The open season
Panchayat members in the Kashmir valley are being killed by militants while the state government looks the other way
Passing the baton
The glorious history of Rajasthan, given its geographical location, is replete with instances of valour and comebacks, of success stories pulled out of thin air and against all odds.
Battle station Delhi
In retrospect, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik's recent trip to New Delhi now seems like a distant little joke. All his ridiculous utterances paled into insignificance after the decapitation of two Indian soldiers on the Line of Control (LoC) by Pakistani Army regulars along with their terror cohorts, the globally banned Laishkar e Toiba (LeT), on January 8.
Setting the cat amongst pigeons
By naming Stalin as successor, Karunanidhi has paved the way for a full scale war within Tamil Nadu's first political family.
Last throw of the dice?
Battered by a spate of scams and hobbled by policy paralysis, the UPA government is in desperate need of a lifeline.
A fly in the ointment
Brothers, this one's for us. Our very own rant against sniggering women, thoughtless Mother Nature and the unimaginative tailor.
A deepening dent
At the last Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislative party meeting, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik provided a clear indication that he may have made up his mind to go in for an early Assembly poll.
Deadly intersections
A recent Odisha high court ruling has highlighted the railways' apathy towards those that die in mishaps at unmanned level crossings,reports Ajit Nayak
Let the party begin...
Karnataka politics has been split wide open. Former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has parted ways with the BJP and announced the launch of the Karnataka Janata Party (KJP). Will his move undermine the prospects of the party he served for nearly 40 years and hand the state unit of the Congress a lifeline? The former eventuality is inevitable; the latter scenario is still in the realms of conjecture.
Seizing the moment
After lying low for six months, Mayawati is back with a bang on the electoral trail of 2014. Avinash Chandra Mishra reports
Pussyfooting on panchayats
It does not suit Pakistan-based terrorists to have institutions in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in the valley, work smoothly. Reason? Kashmir would then look less disputed and more integrated into the Indian mainland. For cross border operators, that is bad news.
Disadvantage Akhilesh
A riot has many versions. In curfew-bound Faizabad, all those versions grow from the same source – the molestation of a woman during the procession to immerse the idols of Goddess Durga after a nine-day period of prayer that set off a sequence of variously recounted events that culminated in looting, arson and mayhem.
Peace of the graveyard
While temporary truce has been obtained in Assam, the basic issue of illegal migration is back on the political agenda. Monalisa Gogoi reports from relief camps...
Revolts Unlimited
It was called a party with a difference. Now it could be called a party of rebels. Sutanu Guru analyses why so many BJP state satraps are raising the banner...
Medieval mindsets
Many displays of Neanderthal mentality have been unwrapped and presented to the public by the spate of rape cases that have dominated news headlines these last few months.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
