The day was March 25, 1989. A little over two months ago, elections had been held in the Southern state, the first after the death of MGR, who had been Chief Minister of...

In the Times Lit Fest held in Delhi a couple of days ago, ex-Finance and Home minister in the UPA government said ' If the PM had told me I have decided to...

A few days ago, the Catholic Church apologized for its role in the genocidal Rwandan civil war, which claimed between 5-10 lakh lives. Although apologies by the Catholic Church have become increasingly common...

While the nation grapples with PM Modi's sudden announcement on Demonetization and the ensuing shortage of cash and long queues, the honorable High Court of Madras has directed the government to clarify under...

Although widely discredited by the Communists and perhaps precisely because of that reason, Bonapartism, as a socio-political ideology holds great promise for India. An 18th century construct, Bonapartism, at that time, essentially implied...

'Indian Liberal intellectuals' who have been famously described as being neither Indian, nor liberal, nor Intellectual are once again up in arms. This time over the one day ban imposed by the I&B...

An article in Times of India today lists 15 ways to beat pollution in Delhi. Interestingly, point 15 on that list is 'Move out of Delhi if you can'. Given the dismal state...

One can feel nothing but distress and anguish upon the suicide of Ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal. Grewal, who had served in the army for 30 years committed suicide, allegedly over the issue of...

Teesta Setalvad is back to her mischief-mongering days. One would expect that someone whose market credibility is worse than the Zimbabwean Dollar would retreat from the public eye and enjoy a lifetime of...

कुछ एकाध दशक पुरानी बात है जब भाजपा वाले गर्व से भर कर गलियों में चिल्लाते हुए दिखते थे, "बच्चा बच्चा राम का, जन्मभूमि के काम का", "कल्याण सिंह कल्याण करो, मंदिर का...

Kashmir has a history for setting a new 'normal' ever since religious fanatics hijacked the state in the late 80s. Initially, threats and attacks against the Hindu minority symbolized the new normal. Then...

Celebrated novelist, Ayn Rand once said 'There is no difference between Communism and Socialism, except in the means of achieving the same ultimate end. Communism proposes to enslave men by force, Socialism-by vote....