Crackdown on illegal borewells in Delhi

New Delhi: Authorities in Delhi have on...

Stubble-burning declines, but pollution levels raise doubts over satellite data accuracy

Stubble-burning declines, yet unchanged aerosol levels highlight...

Questions rise about effectiveness of police and Central officials in Manipur

Senior advisers want decisive measures taken, including...

K Natwar Singh

Great Hindu Civilisation is the work of an accomplished scholar

Pavan rightly takes Babington Macaulay to task, who knew nothing about India’s culture, the spiritual dimensions or its past. The Indian Foreign Service has produced...

Great Hindu Civilisation is the work of an accomplished scholar

Pavan rightly takes Babington Macaulay to task, who knew nothing about India’s culture, the spiritual dimensions or its past. The Indian Foreign Service has produced...

Bhagat Singh’s letter to his father

On 4 October 1930, Bhagat Singh wrote to his father a breath-taking letter. Yesterday I finished reading, “Bhagat Singh: A Jail Notebook and Other Writings”,...

Bhagat Singh’s letter to his father

On 4 October 1930, Bhagat Singh wrote to his father a breath-taking letter. Yesterday I finished reading, “Bhagat Singh: A Jail Notebook and Other Writings”,...

Bhagat Singh’s letter to his father

On 4 October 1930, Bhagat Singh wrote to his father a breath-taking letter. Yesterday I finished reading, “Bhagat Singh: A Jail Notebook and Other Writings”,...

Re-reading Ambedkar’s biography

B.R. Ambedkar had a razor-sharp intellect. With due respect, neither Nehru nor Patel can be included in the same intellectual league. The four greatest Indians...

Re-reading Ambedkar’s biography

B.R. Ambedkar had a razor-sharp intellect. With due respect, neither Nehru nor Patel can be included in the same intellectual league. The four greatest Indians...

Re-reading Ambedkar’s biography

B.R. Ambedkar had a razor-sharp intellect. With due respect, neither Nehru nor Patel can be included in the same intellectual league. The four greatest Indians...

Thinking of cricket in the time of IPL

The Australian PM introduced me to Bradman. I was surprised to note that he was only an inch taller than me. Each night I keep...

Thinking of cricket in the time of IPL

The Australian PM introduced me to Bradman. I was surprised to note that he was only an inch taller than me. Each night I keep...

Thinking of cricket in the time of IPL

The Australian PM introduced me to Bradman. I was surprised to note that he was only an inch taller than me. Each night I keep...

Re-reading Gandhi’s biography

For me the past week has been one of despair and disgust. To divert my mind from the prevailing political muck, I am re-reading...

Re-reading Gandhi’s biography

For me the past week has been one of despair and disgust. To divert my mind from the prevailing political muck, I am re-reading...

Re-reading Gandhi’s biography

For me the past week has been one of despair and disgust. To divert my mind from the prevailing political muck, I am re-reading...

It’s over for Congress in Punjab

 The mess in Punjab is self-inflected by the Congress. Among the states going to the polls early next year are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa...

It’s over for Congress in Punjab

 The mess in Punjab is self-inflected by the Congress. Among the states going to the polls early next year are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa...

It’s over for Congress in Punjab

 The mess in Punjab is self-inflected by the Congress. Among the states going to the polls early next year are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa...

PM spells out India’s Afghanistan policy

The PM was addressing virtually the SCO summit. It happened sooner than later. According to reliable sources, a few days ago a fracas took place...

PM spells out India’s Afghanistan policy

The PM was addressing virtually the SCO summit. It happened sooner than later. According to reliable sources, a few days ago a fracas took place...

PM spells out India’s Afghanistan policy

The PM was addressing virtually the SCO summit. It happened sooner than later. According to reliable sources, a few days ago a fracas took place...

Looking back at 9/11

For the first time in history the mainland of the United States had been attacked by unknown enemies. Where was I, and what I was...

Looking back at 9/11

For the first time in history the mainland of the United States had been attacked by unknown enemies. Where was I, and what I was...

Looking back at 9/11

For the first time in history the mainland of the United States had been attacked by unknown enemies. Where was I, and what I was...

India must have a presence in Kabul

Sooner rather than later we should reopen our embassy in Kabul. Afghanistan is no stranger to brutal turmoil, deadly violence and chronic disregard for human...

India must have a presence in Kabul

Sooner rather than later we should reopen our embassy in Kabul. Afghanistan is no stranger to brutal turmoil, deadly violence and chronic disregard for human...

India must have a presence in Kabul

Sooner rather than later we should reopen our embassy in Kabul. Afghanistan is no stranger to brutal turmoil, deadly violence and chronic disregard for human...

Afghanistan’s future appears bleak

India is naturally very concerned at developments in Kabul in particular and Afghanistan in general. It is my hope that Taliban Two are a more...

Afghanistan’s future appears bleak

India is naturally very concerned at developments in Kabul in particular and Afghanistan in general. It is my hope that Taliban Two are a more...

Afghanistan’s future appears bleak

India is naturally very concerned at developments in Kabul in particular and Afghanistan in general. It is my hope that Taliban Two are a more...

How India was born, in a matter of weeks

‘Here was a task which normally should have taken years to accomplish but which had to be compressed into the short space of a...

How India was born, in a matter of weeks

‘Here was a task which normally should have taken years to accomplish but which had to be compressed into the short space of a...

How India was born, in a matter of weeks

‘Here was a task which normally should have taken years to accomplish but which had to be compressed into the short space of a...

On Tagore, snippets from a scrapbook

I found several newspaper clippings relating to Tagore’s life and death in my childhood scrapbook. Rabindranath Tagore died in Calcutta on 7 August 1941 at...

On Tagore, snippets from a scrapbook

I found several newspaper clippings relating to Tagore’s life and death in my childhood scrapbook. Rabindranath Tagore died in Calcutta on 7 August 1941 at...

On Tagore, snippets from a scrapbook

I found several newspaper clippings relating to Tagore’s life and death in my childhood scrapbook. Rabindranath Tagore died in Calcutta on 7 August 1941 at...

India’s performance at Olympics frustrates

I watch the Games with considerable annoyance because of India’s dismal performance. I was the only Stephenian who got college colours in tennis, cricket, hockey,...

India’s performance at Olympics frustrates

I watch the Games with considerable annoyance because of India’s dismal performance. I was the only Stephenian who got college colours in tennis, cricket, hockey,...

India’s performance at Olympics frustrates

I watch the Games with considerable annoyance because of India’s dismal performance. I was the only Stephenian who got college colours in tennis, cricket, hockey,...

A letter from Raja Rao

I first met him in New York in March 1963. Earlier I had reviewed his ‘The Serpent and the Rope’ for All India Radio. Raja...

A letter from Raja Rao

I first met him in New York in March 1963. Earlier I had reviewed his ‘The Serpent and the Rope’ for All India Radio. Raja...

A letter from Raja Rao

I first met him in New York in March 1963. Earlier I had reviewed his ‘The Serpent and the Rope’ for All India Radio. Raja...

A letter from Mulk Raj Anand

Mulk was a dedicated Marxist who at the same time venerated Mahatma Gandhi. I had the good fortune to have several very intimate (and famous)...

A letter from Mulk Raj Anand

Mulk was a dedicated Marxist who at the same time venerated Mahatma Gandhi. I had the good fortune to have several very intimate (and famous)...

A letter from Mulk Raj Anand

Mulk was a dedicated Marxist who at the same time venerated Mahatma Gandhi. I had the good fortune to have several very intimate (and famous)...

My Dilip Kumar stories

I persuaded him to accept nomination to the Rajya Sabha. Many of us have personal Dilip Kumar “stories” up our sleeves. I shall relate two....

My Dilip Kumar stories

I persuaded him to accept nomination to the Rajya Sabha. Many of us have personal Dilip Kumar “stories” up our sleeves. I shall relate two....

My Dilip Kumar stories

I persuaded him to accept nomination to the Rajya Sabha. Many of us have personal Dilip Kumar “stories” up our sleeves. I shall relate two....

Gandhi and Tagore

They had fundamental differences on certain issues. Mahatma Gandhi and Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore were born in the same decade. Tagore on 7.5.1861. Gandhi on 2.10.1869....

Gandhi and Tagore

They had fundamental differences on certain issues. Mahatma Gandhi and Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore were born in the same decade. Tagore on 7.5.1861. Gandhi on 2.10.1869....

Gandhi and Tagore

They had fundamental differences on certain issues. Mahatma Gandhi and Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore were born in the same decade. Tagore on 7.5.1861. Gandhi on 2.10.1869....

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