The President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has returned the office of profit bill that the UPA government had hurriedly passed after an NDA walkout recently. Kalam has apparently raised two key objections. …
During the last 20 days, when the reservation issue has gripped the nation, a couple of things have been plainly obvious. One, none of our politicians and parties, ruling or …
The notice issued by the Supreme Court to the Centre yesterday asking it to explain the rationale behind its classification of a mass of citizens as OBCs, and the President …
ARVIND SWAMINATHAN writes from Madras: Editors, reporters and correspondents at The Hindu are in a state of shock and disbelief today after another grovelling apology to an automotive major from …
BBC South Asia correspondent Nick Bryant has moved to Sydney after a three-year stint. In his farewell piece Bryant bites into the key difference between American and South Asian journalists: "In Washington, …
Last month, a boat called 'Furnace Australia' arrived in Madras. It was carrying half-a-million tonnes of wheat from Australia to augment dwindling reserves. Three million tonnes more will arrive in …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: The news that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has had to get both his wrists operated at short intervals has created a sort of panic unseen in recent years. …