BJP, JMM fight for key seats and tribal support

Jharkhand’s final polling phase on November 20...

AICC secretaries asked to spend 20 days in assigned states

The Congress appointed 31 secretaries to assist...

Air India-Vistara merger important milestone: Tata

New Delhi: Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran...

M.D. Nalapat

Mr Prime Minister, we need more information, not less

National security, what crimes get committed in your name! Mainly on this ground, successive governments have blocked publication of reports and other nuggets of...

Mr Prime Minister, we need more information, not less

National security, what crimes get committed in your name! Mainly on this ground, successive governments have blocked publication of reports and other nuggets of...

Mr Prime Minister, we need more information, not less

National security, what crimes get committed in your name! Mainly on this ground, successive governments have blocked publication of reports and other nuggets of...

Why punish the victim, Mr Prime Minister?

Increasingly, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has shown that while his image may be that of a "right-winger", his heart still beats as leftwards as...

Why punish the victim, Mr Prime Minister?

Increasingly, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has shown that while his image may be that of a "right-winger", his heart still beats as leftwards as...

Why punish the victim, Mr Prime Minister?

Increasingly, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has shown that while his image may be that of a "right-winger", his heart still beats as leftwards as...

A 365-day code of conduct for political leaders needed

There has been considerable comment about the way the economic reformer in Manmohan Singh has finally woken up after having gone to sleep for...

A 365-day code of conduct for political leaders needed

There has been considerable comment about the way the economic reformer in Manmohan Singh has finally woken up after having gone to sleep for...

A 365-day code of conduct for political leaders needed

There has been considerable comment about the way the economic reformer in Manmohan Singh has finally woken up after having gone to sleep for...

Mr Obama, free Bradley Manning, the authentic American hero

There are few people on earth nicer than citizens of the US of A. Similar to sojourns in India, those visiting the US usually...

Mr Obama, free Bradley Manning, the authentic American hero

There are few people on earth nicer than citizens of the US of A. Similar to sojourns in India, those visiting the US usually...

Mr Obama, free Bradley Manning, the authentic American hero

There are few people on earth nicer than citizens of the US of A. Similar to sojourns in India, those visiting the US usually...

Carriergate: $3 bn for a floating junkyard that refuses to sail

There has to be weighty reasons why the entire defence establishment in India, including its political top tier, has been so enthusiastic about buying...

Carriergate: $3 bn for a floating junkyard that refuses to sail

There has to be weighty reasons why the entire defence establishment in India, including its political top tier, has been so enthusiastic about buying...

Carriergate: $3 bn for a floating junkyard that refuses to sail

There has to be weighty reasons why the entire defence establishment in India, including its political top tier, has been so enthusiastic about buying...

The ‘New Taliban’ strike in Benghazi

There is something disarmingly boyish about middle-aged males active in policymaking in the countries that are members of NATO. They reach for the gun...

The ‘New Taliban’ strike in Benghazi

There is something disarmingly boyish about middle-aged males active in policymaking in the countries that are members of NATO. They reach for the gun...

The ‘New Taliban’ strike in Benghazi

There is something disarmingly boyish about middle-aged males active in policymaking in the countries that are members of NATO. They reach for the gun...

Congress commits hara-kiri over promotion-quota bill

In 1964, US President Lyndon Johnson got passed a Civil Rights Act, which stopped several forms of discrimination against African-Americans. However, it was clear...

Congress commits hara-kiri over promotion-quota bill

In 1964, US President Lyndon Johnson got passed a Civil Rights Act, which stopped several forms of discrimination against African-Americans. However, it was clear...

Congress commits hara-kiri over promotion-quota bill

In 1964, US President Lyndon Johnson got passed a Civil Rights Act, which stopped several forms of discrimination against African-Americans. However, it was clear...

Clueless and visibly uneasy in Tehran

Say this for the World Bank and the IMF, both institutions know how to permeate those that work there with the belief that the...

Clueless and visibly uneasy in Tehran

Say this for the World Bank and the IMF, both institutions know how to permeate those that work there with the belief that the...

Clueless and visibly uneasy in Tehran

Say this for the World Bank and the IMF, both institutions know how to permeate those that work there with the belief that the...

Does China’s Gu Kailai deserve a life in prison?

For the well-heeled (and hence deep-pocketed) woman of substance in China, to wear a personable western boyfriend on one arm while sporting a Gucci...

Does China’s Gu Kailai deserve a life in prison?

For the well-heeled (and hence deep-pocketed) woman of substance in China, to wear a personable western boyfriend on one arm while sporting a Gucci...

Does China’s Gu Kailai deserve a life in prison?

For the well-heeled (and hence deep-pocketed) woman of substance in China, to wear a personable western boyfriend on one arm while sporting a Gucci...

After Syria, wait for the regional deluge

Beware of what you are wishing for, lest the wish be granted. This adage is coming true in West Asia, where the countries which...

After Syria, wait for the regional deluge

Beware of what you are wishing for, lest the wish be granted. This adage is coming true in West Asia, where the countries which...

After Syria, wait for the regional deluge

Beware of what you are wishing for, lest the wish be granted. This adage is coming true in West Asia, where the countries which...

Diaspora needs to invest in Tamil-majority areas in Lanka

Among the bouquet of cultures that defines India, there is a special resonance for Tamil, a language that goes back millennia. Together with other...

Diaspora needs to invest in Tamil-majority areas in Lanka

Among the bouquet of cultures that defines India, there is a special resonance for Tamil, a language that goes back millennia. Together with other...

Diaspora needs to invest in Tamil-majority areas in Lanka

Among the bouquet of cultures that defines India, there is a special resonance for Tamil, a language that goes back millennia. Together with other...

The terrorist’s best friend and its perfect enemy

For a super-expensive military alliance in search of an excuse to keep squandering taxpayer cash, "Al Qaeda" seemed the perfect enemy. Overall, even 9/11...

The terrorist’s best friend and its perfect enemy

For a super-expensive military alliance in search of an excuse to keep squandering taxpayer cash, "Al Qaeda" seemed the perfect enemy. Overall, even 9/11...

The terrorist’s best friend and its perfect enemy

For a super-expensive military alliance in search of an excuse to keep squandering taxpayer cash, "Al Qaeda" seemed the perfect enemy. Overall, even 9/11...

If only the Taiwanese spoke English

Democracy may be defined as a state where the government is afraid of the people and where the people are certainly not in awe...

If only the Taiwanese spoke English

Democracy may be defined as a state where the government is afraid of the people and where the people are certainly not in awe...

If only the Taiwanese spoke English

Democracy may be defined as a state where the government is afraid of the people and where the people are certainly not in awe...

Christians big losers in the Syrian uprising

Two months ago, this columnist, while on a visit to Damascus, was asked by the Patriarch of Antioch why the Christian world had "forgotten...

Christians big losers in the Syrian uprising

Two months ago, this columnist, while on a visit to Damascus, was asked by the Patriarch of Antioch why the Christian world had "forgotten...

Christians big losers in the Syrian uprising

Two months ago, this columnist, while on a visit to Damascus, was asked by the Patriarch of Antioch why the Christian world had "forgotten...

It’s time for a general amnesty to revive the economy

Fixated as they are on making themselves and their friends and relatives as rich as possible during the time that they hold high office,...

It’s time for a general amnesty to revive the economy

Fixated as they are on making themselves and their friends and relatives as rich as possible during the time that they hold high office,...

It’s time for a general amnesty to revive the economy

Fixated as they are on making themselves and their friends and relatives as rich as possible during the time that they hold high office,...

What makes the Kashmir Jamaat so ‘liberal’?

The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, which is the original Jamaat, distinguished itself for its work on spreading education within Muslim women, and for its relatively moderate...

What makes the Kashmir Jamaat so ‘liberal’?

The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, which is the original Jamaat, distinguished itself for its work on spreading education within Muslim women, and for its relatively moderate...

What makes the Kashmir Jamaat so ‘liberal’?

The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, which is the original Jamaat, distinguished itself for its work on spreading education within Muslim women, and for its relatively moderate...

Learn the right lessons from the US and UK

Soon after being sworn in (aboard Air Force One) as President of the United States after John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, Lyndon...

Learn the right lessons from the US and UK

Soon after being sworn in (aboard Air Force One) as President of the United States after John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, Lyndon...

- A word from our sponsors -

spot_img

Follow us