Can there be anything more symptomatic of the current malaise in the police than the caustic retort by the Chattisgarh police DG that his forces canāt…
Writing to a minister at the height of the contentious debate over the Hindu Code Bill debate in the 1950s, Jawaharlal Nehru characteristically pointed out, āWe…
What is wrong with Indian television? The day before the India-Pakistan game, one news channel ran a blaring day-long promo with the headline, āLanka mein Ravan…
They whisper in Gandhinagarās corridors that Narendra Modi is an early riser. Those who know him say the first thing he does before starting work is…
When Manmohan Singh assessed his first government after one year in power, he gave it a modest 6 out of 10. This time, there were no…
The Army chopper was circling over Bhuj. It was 2001, beneath us was an entire city flattened as if with a sledgehammer and the words had…
In 1967, three months before Naxalbari first burst upon the collective consciousness of India, the London Times published a series of articles painting the picture of…
Ramesh Sippy knew the menace of numbers when he made Gabbar Singh intone his immortal ākitne aadmi theyā line in Sholay. The silky rough voice of…
By moving against the permanent heads of Indian sport, M.S. Gill has revived a forgotten 2004 initiative by the late Sunil Dutt who as Sport Minister…
So, did Guruji really press the red button by mistake? Does he really have Alzheimerās disease? Does he not understand parliamentary procedures? These are the excuses…
