieves. Virtually everything that could be carted away was taken, including the LPG cylinder and the stove.
Change status quo
Sample the following. Way back in 1902, the Indian Police Commission that was set up by the British to review the working of the police in India concluded that India's police force was in the "most unsatisfactory condition, that abuses are common everywhere, that this involves great injury to the people and discredit to the government, and that radical reforms are urgently necessary".
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
