Bharat Versus India Again
When I was in school and college, it was important for you to snigger at Amitabh Bachchan movies if you wanted to be part of the ‘cool’ crowd. It used to endlessly fascinate me; this masochistic assault on popular
Unique inflation
Assam’s inflation is a bit different from the rest of India. Opposition leaders say the complete trust reposed by state chief minister Tarun Gogoi
A stitch in time
At a time when China is constantly upgrading its border infrastructure, building shining fair weather roads across the Line of Actual Control
One Man Army
When Union minister and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh says that the 2014 General Elections is a fight between the Congress and the RSS, he is not too far off the mark.
Incipient rebellion
The Amethi parliamentary constituency in UP is pretty much a Gandhi family pocket borough. The seat currently represented by Rahul Gandhi was once held by his father Rajiv.
Shooting from the hip
Firebrand hardliner and junior Gandhi scion Varun, is set to play a larger role in the BJP’s election campaign in the forthcoming
Rare bonhomie
With elections approaching and a general anti-Congress sentiment prevailing in the air, North East India’s regional political parties,
Thrust and Parry
After months of backroom planning at his office cum residence at 12 Tughlaq Lane in the heart of Lutyen’s Delhi, Rahul Gandhi is becoming his own man. Always the reticent politician, much like his father Rajiv, Rahul has been missing for long gaps in the crucial UPA 2 regime beginning 2009.
Playing With Fire
Are you one of those who believe we need motivated soldiers to fight heavily-armed anti-national elements? If the answer is yes, then it is important to remember that when a fighter is deep into combat, his mind needs to be free of any worries.
Are you a 'Value brand'?
Would you say that a 'value brand' is one that offers the most benefit for the cost? It sounds reasonable, right? Ever since the world’s largest chain
Kejriwal factor
On a bustling Monday afternoon in the heart of New Delhi’s Connaught Place, an unusually long queue of visitors throng a little house waiting to get in. At first sight the house on Hanuman Road
State of Denial
In 1977, they stood rock solid behind Indira Gandhi. Even as voters across India punished her in the General Elections held in the aftermath of the Emergency, the voters of Andhra Pradesh
Shall We Dance?
President Ronald Reagan, while dealing with the then Soviet Union, used to frequently say a quote in both public and private. "Doveryai, no proveryaiâ€; trust, but verify.
Willing pawns
Suddenly the chickens are coming to roost in Gujarat. D G Vanzara, a suspended IPS officer from the Gujarat Police and one-time favourite of chief minister Narendra Modi, threw everyone into a tizzy.
Headed for oblivion
For the family-owned JD(S) in Karnataka, there seems little option but oblivion at the moment.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
